Ch. 9

XBRL style sheets:

Add presentation elements to instance documents.

The computer-based technique to provide real-time information on business processes is called:

Business intelligence.

The first person to propose using XML as a means to electronically deliver financial information was:

Charles Hoffman.

Internal Databases that might be included in a data warehouse would not include:

Competitor Information.

A subset of a data warehouse for a specific purpose is called a:

Data Mart.

Which technique or tool is used to analyze data for business intelligence purposes?

Data mining

What is the mechanism called that firms may use to track their marketing efforts?

Digital dashboard

XBRL Instance Documents include:

Document containing XBRL elements.

A data warehouse may include a:

General Economic Information.

Ebay may use business intelligence to:

Monitor the price of iPads at Amazon.

The stated advantages of XBRL GL do not include:

Neutrality.

Which body mandated that operating firms in its jurisdiction submit their financial reports using XBRL?

SEC

Which group required the use of XBRL by all of its members?

SEC.

XBRL assurance might include all but which of the following:

The XBRL tagging is useful to investors.

The XBRL style sheet is made in conformance with which standardized language?

XSL

The computer-based technique to accumulate and analyze data is called:

business intelligence.

A data warehouse may include:

competitor information.

A digital dashboard tracks, in a user-friendly way:

critical business processes.

A subset of a data warehouse is called a:

data mart.

XBRL stands for:

eXtensible Business Reporting Language.

XBRL GL, or XBRL Global Ledger Taxonomy, is different from XBRL U.S. GAAP because it facilitates:

efficient communication within a firm.

XBRL facilitates business reporting of:

financial and nonfinancial information.

The steps in business intelligence include:

gather information, analyze data for patterns, make decision.

The stated advantages of XBRL GL do not include:

scalability.

American Airlines may use business intelligence to:

track the cost of snacks on its airplanes. monitor the cost of its pilots and flight attendants. track the cost of its airplane fuel. monitor prices on competitive routes. All of the choices are correct.