Exam 17: Acquiring and Implementing Accounting Information Systems

After defining the requirements for the new system,the current logical DFD should be modified to reflect the components of the future system.The development team may propose logical design alternatives for the future logical system that may involve derivatives of the following except:

The following picture from the text illustrates the ____ approach to systems implementation:

A feasibility study is conducted to determine:

A(n)______________________________ cost is one that cannot be reasonably quantified,such as productivity losses caused by low employee morale.

Indirect benefits are not directly attributable to the system or the system change.

The removal of program errors is called debugging.

To write computer programs and interfaces,programmers use:

Intangible benefits are those that cannot be reasonably quantified,such as those that result from having improved information.

The direct approach is also known as the ______________________________ or ______________________________ approach.

Which of the following is not typically a role for the accountant in a system's implementation?

A(n)______________________________ is a firm providing information processing services,including hardware and software for a fee.

Figure TB 17.5 is the DFD of the systems development life cycle as presented in the text. Required: Explode bubble 4.0 Structured Systems Design into a Level 1 DFD.All of the process bubbles and data flows are presented below.The data flows for implementation plan and budget and logical specification are listed twice because these data flows will appear twice in the Level 1 DFD. Process Bubbles 4.1 Specify modules 4.2 Develop implementation plan and budget 4.3 Develop implementation test plan 4.4 Develop user manual 4.5 Develop training program 4.6 Complete systems design document Data Flows Approved configuration plan Approved systems design document Design specifications Implementation plan and budget Implementation test plan Implementation plan and budget Logical specification Logical specification Training plan User manual

Which of the following is not a significant activity during the systems implementation phase?

The first analysis deliverable,the logical specification,is used in systems selection to choose the appropriate software to be acquired from external sources.

As an analyst,the accountant could be the development team member who conducts a preliminary survey.

The acceptance test is a user-directed test of the complete system in a test environment.

Which of the following statements regarding the modular approach is false?

______________________________ is the modification of existing applications.

______________________________ reflects a set of procedures performed to complete the design contained in the approved systems design document and to test,install,and begin to use the new or revised information system.

The purpose of AIS implementation is to begin using the new system.