Ethical and Legal Obligations in Accounting Background Accounting is the “process of identifying‚ measuring‚ and communicating economic information about an organization for the purpose of making decisions and informed judgments.” (Marshall et al‚ 2003) The use of this information has widespread application to company managers‚ investors‚ creditors‚ employees and government agencies. For sound decisions to be made based on this information‚ the profession of accounting has created several
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study: MBA Course Title: Marketing Research Course code: MBA 763 Assignment: Secondary Data Mat Number: 74168 Name: Abiona Timothy Olufemi What is Data Data is a collection of facts‚ such as numbers‚ words‚ measurements‚ observations or even just descriptions of things. 1.Information in raw or unorganized form (such as alphabets‚ numbers‚ or symbols) that refer to‚ or represent‚ conditions‚ ideas‚ or objects. Data is limitless and present everywhere in the universe. See also information and knowledge
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PRINCIPLES OF DATA QUALITY Arthur D. Chapman1 Although most data gathering disciples treat error as an embarrassing issue to be expunged‚ the error inherent in [spatial] data deserves closer attention and public understanding …because error provides a critical component in judging fitness for use. (Chrisman 1991). Australian Biodiversity Information Services PO Box 7491‚ Toowoomba South‚ Qld‚ Australia email: papers.digit@gbif.org 1 © 2005‚ Global Biodiversity Information Facility Material
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JOB DESCRIPTION: JOB TITLE: DB2 DBA LOCATION: xxxxx SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the performance‚ integrity and security of a database. Additional role requirements are likely to include planning‚ development and troubleshooting. DBA roles are generally identified by the databases‚ the processes they administer and the capabilities of the database management system (DBMS) in use. REQUIRED KNOWELEDGE‚ SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: (1) A good knowledge of the operating system(s) (2)
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A data dictionary is a file that defines the basic organization of a database. A data dictionary has a list of all files in the database‚ the number of records that are in each file‚ the names and types of each field. The data dictionary is hidden from users so that it is not accidentally destroyed. The data dictionary only keeps bookkeeping information and does not actually contain any data from the database. The database management system cannot access data from the database without a data dictionary
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Question 1 What is a data warehouse? What problems does it solve for a business? A data warehouse is a place where data is stored for archival purpose‚ analysis purpose. Usually a data warehouse is either a single computer or many computers servers tied together to create one giant computer systems. Data warehouse solve a lot of problems to companies as it helps to structure files and avoid unnecessary duplication of data. Data warehouse also allows to easily updating data and encourages management
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Electronic Data Interchange * Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the structured transmission of data between organizations by electronic means‚ which is used to transfer electronic documents or business data from one computer system to another computer system‚ i.e. from one trading partner to another trading partner without human intervention. It is more than mere e-mail; for instance‚ organizations might replace bills of lading and even cheques with appropriate EDI messages. It also refers
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Electronic Data Interchange My goal in writing this paper is to explore more deeply the topic of Electronic Data Interchange‚ which was discussed briefly in our text in Chapter 8. In short‚ EDI is a broad term that can be summed up as the paperless business transactions in a standard format called ANSI X-12. (2) EDI has become an essential piece of the e-commerce puzzle for businesses in the information age. Having a more thorough knowledge of the working of EDI is important for knowledge workers
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Processing. Preliminaries Why is there a need to study File Processing and DBM? Why do we use Databases? Simply because of ourselves and there is always something that happens around us. Collect Data Use and Reuse data Historical Perspective Historical Perspective Historical Perspective Historical Perspective The Electronic Age: Diskette Punch Card Why do we Humans desire Databases? Man has always had the desire to record everything around him
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Discuss Data Quality Management (DQM) in your post and include the following: What are the 10 characteristics of data quality? Select three of the 10 characteristics and provide an in-depth analysis. As a HIM professional data quality is very crucial within the health care industry. The HIM professional must provide accuracy when collecting patient data. Data Quality Management (DQM) is defined as the business processes that ensure the integrity of an organization’s data during collection‚ application
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