Question 1

Explain the following three types of pointers: physical address pointer,relative address pointer,and logical key pointer.

Accepted Answer

A physical address pointer contains the

Question 2

Which documentation technique depicts data relationship in databases.?

Accepted Answer

Entity rel

Question 3

The box symbol represents a temporary file.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A file that stores data used as a standard when processing transactions is

Accepted Answer

A)  a reference file 
B)  a master file 
C)  a transaction file 
D)  an archive file 
A)  a reference file 
B)  a master file 
C)  a transaction file 
D)  an archive file

Question 5

Which of the following is a turn-around document?

Accepted Answer

A)  remittance advice 
B)  sales order 
C)  purchase order 
D)  payroll check 
A)  remittance advice 
B)  sales order 
C)  purchase order 
D)  payroll check

Question 6

Document flowcharts are used to represent systems at different levels of detail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How are computer system flowcharts and program flowcharts related?

Accepted Answer

The system flowchart shows the relations

Question 8

For a given field size,a system that uses alphabetic codes can represent far more situations than a system with that uses numeric codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

List a method of data processing that uses the destructive update approach?

Accepted Answer

batch method using d

Question 10

Give one advantages of real-time data collection.

Accepted Answer

certain transaction

Question 11

Mnemonic codes are appropriate for items in either an ascending or descending sequence,such as the numbering of checks or source documents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Subsidiary ledgers are used in manual accounting environments.What file is comparable to a subsidiary ledger in a computerized environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  archive file 
B)  reference file 
C)  transaction file 
D)  master file 
A)  archive file 
B)  reference file 
C)  transaction file 
D)  master file

Question 13

Which symbol represents a data store?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 14

Resource use is one characteristic used to distinguish between batch and real-time systems.Explain.

Accepted Answer

Batch processing typically requires the

Question 15

If an organization processes large numbers of transactions that use common data records,what type of system would work best (all else being equal)?

Accepted Answer

Large-scale systems that process high vo

Question 16

The block code is the coding scheme most appropriate for a chart of accounts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the subsystems of the revenue cycle?

Accepted Answer

sales orde

Question 18

Compare and contrast the relative advantages and disadvantages of sequential,block,group,alphabetic and mnemonic codes.

Accepted Answer

Sequential codes are appropriate for ite

Question 19

Program flowcharts are used to describe the logic represented in system flowcharts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Operational inefficiencies occur because

Accepted Answer

A)  accounts both common and unique to many concurrent transactions need to be updated in real time. 
B)  accounts common to many concurrent transactions need to be updated in real time. 
C)  accounts unique to many concurrent transactions need to be updated in real time. 
D)  None of the above are true statements 
A)  accounts both common and unique to many concurrent transactions need to be updated in real time. 
B)  accounts common to many concurrent transactions need to be updated in real time. 
C)  accounts unique to many concurrent transactions need to be updated in real time. 
D)  None of the above are true statements

Explain the following three types of pointers: physical address pointer,relative address pointer,and logical key pointer.

Which documentation technique depicts data relationship in databases.?

The box symbol represents a temporary file.

A file that stores data used as a standard when processing transactions is

Which of the following is a turn-around document?

Document flowcharts are used to represent systems at different levels of detail.

How are computer system flowcharts and program flowcharts related?

For a given field size,a system that uses alphabetic codes can represent far more situations than a system with that uses numeric codes.

List a method of data processing that uses the destructive update approach?

Give one advantages of real-time data collection.

Mnemonic codes are appropriate for items in either an ascending or descending sequence,such as the numbering of checks or source documents.

Subsidiary ledgers are used in manual accounting environments.What file is comparable to a subsidiary ledger in a computerized environment?

Which symbol represents a data store?

Resource use is one characteristic used to distinguish between batch and real-time systems.Explain.

If an organization processes large numbers of transactions that use common data records,what type of system would work best (all else being equal)?

The block code is the coding scheme most appropriate for a chart of accounts.

What are the subsystems of the revenue cycle?

Compare and contrast the relative advantages and disadvantages of sequential,block,group,alphabetic and mnemonic codes.

Program flowcharts are used to describe the logic represented in system flowcharts.

Operational inefficiencies occur because

The Information System: An Accountant’s Perspective

Ethics, Fraud, and Internal Control

The Revenue Cycle

The Expenditure Cycle Part I: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures

The Expenditure Cycle Part II: Payroll Processing and Fixed Asset Procedures

The Conversion Cycle

General Ledger, Financial Reporting, and Management Reporting Systems

Database Management Systems

The REA Approach to Business Process Modeling

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Electronic Commerce Systems

Managing the Systems Development Life Cycle

Construct, Deliver, and Maintain Systems Projects

IT Controls : Sarbanes-Oxley and IT Governance

IT Controls : Security and Access

IT Controls : Systems Development Program Changes and Application Controls

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Exam 2: Introduction to Transaction Processing

Explain the following three types of pointers: physical address pointer,relative address pointer,and logical key pointer.

Which documentation technique depicts data relationship in databases.?

The box symbol represents a temporary file.

A file that stores data used as a standard when processing transactions is

Which of the following is a turn-around document?

Document flowcharts are used to represent systems at different levels of detail.

How are computer system flowcharts and program flowcharts related?

For a given field size,a system that uses alphabetic codes can represent far more situations than a system with that uses numeric codes.

List a method of data processing that uses the destructive update approach?

Give one advantages of real-time data collection.

Mnemonic codes are appropriate for items in either an ascending or descending sequence,such as the numbering of checks or source documents.

Subsidiary ledgers are used in manual accounting environments.What file is comparable to a subsidiary ledger in a computerized environment?

Which symbol represents a data store?

Resource use is one characteristic used to distinguish between batch and real-time systems.Explain.

If an organization processes large numbers of transactions that use common data records,what type of system would work best (all else being equal)?

The block code is the coding scheme most appropriate for a chart of accounts.

What are the subsystems of the revenue cycle?

Compare and contrast the relative advantages and disadvantages of sequential,block,group,alphabetic and mnemonic codes.

Program flowcharts are used to describe the logic represented in system flowcharts.

Operational inefficiencies occur because

The Information System: An Accountant’s Perspective

Ethics, Fraud, and Internal Control

The Revenue Cycle

The Expenditure Cycle Part I: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures

The Expenditure Cycle Part II: Payroll Processing and Fixed Asset Procedures

The Conversion Cycle

General Ledger, Financial Reporting, and Management Reporting Systems

Database Management Systems

The REA Approach to Business Process Modeling

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Electronic Commerce Systems

Managing the Systems Development Life Cycle

Construct, Deliver, and Maintain Systems Projects

IT Controls : Sarbanes-Oxley and IT Governance

IT Controls : Security and Access

IT Controls : Systems Development Program Changes and Application Controls

Filters