Question 1

Which of the process map symbols is used to show a point in the process when a decision must be made?

Accepted Answer

A) Rectangle 
B) Oval 
C) Diamond 
D) Circle 
A) Rectangle 
B) Oval 
C) Diamond 
D) Circle

Question 2

Accountants and auditors are less likely to use which of the following system documentation methods?

Accepted Answer

A) Process maps 
B) System flowcharting 
C) Document flowcharting 
D) Data flow diagrams 
A) Process maps 
B) System flowcharting 
C) Document flowcharting 
D) Data flow diagrams

Question 3

The documenting system that shows the flow of documents and information among departments or units within an organization is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) System Flowchart 
B) ER Diagram 
C) Document Flowchart 
D) Data Flow Diagram 
A) System Flowchart 
B) ER Diagram 
C) Document Flowchart 
D) Data Flow Diagram

Question 4

The major difference between EDI and e-business is:

Accepted Answer

A) EDI uses the internet and e-business uses dedicated networks. 
B) EDI does not require the use of computers. 
C) EDI uses dedicated networks and e-business uses the internet. 
D) There is no difference between EDI and e-business. 
A) EDI uses the internet and e-business uses dedicated networks. 
B) EDI does not require the use of computers. 
C) EDI uses dedicated networks and e-business uses the internet. 
D) There is no difference between EDI and e-business.

Question 5

A company that wishes to buy cloud computing services enters into an agreement with a cloud computing provider.This agreement is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) Cloud Computing Contract CC
C)  
B) Service Level Agreement SL
A)  
C) Agency Contract for Corporations AC
C)  
D) Cloud Provider Agreement CP
A)  
A) Cloud Computing Contract CC
C)  
B) Service Level Agreement SL
A)  
C) Agency Contract for Corporations AC
C)  
D) Cloud Provider Agreement CP
A)

Question 6

In order to organize the study of accounting information systems, the authors divided the systems in place into three categories.Which of the following is not one of those categories?

Accepted Answer

A) Manual Systems 
B) Client-Server Systems 
C) Legacy Systems 
D) Integrated IT Systems 
A) Manual Systems 
B) Client-Server Systems 
C) Legacy Systems 
D) Integrated IT Systems

Question 7

The term that refers to how many instances of an entity relates to each instance of another entity is:

Accepted Answer

A) Supervisor 
B) Symbol 
C) Relationship 
D) Cardinality 
A) Supervisor 
B) Symbol 
C) Relationship 
D) Cardinality

Question 8

The diamond used in an entity relationship diagram is used to represent an):

Accepted Answer

A) Attribute 
B) Relationship 
C) Entity 
A) Attribute 
B) Relationship 
C) Entity

Question 9

Frontware, which adds modern, user friendly screen interfaces to legacy systems are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Turnaround software 
B) Graphical user face 
C) COBOL 
D) Screen scrapers 
A) Turnaround software 
B) Graphical user face 
C) COBOL 
D) Screen scrapers

Question 10

Which of the process map symbols is used to show a task or activity in the process?

Accepted Answer

A) Rectangle 
B) Oval 
C) Diamond 
D) Circle 
A) Rectangle 
B) Oval 
C) Diamond 
D) Circle

Question 11

Systems professionals in the design and maintenance of IT systems use this documentation method.

Accepted Answer

A) Document flowcharts 
B) Process maps 
C) Data flow diagrams 
D) System flowcharting 
A) Document flowcharts 
B) Process maps 
C) Data flow diagrams 
D) System flowcharting

Question 12

Instead of completely replacing their systems, organizations often try to use new technology to enhance existing systems.Which of the following is not one of the approaches taken by these organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Enterprise application integration 
B) Screen scrapers 
C) Enterprise resource planning 
D) Using interface bridges 
A) Enterprise application integration 
B) Screen scrapers 
C) Enterprise resource planning 
D) Using interface bridges

Question 13

Which of the following items is not one of the manual records in a manual accounting system?

Accepted Answer

A) Journals 
B) Ledgers 
C) Source Documents 
D) Trial Balance 
A) Journals 
B) Ledgers 
C) Source Documents 
D) Trial Balance

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the disadvantages to batch processing?

Accepted Answer

A) The hardware and software are more expensive. 
B) Integration across business processes is difficult in legacy systems that are batch oriented. 
C) Batch systems can be difficult to audit because of the complexity of the system. 
D) Errors can be corrected immediately because the system checks for input errors as the data is entered. 
A) The hardware and software are more expensive. 
B) Integration across business processes is difficult in legacy systems that are batch oriented. 
C) Batch systems can be difficult to audit because of the complexity of the system. 
D) Errors can be corrected immediately because the system checks for input errors as the data is entered.

Question 15

There were four market segments identified by the authors in chapter 2.Which of the following is not one of those segments?

Accepted Answer

A) Small Company Systems 
B) Midmarket Company Systems 
C) Legacy Company Systems 
D) Beginning ERP Systems 
A) Small Company Systems 
B) Midmarket Company Systems 
C) Legacy Company Systems 
D) Beginning ERP Systems

Question 16

The purpose of this item is to maintain the detailed information regarding routine transactions, with an account established for each entity.

Accepted Answer

A) Purchases Journal 
B) Subsidiary Ledger 
C) General Journal 
D) General Ledger 
A) Purchases Journal 
B) Subsidiary Ledger 
C) General Journal 
D) General Ledger

Question 17

Source documents are usually preprinted and sequentially prenumbered.Which of the following is not one of the reasons for this prenumbering and preprinting?

Accepted Answer

A) To have an established format to capture data. 
B) To assure that there are no duplicate source documents. 
C) To be sure that all of the documents have been recorded. 
D) To be sure that all of the documents are accounted for. 
A) To have an established format to capture data. 
B) To assure that there are no duplicate source documents. 
C) To be sure that all of the documents have been recorded. 
D) To be sure that all of the documents are accounted for.

Question 18

In this type of client-server computing, the client PC participates in application processing - including the updates and changes to data that reside on the server.

Accepted Answer

A) Subset application 
B) Distributed presentation 
C) Distributed application 
D) Real-time application 
A) Subset application 
B) Distributed presentation 
C) Distributed application 
D) Real-time application

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a source document?

Accepted Answer

A) Purchase order 
B) Employee time card 
C) Cash receipts 
D) All of the above are examples of source documents. 
A) Purchase order 
B) Employee time card 
C) Cash receipts 
D) All of the above are examples of source documents.

Question 20

This method of system documentation is intended to show the entire system, including inputs manual and computerized processes, and outputs.

Accepted Answer

A) Procedure mapping 
B) System flowcharting 
C) Data flow diagramming 
D) Entity relationship diagrams 
A) Procedure mapping 
B) System flowcharting 
C) Data flow diagramming 
D) Entity relationship diagrams

Which of the process map symbols is used to show a point in the process when a decision must be made?

Accountants and auditors are less likely to use which of the following system documentation methods?

The documenting system that shows the flow of documents and information among departments or units within an organization is called a:

The major difference between EDI and e-business is:

A company that wishes to buy cloud computing services enters into an agreement with a cloud computing provider.This agreement is called a:

In order to organize the study of accounting information systems, the authors divided the systems in place into three categories.Which of the following is not one of those categories?

The term that refers to how many instances of an entity relates to each instance of another entity is:

The diamond used in an entity relationship diagram is used to represent an):

Frontware, which adds modern, user friendly screen interfaces to legacy systems are referred to as:

Which of the process map symbols is used to show a task or activity in the process?

Systems professionals in the design and maintenance of IT systems use this documentation method.

Instead of completely replacing their systems, organizations often try to use new technology to enhance existing systems.Which of the following is not one of the approaches taken by these organizations?

Which of the following items is not one of the manual records in a manual accounting system?

Which of the following is one of the disadvantages to batch processing?

There were four market segments identified by the authors in chapter 2.Which of the following is not one of those segments?

The purpose of this item is to maintain the detailed information regarding routine transactions, with an account established for each entity.

Source documents are usually preprinted and sequentially prenumbered.Which of the following is not one of the reasons for this prenumbering and preprinting?

In this type of client-server computing, the client PC participates in application processing - including the updates and changes to data that reside on the server.

Which of the following is an example of a source document?

This method of system documentation is intended to show the entire system, including inputs manual and computerized processes, and outputs.

Introduction to AIS

Fraud, Ethics, and Internal Control

Internal Controls and Risks in IT Systems

IT Governance

Erp Systems

Auditing Information Technology Bases Processes

Revenue and Cash Collection Processes

Expenditures Processes and Controls - Purchases

Expenditures Processes and Controls Payroll and Fixed Assets

Conversion Processes and Controls

Administrative Processes and Controls

Data and Databases

Ecommerce and Ebusiness

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Exam 2: Foundational Concepts of the AIS

Which of the process map symbols is used to show a point in the process when a decision must be made?

Accountants and auditors are less likely to use which of the following system documentation methods?

The documenting system that shows the flow of documents and information among departments or units within an organization is called a:

The major difference between EDI and e-business is:

A company that wishes to buy cloud computing services enters into an agreement with a cloud computing provider.This agreement is called a:

In order to organize the study of accounting information systems, the authors divided the systems in place into three categories.Which of the following is not one of those categories?

The term that refers to how many instances of an entity relates to each instance of another entity is:

The diamond used in an entity relationship diagram is used to represent an):

Frontware, which adds modern, user friendly screen interfaces to legacy systems are referred to as:

Which of the process map symbols is used to show a task or activity in the process?

Systems professionals in the design and maintenance of IT systems use this documentation method.

Instead of completely replacing their systems, organizations often try to use new technology to enhance existing systems.Which of the following is not one of the approaches taken by these organizations?

Which of the following items is not one of the manual records in a manual accounting system?

Which of the following is one of the disadvantages to batch processing?

There were four market segments identified by the authors in chapter 2.Which of the following is not one of those segments?

The purpose of this item is to maintain the detailed information regarding routine transactions, with an account established for each entity.

Source documents are usually preprinted and sequentially prenumbered.Which of the following is not one of the reasons for this prenumbering and preprinting?

In this type of client-server computing, the client PC participates in application processing - including the updates and changes to data that reside on the server.

Which of the following is an example of a source document?

This method of system documentation is intended to show the entire system, including inputs manual and computerized processes, and outputs.

Introduction to AIS

Fraud, Ethics, and Internal Control

Internal Controls and Risks in IT Systems

IT Governance

Erp Systems

Auditing Information Technology Bases Processes

Revenue and Cash Collection Processes

Expenditures Processes and Controls - Purchases

Expenditures Processes and Controls Payroll and Fixed Assets

Conversion Processes and Controls

Administrative Processes and Controls

Data and Databases

Ecommerce and Ebusiness

Filters