The document standards for EDI were first developed by large business house…
2013
The document standards for EDI were first developed by large business house during the 1970s and are now under the control of the following standard organisation :
Answer: B. ANSI — Answer: ANSI (American National Standards Institute). Explanation: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) document standards were first developed by large…
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ISO
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ANSI
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ITU-T
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IEEE
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Correct answer: B
Answer: ANSI (American National Standards Institute).
Explanation: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) document standards were first developed by large businesses in the 1970s. In the United States these standards were standardized and are maintained by ANSI through the Accredited Standards Committee X12.
Origin: Large business houses created early EDI formats in the 1970s to automate business-to-business document exchange.
U.S. standardization: ANSI (ASC X12) formalized and maintains the EDI document standards used in the United States.
International note: For international EDI message standards, the UN/EDIFACT standards are maintained by the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT).