Ch 10

A data warehouse may include:

competitor information

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

Charles Hoffman

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

SEC

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 digital dashboard tracks, in a user-friendly way:

critical business processes

A subset of a data warehouse 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

American Airlines may use business intelligence to: a. track the cost of snacks on its airplanes b. monitor the cost of its pilots and flight attendants c. track the cost of its airplane fuel d. monitor prices on competitive routes e. all of the above

e. all of the above

XBRL, GL, or XBRL Global Taxonomy, is different from XBRL, US GAAP because it facilitates:

efficient communication with 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

XBRL assurance might include all but which of the following:

the XBRL tagging is useful to investors