1.4.
Match the description listed in the right column with the correct
information characteristic listed in the left column.
1. Access restricted a. A report was carefully designed so that its data was easily
comprehended by the reader.
2. Accurate b. A manager working on the weekend needed information about a
customer’s production requests and found it on the company’s network.
3. Available c. Before production reports are accepted, two clerks working
independently must produce the same information.
4. Reputable d. An accounts receivable aging report included all customer accounts.
5. Complete e. A report was checked by three different people to make sure it was
correct.
6. Concise f. An accounts receivable aging report is used in credit granting
decisions.
7. Consistent g. An accounts receivable aging report was received before the credit
manager had to decide whether to extend credit to a customer.
8. Current h. Needing help with a decision, a manager sought the opinion of a
highly regarded expert.
9. Objective i. To protect intellectual property, a company encrypted the data, stored
it in a very secure facility, and limited its use to five people.
10. Relevant j. Tired of keying supplier prices into a database, a purchasing manager
insisted the data be sent in machine readable form.
11. Timely k. After a lengthy, rambling presentation, a CEO insisted future
presentations contain only pertinent facts and last no more than 30
minutes.
12. Useable l. A new manager insisted that monthly reports look the same so she
could compare a new month’s results to previous months.
13. Understandable m. After making a decision based on outdated data, a new CFO required
all analysis to be conducted with up-to-date data.
14. Verifiable n. Reluctant to rely on his personal feelings about a decision, a manager
sought the opinion of an outside expert.