Exam 2: Introduction to Transaction Processing

Which of the following is an archive file?

Real-time processing would be most beneficial in handling a firm's

Describe the key activities in the revenue,conversion,and expenditure cycles.

How is backup of database files accomplished?

Which symbol represents a manual operation?

System flowcharts

Why might an auditor use a program flowchart?

Real-time processing in systems that handle large volumes of transactions each day can create operational inefficiencies.

The most important advantage of an alphabetic code is that

All of the following can provide evidence of an economic event except

Name four documentation techniques?

Documents that are created at the beginning of the transaction are called __________________________.

In general,a special journal would not be used to record

Operational inefficiencies occur because accounts common to many concurrent transactions need to be updated in real time.

Give a brief description of each of the following documentation techniques: systems flowchart,and program flowchart.

Which document is not a type of source document?

Explain how a hashing structure works and why it is quicker than using an index.Give an example.If it so much faster,why isn't it used exclusively?

Block codes restrict each class to a pre-specified range.

Explain when it is appropriate to use special journals.

List two of the three transaction cycles.