"we believe in creating loyal customers by providing a superior experience at a great value. we are committed to direct relationships, providing the best products and services based on standards-based technology, and outperforming the competition with value and a superior customer experience." this statement is a part of dell's: a) functional objectives. b) mission statement. c) short-term strategy. d) near-term goals.

Letter b is correct. Mission statement.

Explanation:

An organization's mission statement is the explanation of the company's purpose.

It should be formulated in a way that guides business strategy, ie it should contain key stakeholder-driven values and organizational objectives that will assist in the management and decision making process. The mission statement provides the company with identity, through which it is possible to establish a sense of business direction and value to stakeholders.

answer: a. the kind of population living in your neighbourhood.

the census explorer data tool by the us census bureau allows the user to zoom in on any neighbourhood within the united states and find the kind of people residing in that by race and age.  

the tool needs to needs to be used twice – once in order to find what type of people reside in a neighbourhood, and then to see the age groups of the people in the same neighbourhood.