1. the edp era a) began in the early 1980s with the personal computer b) began in the 1960s when large organizations first purchased a centralized mainframe or minicomputer. c) began in the 1990s when many organizations sought to regain control of the it deparment and hired a chief data processing officer d) is credited to the u. s. navy when it used a project management approach to manage the polaris missile project. e) began in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a defense project called arpanet that eventually led to the internet. 2. a project a) is a temporary endeavor undertaken to accomplish a unique product, service, or result. b) is an ongoing activity that provides value to the organization. c) must be completed on time and on budget to be successful. d) does not usually have a deadline. e) has a high likelihood of success.

Symantec corp., located in cupertino, california, is one of the world's largest producers of security and systems management software. the company's consolidated balance sheets for the 2009 and 2008 fiscal years included the following ($ in thousands): current assets: receivables, less allowances of $21,766 in 2009 and $24,089 in 2008 $ 838,010 $ 758,700 a disclosure note accompanying the financial statements reported the following ($ in thousands): year ended 2009 2008 (in thousands) trade accounts receivable, net: receivables $ 859,776 $ 782,789 less: allowance for doubtful accounts (8,938) (8,990) less: reserve for product returns (12,828) (15,099) trade accounts receivable, net: $ 838,010 $ 758,700 assume that the company reported bad debt expense in 2009 of $2,000 and had products returned for credit totaling $3,230 (sales price). net sales for 2009 were $6,174,800 (all numbers in thousands).required: what is the amount of accounts receivable due from customers at the end of 2009 and 2008? what amount of accounts receivable did symentec write off during 2009? what is the amount of symentec’s gross sales for the 2009 fiscal year? assuming that all sales are made on a credit basis, what is the amount of cash symentec collected from customers during the 2009 fiscal year?

Hanna intends to give her granddaughter, melodee, her antique hat pin. this heirloom has been kept under lock and key in the wall vault in the library of hanna's house in virginia. the hat pin is currently the only item in the vault. when hanna is visiting melodee in connecticut, hanna gives melodee the only key to the vault. melodee is grateful for the present and excitedly accepts. in this situation has there been a completed gift?

Greater concern for innovation and quality has shifted the job trend to using more broadly defined jobs. t/f