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Oracle Vocab

Subjects : oracle, it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is derived from taxes - licenses - fees - and investment earnings.






2. An initial building of the budget using a base year usually the second of the prior year's Operational Plan) for non salary related accounts and recalculated salary and benefits costs based on current positions loaded into BRASS from PeopleSoft.






3. A separate fund established to account for services that are supported primarly by service charges. They are similar to private business enterprise - where the costs of providing goods or services to the general public or to customer departments on a






4. The amount of revenue expected to accrue or to be collected during a fiscal year.






5. Determines whether a purchasing document line is for goods - services - freight - Amend A&C - etc.






6. An anticipated expenditure as indicated by approval of requistion. Oracle Purchasing will send commitments to the General Ledger and Projects and Grants and it will be recorded as an encumbrance type.






7. A budget format prescribed by the State Controller. Shows activities grouped by functional organization units - such as departments. The term line-items refers to account and sub-account detail typically provided for revenue by source ( e.g property






8. General - Special Revenue Funds - Capital Project Funds - Debt Service Funds






9. When the PO is created from the Requisiton in Purchasing. This action then relieves the Commitment encumbrance that was created by the Requsition and creates an Obligation.






10. A non-asset inventory that has already been expensed to a final use account and is thus carried and tracked as a on hand balance only - with an accounting value of zero.






11. The spread of an assets cost over the time period it is used.






12. An expenditure object within the budget for all standard costs of daily operations - including such terms as office supplies - contractual services - and travel.






13. The most recently baselined budget version of the budget.






14. The operational distribution of General Purpose Revenues to various County departments and programs through the Agency/Groups and subject to Board approval.






15. A document received from a supplier that lists amounts owed to the supplier for purchased good or services.






16. Appropriations and estimated revenue or an annual spending plan that is adopted by the Board of Supervisors( or the Board acting as the Board of Directors) pursuant to the Goverment Code - which balances revenues and expenditures.






17. Those elements of cost necessary in the production of an article or the performance of a service but no an integral part of the finished product or service - such as rent - heat - light - supplies - management - supervision - etc.






18. The account structure an enterprise uses to record transactions and maintain account balances.






19. As a political subdivision of the State of California - the County is governed by a five- member Board of Supervisor - which has legislative and executed authority. Each member of the Board of Supervisors is elected by geographic district.






20. Funds that account for resources that government hold in trust for individuals or other governments. Examples include the Community Services Trust Fund for Developer deposit and School District Funds tha are included in the County Investment Pool.






21. Accounts for the provision of supplies and / or tangible services to public that is similar to services provided by business enterprises.






22. A separate financial reporting unit fo budgeting - management - or accounting purposes. All budgetary transactions are recorded in accounts






23. An account that contains money set aside for a legaly restricted specifi future use.






24. An excess of liabilites over assets - of losses over profits - or of expenditures over revenue.






25. Items stocked in an inventory and controlled by tracking the quantity and value of each item. Typically - each item is considered an 'asset' until it is issued or adjusted ( expensed) out of the inventory. The value of the item is equal to the curren






26. A payment of money or other assets from one governmental unit to another - from a governmental unit to a not-for-profit agency - or from a not-for-profit agency to a government. Often earmarked for a specific purpose or program.






27. Additional revenue that was not expected and - therefore -not budgeted - but which may legally be made available for the financing requirements of the County.






28. A unit with budgetary control and/or management responsibilities for financial transactions. Represents the 'cost center'qualifier segment required in Oracle and is at the trasactional level of input( child).






29. An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered






30. Accounts for the financingof goods and services provided by one department or agency to other departments or agency on a cost-reimbursement basis.






31. Is made up of six unique segments: Fund - Org - Account - Project - Funding Source and TBD






32. An appropriation used for goods and services ordered and received - whether paid or unpaid - including provisions for debt retirement and capital outlays. Encumbrances do not become expenditures until they are paid.






33. A legal authorization to make expenditures or to enter into obligations for specific purposes. An appropriation is usually limited in amount for each department or fund of the County and as to the time when it may be expended - normally only during t






34. A spending plan for improvements to or acquisition of land - facilities - and infrastructure. The capital budget balances revenues and expenditures - specifies the sources of revenues - and lists each project or acquisition.






35. A promise to repay borrowed money on a particular date - often ten or twenty years in the future; most bonds involve a promise to pay a specified dollar amount of interest at predetermined intervals. Bonds are a mechanism used to obtain long-term fin






36. Locally generated revenues derived from property taxes - sales taxes - vehicle license fees - court fines and fund balances. Affected by local economic conditions.






37. Financial resources recieved from taxes - fees - and other charges - federal or State government - excluding interfund transfers fund balance - or debt issuance proceeds.






38. Units of work that can be broken down into one or more task to capture and related revenue.






39. Includes the all elements of cost for the production of a good or service - including direct - indirect - and overhead costs. Full cost includes raw costs - plus all apllicable burden costs for raw labor.






40. A standard procurement document issued for delivery of specified goods or services on specified dates at specified locations. A PO is normally a one-time transaction.






41. Accounts for the proceeds of specific revenue sources ( except pension trust and major capital projects) that are legally restricted to expenditures for specific purposes.






42. Expiration in the service life of capital assets - other than wasting assets - attributable to wear and tear - deterioration - action of the physical elements - idadequacy - and obsolescence.






43. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles( GAAP) promulgated by te Governmental Accountng Standards Board - which guide the recording and reporting of financial information by state and local governments.






44. Expenditures related to the acquisition - expansion - or rehabilitatin of major fixed assets - such as land - buildings - structures - and certain types of equipment; remodeling/upgrades which improve or enhance the use of an existing facility or spa






45. The additional to cash or other current assets of governmental funds( receipts) which do not increase any liability or reserve and do not represent the recovery of an expenditure from services to others ( reimbursements).






46. Accounts for the purchase or construction of major facilities which are not financed by proprietary or trust funds.






47. A budget Format prescribed by the State Controller. Refers to account and sub-account detail typically provided by revenue source - and objects of expenditures based on the types of goods or services(salaries & benefits - services & supplies - other






48. The of the cost of a fixed asset - other than a wasting asset - charged as an expense during a particular period. The cost of a fixed asses less any salvage value is prorated over the estimated service life of such an asset - and each period is charg






49. The major fund in most government unit - the General Fund accounts for all activities not accounted for in other funds. Most functions such as Public Safety or Health Services and Human Resources are accounted for in the General Fund.






50. A classification of cost that is assigned to each expenditure items. Expenditure types are grouped into cost groups ( expenditure categories) and revenue groups ( revenue categories).