Question 1

Which of the following control considerations will help ensure that all cash disbursements are made only to legitimate vendors?

Accepted Answer

A)  security 
B)  accuracy 
C)  authorization 
D)  validity 
A)  security 
B)  accuracy 
C)  authorization 
D)  validity

Question 2

The project development committee for Photomat Incorporated is discussing output design alternatives for a new,organization-wide accounting information system.There is disagreement among the team regarding whether the quarterly sales numbers be disclosed in a narrative,displayed as a table,or appear in a bar chart.What output design consideration is the team discussing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use 
B)  Medium 
C)  Format 
D)  Location 
A)  Use 
B)  Medium 
C)  Format 
D)  Location

Question 3

Identify the item below that is not generally part of an implementation plan.

Accepted Answer

A)  implementation tasks 
B)  expected completion dates 
C)  cost estimates 
D)  budgeted savings 
A)  implementation tasks 
B)  expected completion dates 
C)  cost estimates 
D)  budgeted savings

Question 4

What output design considerations should be analyzed as part of the physical system design phase?

Accepted Answer

Two things must be considered regarding

Question 5

Which of the following is the least costly and most risky method of converting from one system to another?

Accepted Answer

A)  direct 
B)  parallel 
C)  pilot 
D)  phase-in 
A)  direct 
B)  parallel 
C)  pilot 
D)  phase-in

Question 6

Ideally,employees should receive training on a new system

Accepted Answer

A)  as soon as possible. 
B)  right after the physical design. 
C)  during implementation planning. 
D)  just before system testing and conversion. 
A)  as soon as possible. 
B)  right after the physical design. 
C)  during implementation planning. 
D)  just before system testing and conversion.

Question 7

Identify the question that is not an important consideration in procedures and controls design.

Accepted Answer

A)  Are customer data stored in alphabetical order in a master file? 
B)  Are payments made only to legitimate vendors? 
C)  Are data processed and stored accurately? 
D)  Can the system be modified without affecting system availability? 
A)  Are customer data stored in alphabetical order in a master file? 
B)  Are payments made only to legitimate vendors? 
C)  Are data processed and stored accurately? 
D)  Can the system be modified without affecting system availability?

Question 8

In which phase of the SDLC does developing a general framework for implementing user requirements occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  conceptual systems design 
B)  implementation and conversion 
C)  operations and maintenance 
D)  physical design 
A)  conceptual systems design 
B)  implementation and conversion 
C)  operations and maintenance 
D)  physical design

Question 9

Yasin,a professional in information technology services,received an e-mail from Sabri in the Sales department.The e-mail read: "Yasin,I need you to do something for me.Query sales data for the second quarter and pull out all of the invoices that include iPhones selling with a discount.I need a count and the total amount of the discount.Thanks,Sabri." What type of report is Sabri asking Yasin to prepare?

Accepted Answer

A)  scheduled report 
B)  special-purpose analysis report 
C)  triggered exception report 
D)  demand report 
A)  scheduled report 
B)  special-purpose analysis report 
C)  triggered exception report 
D)  demand report

Question 10

Although most systems are moving away from using paper documents,form design is still an important consideration in system development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the types of documentation that should be prepared for a new system?

Accepted Answer

A)  management 
B)  operations 
C)  user 
D)  development 
A)  management 
B)  operations 
C)  user 
D)  development

Question 12

Implementing a new system at a branch location before company-wide adoption is called

Accepted Answer

A)  direct conversion. 
B)  parallel conversion. 
C)  phase-in conversion. 
D)  pilot conversion. 
A)  direct conversion. 
B)  parallel conversion. 
C)  phase-in conversion. 
D)  pilot conversion.

Question 13

Which element of design specification will help the project team find an efficient way to collect data for preparing sales reports?

Accepted Answer

A)  data collection 
B)  input 
C)  output 
D)  processing procedures 
A)  data collection 
B)  input 
C)  output 
D)  processing procedures

Question 14

________ is a process used to uncover and eliminate program errors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Black box testing 
B)  Debugging 
C)  Desk checking 
D)  White box testing 
A)  Black box testing 
B)  Debugging 
C)  Desk checking 
D)  White box testing

Question 15

The project committee for ALDI corporation is attempting to evaluate design alternatives proposed for a new,organization-wide accounting information system.However,there is a great deal of debate regarding whether the system should be standardized on using tapes,disks,hard drives,or paper.Which design consideration is most appropriately associated with these alternatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  communication channels 
B)  data storage structure 
C)  file organization and access 
D)  input medium 
A)  communication channels 
B)  data storage structure 
C)  file organization and access 
D)  input medium

Question 16

A(n)________ system test uses copies of real transaction and file records.

Accepted Answer

A)  acceptance test 
B)  debugging test 
C)  test data processing 
D)  walk-through 
A)  acceptance test 
B)  debugging test 
C)  test data processing 
D)  walk-through

Question 17

One of the purposes of the ________ is to guide physical systems design activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  conceptual systems design report 
B)  physical systems design report 
C)  program design 
D)  systems analysis report 
A)  conceptual systems design report 
B)  physical systems design report 
C)  program design 
D)  systems analysis report

Question 18

Describe the eight basic steps in program design.

Accepted Answer

Generally speaking,developers use an eig

Question 19

Several types of documentation must be prepared for a new system.The type of documentation that includes the files and databases accessed and file retention requirements is called

Accepted Answer

A)  development documentation. 
B)  operations documentation. 
C)  reference documentation. 
D)  user documentation. 
A)  development documentation. 
B)  operations documentation. 
C)  reference documentation. 
D)  user documentation.

Question 20

The project committee for ALDI corporation is attempting to evaluate design alternatives proposed for a new,organization-wide accounting information system.However,there is a great deal of debate regarding whether accessing data access should be random,sequential,or indexed.Which design consideration is most appropriately associated with these alternatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  communication channels 
B)  data storage structure 
C)  file organization and access 
D)  input medium 
A)  communication channels 
B)  data storage structure 
C)  file organization and access 
D)  input medium

Which of the following control considerations will help ensure that all cash disbursements are made only to legitimate vendors?

Identify the item below that is not generally part of an implementation plan.

What output design considerations should be analyzed as part of the physical system design phase?

Which of the following is the least costly and most risky method of converting from one system to another?

Ideally,employees should receive training on a new system

Identify the question that is not an important consideration in procedures and controls design.

In which phase of the SDLC does developing a general framework for implementing user requirements occur?

Although most systems are moving away from using paper documents,form design is still an important consideration in system development.

Which of the following is not one of the types of documentation that should be prepared for a new system?

Implementing a new system at a branch location before company-wide adoption is called

Which element of design specification will help the project team find an efficient way to collect data for preparing sales reports?

________ is a process used to uncover and eliminate program errors.

A(n)________ system test uses copies of real transaction and file records.

One of the purposes of the ________ is to guide physical systems design activities.

Describe the eight basic steps in program design.

Several types of documentation must be prepared for a new system.The type of documentation that includes the files and databases accessed and file retention requirements is called

Accounting Information Systems: an Overview

Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Systems Documentation Techniques

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

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Exam 22: Systems Design, implementation, and Operation

Which of the following control considerations will help ensure that all cash disbursements are made only to legitimate vendors?

Identify the item below that is not generally part of an implementation plan.

What output design considerations should be analyzed as part of the physical system design phase?

Which of the following is the least costly and most risky method of converting from one system to another?

Ideally,employees should receive training on a new system

Identify the question that is not an important consideration in procedures and controls design.

In which phase of the SDLC does developing a general framework for implementing user requirements occur?

Although most systems are moving away from using paper documents,form design is still an important consideration in system development.

Which of the following is not one of the types of documentation that should be prepared for a new system?

Implementing a new system at a branch location before company-wide adoption is called

Which element of design specification will help the project team find an efficient way to collect data for preparing sales reports?

________ is a process used to uncover and eliminate program errors.

A(n)________ system test uses copies of real transaction and file records.

One of the purposes of the ________ is to guide physical systems design activities.

Describe the eight basic steps in program design.

Several types of documentation must be prepared for a new system.The type of documentation that includes the files and databases accessed and file retention requirements is called

Accounting Information Systems: an Overview

Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Systems Documentation Techniques

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

Filters