Question 1

How is a DFD different from a flowchart?

Accepted Answer

The purpose of a DFD is to diagram the origins,flow,transformation,storage,and destination of data.The purpose a flowchart is to present a graphical description of the flow of documents,relationships among input,processing,and output,or the sequence of logical operations in an information system or program.A DFD is limited to basic symbols and lines,and focuses on the flow and use of data.A flowchart will generally be more complex,and more focused on the managerial,AIS,or IS aspects of the organization.

Question 2

Preimer Life Company is a life insurance company that collects,stores,prepares and provides customerized life insurance policy to customers in the Midwest.When a customer's information is received,it is recorded in a database and a ticket is provided to the policy underwriter .When the life insurance policy is issued,the database is updated so that it always reflects the correct amount of life insurance coverage and the length of the policy available to the customers.In a data flow diagram,which type of symbol would be used to represent the process of updating customers' life insurance records in the system?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act

Accepted Answer

A) made documentation skills even more important. 
B) requires public companies to prepare an annual internal control report. 
C) mandates that auditors must be able to prepare, evaluate and read documentation tools such as flowcharts. 
D) All of the above. 
A) made documentation skills even more important. 
B) requires public companies to prepare an annual internal control report. 
C) mandates that auditors must be able to prepare, evaluate and read documentation tools such as flowcharts. 
D) All of the above. D

Question 4

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols.  
-Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a general ledger?

Accepted Answer

A) #2 
B) #1 
C) #6 
D) #11 
A) #2 
B) #1 
C) #6 
D) #11

Question 5

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols.  
-Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a file of paper documents?

Accepted Answer

A) #7 
B) #8 
C) #9 
D) #15 
A) #7 
B) #8 
C) #9 
D) #15

Question 6

In the data flow diagram below,Shipping is a

Accepted Answer

A) data store. 
B) data flow. 
C) data source. 
D) data destination. 
A) data store. 
B) data flow. 
C) data source. 
D) data destination.

Question 7

A Business Process Diagram (BPD)provides the reader an easily understood ________ of what takes place in a business process.

Accepted Answer

A) narrative 
B) decision flow 
C) pictorial view 
D) data flow 
A) narrative 
B) decision flow 
C) pictorial view 
D) data flow

Question 8

Flowchart symbols

Accepted Answer

A) are divided into four categories. 
B) are unique to the organization creating the flowchart. 
C) are normally drawn using a flowcharting template. 
D) eliminate the need for narrative descriptions or explanations. 
A) are divided into four categories. 
B) are unique to the organization creating the flowchart. 
C) are normally drawn using a flowcharting template. 
D) eliminate the need for narrative descriptions or explanations.

Question 9

In a data flow diagram,a triangle represents

Accepted Answer

A) an internal control. 
B) document filing. 
C) on page connection. 
D) document processing. 
A) an internal control. 
B) document filing. 
C) on page connection. 
D) document processing.

Question 10

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols.  
-Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a general ledger master file kept on magnetic disk?

Accepted Answer

A) #2 
B) #11 
C) #7 
D) #8 
A) #2 
B) #11 
C) #7 
D) #8

Question 11

A report is generated from data stored on a hard drive.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols.  
-Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a flow of data or documents?

Accepted Answer

A) #12 
B) #13 
C) #11 
D) #15 
A) #12 
B) #13 
C) #11 
D) #15

Question 13

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols.  
-Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a computer process?

Accepted Answer

A) #1 
B) #2 
C) #5 
D) #3 
A) #1 
B) #2 
C) #5 
D) #3

Question 14

Preimer Life Company is a life insurance company that collects,stores,prepares and provides customerized life insurance policy to customers in the Midwest.When a customer's information is received,it is recorded in a database and a ticket is provided to the policy underwriter .When the life insurance policy is issued,the database is updated so that it always reflects the correct amount of life insurance coverage and the length of the policy available to the customers.In a data flow diagram,which type of symbol would be used to represent the storage location of data in the system?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols.  
-Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a beginning,an ending,or a connection to another procedure?

Accepted Answer

A) #13 
B) #14 
C) #15 
D) #16 
A) #13 
B) #14 
C) #15 
D) #16

Question 16

Terrell and Monique Anderson run an antique store in their hometown of Dayton,Ohio.To find items to sell in their shop,they travel around the United States and Europe buying unique artifacts.Within an hour of making a purchase,they use their smartphone to take a picture of the item and post a short tweet about the item on Twitter.Which symbol should be used to represent the preparation of data for their tweet in a context diagram of this process?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What is a Business Process Diagram (BPD)?

Accepted Answer

A Business Process Diagram (BP

Question 18

An invoice is prepared from the sales file and the shipping file,both of which are stored on a hard drive.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

A business simulation game that is used by colleges and universities all over the world has students submit decisions over the Internet.Decisions are stored online,processed on the server,and then the results are stored online.They are then downloaded by students in preparation for the next round.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols.  
-Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate flight information was displayed to customers via a large electronic screen in the airport terminal?

Accepted Answer

A) #1 
B) #2 
C) #3 
D) #4 
A) #1 
B) #2 
C) #3 
D) #4

How is a DFD different from a flowchart?

The passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a general ledger?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a file of paper documents?

In the data flow diagram below,Shipping is a

A Business Process Diagram (BPD)provides the reader an easily understood ________ of what takes place in a business process.

Flowchart symbols

In a data flow diagram,a triangle represents

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a general ledger master file kept on magnetic disk?

A report is generated from data stored on a hard drive.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a flow of data or documents?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a computer process?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a beginning,an ending,or a connection to another procedure?

What is a Business Process Diagram (BPD)?

An invoice is prepared from the sales file and the shipping file,both of which are stored on a hard drive.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate flight information was displayed to customers via a large electronic screen in the airport terminal?

Conceptual Foundations of Accounting Information Systems

Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Relational Databases

Computer Fraud

Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques

Control and Accounting Information Systems

Controls for Information Security

Confidentiality and Privacy Controls

Processing Integrity and Availability Controls

Auditing Computer-Based Information Systems

The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections

The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements

The Production Cycle

The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle

General Ledger and Reporting System

Database Design Using the Rea Data Model

Implementing an Rea Model in a Relational Database

Special Topics in Rea Modeling

Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis

Ais Development Strategies

Systems Design, implementation, and Operation

Filters

Exam 3: Systems Documentation Techniques

How is a DFD different from a flowchart?

The passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a general ledger?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a file of paper documents?

In the data flow diagram below,Shipping is a

A Business Process Diagram (BPD)provides the reader an easily understood ________ of what takes place in a business process.

Flowchart symbols

In a data flow diagram,a triangle represents

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a general ledger master file kept on magnetic disk?

A report is generated from data stored on a hard drive.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a flow of data or documents?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a computer process?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a beginning,an ending,or a connection to another procedure?

What is a Business Process Diagram (BPD)?

An invoice is prepared from the sales file and the shipping file,both of which are stored on a hard drive.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Use the chart below to answer the following questions regarding flow chart symbols. -Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate flight information was displayed to customers via a large electronic screen in the airport terminal?

Conceptual Foundations of Accounting Information Systems

Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Relational Databases

Computer Fraud

Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques

Control and Accounting Information Systems

Controls for Information Security

Confidentiality and Privacy Controls

Processing Integrity and Availability Controls

Auditing Computer-Based Information Systems

The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections

The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements

The Production Cycle

The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle

General Ledger and Reporting System

Database Design Using the Rea Data Model

Implementing an Rea Model in a Relational Database

Special Topics in Rea Modeling

Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis

Ais Development Strategies

Systems Design, implementation, and Operation

Filters