Question 1

Which of the following is not an advantage of batch processing?

Accepted Answer

A) It is efficient for large volumes of similar transations 
B) The accounting audit trail is maintained 
C) Integration across business processes is easier than when using a real-time processing system 
D) Batch controls can be used to check the accuracy of the data 
A) It is efficient for large volumes of similar transations 
B) The accounting audit trail is maintained 
C) Integration across business processes is easier than when using a real-time processing system 
D) Batch controls can be used to check the accuracy of the data

Question 2

This type of computing means that there are two types of copmuters networked together to accomplish the application processing.

Accepted Answer

A) Cloud computing 
B) IT-Software computing 
C) Client-Server computing 
D) Web-Server computing 
A) Cloud computing 
B) IT-Software computing 
C) Client-Server computing 
D) Web-Server computing

Question 3

Which of the following is not an advantage of a legacy system?

Accepted Answer

A) They have been customized to meet specific needs in the organization 
B) Often support unique business processes not inherent in generic accounting software 
C) Contain invaluable historical data that may be difficult to integrate into a new system 
D) Are less costly to maintain as compared to modern ERP systems 
A) They have been customized to meet specific needs in the organization 
B) Often support unique business processes not inherent in generic accounting software 
C) Contain invaluable historical data that may be difficult to integrate into a new system 
D) Are less costly to maintain as compared to modern ERP systems

Question 4

The inter-company, computer-to-computer transfer of business documents in a standard business format is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Electronic Data Interchange 
B) E-Business Document Identification 
C) Earned Daily Interest 
D) Electronic Document Idea 
A) Electronic Data Interchange 
B) E-Business Document Identification 
C) Earned Daily Interest 
D) Electronic Document Idea

Question 5

Organizations are often reluctant to abandon their legacy systems because:

Accepted Answer

A) The system was customized to meet specific needs. 
B) The process to replace the systems is inexpensive. 
C) The time involved for replacement is minimal. 
D) Information contained on the system is outdated. 
A) The system was customized to meet specific needs. 
B) The process to replace the systems is inexpensive. 
C) The time involved for replacement is minimal. 
D) Information contained on the system is outdated.

Question 6

Characteristics of a client-server system include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) The client and the server are networked together. 
B) The client computer participates in either the processing or the data manipulation. 
C) Individual parts of processing are shared between the server and the client. 
D) The client normally stores the large database. 
A) The client and the server are networked together. 
B) The client computer participates in either the processing or the data manipulation. 
C) Individual parts of processing are shared between the server and the client. 
D) The client normally stores the large database.

Question 7

The advantages to real-time processing include:

Accepted Answer

A) As the data are entered, the system checks for input errors - therefore, errors can be corrected immediately. 
B) Information is provided to users on a timely basis. 
C) All files are constantly up-to-date. 
D) All of the above are advantages. 
A) As the data are entered, the system checks for input errors - therefore, errors can be corrected immediately. 
B) Information is provided to users on a timely basis. 
C) All files are constantly up-to-date. 
D) All of the above are advantages.

Question 8

This document system is a pictorial representation of the logical structure of databases.It identifies the entities, the attributes of the entities, and the relationship between the entities.

Accepted Answer

A) Entity Relationship Diagram 
B) System Flowchart 
C) Entity Flowchart 
D) Process Map 
A) Entity Relationship Diagram 
B) System Flowchart 
C) Entity Flowchart 
D) Process Map

Question 9

There are a number of advantages to cloud computing.Which of the following is one of those advantages?

Accepted Answer

A) As a company grows, it can easily purchase new capacity from the cloud provider. 
B) Once the software and data are stored in the cloud, it can be accessed by multiple devices from multiple locations. 
C) The company has a reduced need for servers and data storage. 
D) All of the above. 
A) As a company grows, it can easily purchase new capacity from the cloud provider. 
B) Once the software and data are stored in the cloud, it can be accessed by multiple devices from multiple locations. 
C) The company has a reduced need for servers and data storage. 
D) All of the above.

Question 10

Information captured by a system is generated by financial transactions:

Accepted Answer

A) Within the organization only. 
B) Between an organization and its customers only. 
C) Between an organization and its vendors only. 
D) Within the organization and between an organization and its customers and vendors. 
A) Within the organization only. 
B) Between an organization and its customers only. 
C) Between an organization and its vendors only. 
D) Within the organization and between an organization and its customers and vendors.

Question 11

A pictorial representation of business processes in which the actual flow and sequence of events in the process are presented in the diagram form - the start of the process, the steps within the process, and the finish of the process is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) System flowchart 
B) ER Diagram 
C) Process Map 
D) Data Flow Diagram 
A) System flowchart 
B) ER Diagram 
C) Process Map 
D) Data Flow Diagram

Question 12

Which of the following is not an advantage to a cloud model of e-mail?

Accepted Answer

A) It may be accessed and read from any device you use. 
B) You are not required to maintain e-mail software and data storage. 
C) Costs as associated with maintaining are higher but are more controllable. 
D) Fewer IT employees would be needed. 
A) It may be accessed and read from any device you use. 
B) You are not required to maintain e-mail software and data storage. 
C) Costs as associated with maintaining are higher but are more controllable. 
D) Fewer IT employees would be needed.

Question 13

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 14

When discussing entity relationship diagrams, this is considered to be a characteristic of an entity.

Accepted Answer

A) Attribute 
B) Flow 
C) Relationship 
D) Field 
A) Attribute 
B) Flow 
C) Relationship 
D) Field

Question 15

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 16

The choice of accounting information system will depend on all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) The size of the organization 
B) Thephilosophy of management 
C) The ability of the company to capture information 
D) The nature of its processes 
A) The size of the organization 
B) Thephilosophy of management 
C) The ability of the company to capture information 
D) The nature of its processes

Question 17

Which of the following is a disadvantage of purchased accounting software, compared with software developed in-house?

Accepted Answer

A) It is custom designed for that company. 
B) It is less costly. 
C) The implementation time is shorter. 
D) There are fewer bugs. 
A) It is custom designed for that company. 
B) It is less costly. 
C) The implementation time is shorter. 
D) There are fewer bugs.

Question 18

Which of the following is typically a characteristic of a modern, cloud based, integrated ERP system?

Accepted Answer

A) They can be easily customized to meet specific needs in the organization 
B) They often support unique business processes of a particular organization without extensive customization 
C) Typically they are less costly to maintain than legacy systems 
D) None of the answers are correct 
A) They can be easily customized to meet specific needs in the organization 
B) They often support unique business processes of a particular organization without extensive customization 
C) Typically they are less costly to maintain than legacy systems 
D) None of the answers are correct

Question 19

The use of employee prepared time cards and the entering of the time worked by the payroll department is a good example of which type of input method for AIS?

Accepted Answer

A) EDI 
B) Bar Coding 
C) Point of Use System 
D) Source Documents and Keying 
A) EDI 
B) Bar Coding 
C) Point of Use System 
D) Source Documents and Keying

Question 20

Which of the following is not one of the advantages of batch processing?

Accepted Answer

A) It is generally easier to control than other types of computerized systems. 
B) It uses less costly hardware and software. 
C) It is very efficient for large volumes of like transactions when most items in the master file are used. 
D) Information can be provided to users on a timely basis. 
A) It is generally easier to control than other types of computerized systems. 
B) It uses less costly hardware and software. 
C) It is very efficient for large volumes of like transactions when most items in the master file are used. 
D) Information can be provided to users on a timely basis.

Which of the following is not an advantage of batch processing?

This type of computing means that there are two types of copmuters networked together to accomplish the application processing.

Which of the following is not an advantage of a legacy system?

The inter-company, computer-to-computer transfer of business documents in a standard business format is referred to as:

Organizations are often reluctant to abandon their legacy systems because:

Characteristics of a client-server system include all of the following except:

The advantages to real-time processing include:

This document system is a pictorial representation of the logical structure of databases.It identifies the entities, the attributes of the entities, and the relationship between the entities.

There are a number of advantages to cloud computing.Which of the following is one of those advantages?

Information captured by a system is generated by financial transactions:

A pictorial representation of business processes in which the actual flow and sequence of events in the process are presented in the diagram form - the start of the process, the steps within the process, and the finish of the process is referred to as:

Which of the following is not an advantage to a cloud model of e-mail?

The major difference between EDI and e-business is:

When discussing entity relationship diagrams, this is considered to be a characteristic of an entity.

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?

The choice of accounting information system will depend on all of the following except:

Which of the following is a disadvantage of purchased accounting software, compared with software developed in-house?

Which of the following is typically a characteristic of a modern, cloud based, integrated ERP system?

The use of employee prepared time cards and the entering of the time worked by the payroll department is a good example of which type of input method for AIS?

Which of the following is not one of the advantages of batch processing?

Introduction to AIS

Fraud, Ethics, and Internal Control

Internal Controls and Risks in IT Systems

IT Governance

Enterprise Resource Planning ERP Systems

Auditing Information Technology-Based Processes

Revenue and Cash Collection Processes and Controls

Expenditures Processes and Controlspurchases

Expenditures Processes and Controlspayroll and Fixed Assets

Conversion Processes and Controls

Administrative Processes and Controls

Data and Databases

E-Commerce and E-Business

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Exam 2: Foundational Concepts of the AIS

Which of the following is not an advantage of batch processing?

This type of computing means that there are two types of copmuters networked together to accomplish the application processing.

Which of the following is not an advantage of a legacy system?

The inter-company, computer-to-computer transfer of business documents in a standard business format is referred to as:

Organizations are often reluctant to abandon their legacy systems because:

Characteristics of a client-server system include all of the following except:

The advantages to real-time processing include:

This document system is a pictorial representation of the logical structure of databases.It identifies the entities, the attributes of the entities, and the relationship between the entities.

There are a number of advantages to cloud computing.Which of the following is one of those advantages?

Information captured by a system is generated by financial transactions:

A pictorial representation of business processes in which the actual flow and sequence of events in the process are presented in the diagram form - the start of the process, the steps within the process, and the finish of the process is referred to as:

Which of the following is not an advantage to a cloud model of e-mail?

The major difference between EDI and e-business is:

When discussing entity relationship diagrams, this is considered to be a characteristic of an entity.

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?

The choice of accounting information system will depend on all of the following except:

Which of the following is a disadvantage of purchased accounting software, compared with software developed in-house?

Which of the following is typically a characteristic of a modern, cloud based, integrated ERP system?

The use of employee prepared time cards and the entering of the time worked by the payroll department is a good example of which type of input method for AIS?

Which of the following is not one of the advantages of batch processing?

Introduction to AIS

Fraud, Ethics, and Internal Control

Internal Controls and Risks in IT Systems

IT Governance

Enterprise Resource Planning ERP Systems

Auditing Information Technology-Based Processes

Revenue and Cash Collection Processes and Controls

Expenditures Processes and Controlspurchases

Expenditures Processes and Controlspayroll and Fixed Assets

Conversion Processes and Controls

Administrative Processes and Controls

Data and Databases

E-Commerce and E-Business

Filters