Question 1

Identify the mistake(s)in each flowchart segment.

Accepted Answer

a.Figure a - the sort symbol should be a

Question 2

Carly Jackson is a staff auditor for KPMG.She has been asked to document the client's existing accounting information system so the engagement team can assess the client's adequacy of controls around financial reporting.She decides to begin by creating a flowchart to describe,analyze,and evaluate internal controls.What documentation tool should she use for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

A) internal control flowchart 
B) document flowchart 
C) system flowchart 
D) dataflow diagram 
A) internal control flowchart 
B) document flowchart 
C) system flowchart 
D) dataflow diagram

Question 3

The correct label for Shape 2 in the flowchart below is

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) Purchase Requisition 1 
C) Receiving Report 1 
D) 2 
A) 1 
B) Purchase Requisition 1 
C) Receiving Report 1 
D) 2

Question 4

To create a good business process flowchart,one should emphasize ________ and put less emphasis on ________.

Accepted Answer

A) meeting with top management; meeting with staff employees 
B) following rigid rules on how to prepare a business process flowchart; clearly communicating the activities involved in the process 
C) clearly communicating the activities involved in the process; following rigid rules on how to prepare a business process flowchart 
D) meeting with staff employees; meeting with top management 
A) meeting with top management; meeting with staff employees 
B) following rigid rules on how to prepare a business process flowchart; clearly communicating the activities involved in the process 
C) clearly communicating the activities involved in the process; following rigid rules on how to prepare a business process flowchart 
D) meeting with staff employees; meeting with top management

Question 5

Discuss the idea of a data flow.

Accepted Answer

A data flow is a graphic representation

Question 6

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate the process started with the Human Resources department?

Accepted Answer

A) #1 
B) #10 
C) #12 
D) #16 
A) #1 
B) #10 
C) #12 
D) #16

Question 7

Nishant Kumar has been hired by American Manufacturing as a staff accountant in the internal audit department.He has been asked to thoroughly document the existing accounting information system in preparation for making recommendations for improvements.He decides to begin by meeting with the information technology staff in order to develop an understanding of the computer programs used by the system.The documentation tool that he should employ for this purpose is a

Accepted Answer

A) data flow diagram. 
B) document flowchart. 
C) system flowchart. 
D) program flowchart. 
A) data flow diagram. 
B) document flowchart. 
C) system flowchart. 
D) program flowchart.

Question 8

A materials requisition order document is prepared from the inventory file and the materials 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 9

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 10

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 11

Data flow diagrams depict

Accepted Answer

A) processes,but not who is performing the processes. 
B) processes,but not the data that flows between processes. 
C) who is performing processes,but not how they perform the process. 
D) who is performing processes,but not the data that flows between processes. 
A) processes,but not who is performing the processes. 
B) processes,but not the data that flows between processes. 
C) who is performing processes,but not how they perform the process. 
D) who is performing processes,but not the data that flows between processes.

Question 12

The correct shape for the triangle labeled "Supplier" in the flowchart below should be a

Accepted Answer

A) magnetic disk. 
B) terminal. 
C) manual process. 
D) off-page connector. 
A) magnetic disk. 
B) terminal. 
C) manual process. 
D) off-page connector.

Question 13

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 transfer of data to Twitter in a context diagram of this process?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

In a data flow diagram of the vendor payment process,"Vendor" will appear above or in

Accepted Answer

A) a square. 
B) a circle. 
C) two horizontal lines. 
D) none of the above 
A) a square. 
B) a circle. 
C) two horizontal lines. 
D) none of the above

Question 15

Identify five important guidelines for drawing a flowchart.Select one from your list and describe why it could be the most important one to consider when preparing a flowchart.Support your choice with an example.

Accepted Answer

Use interviews,questionnaires,or narrati

Question 16

In the data flow diagram below,which process happens first?

Accepted Answer

A) Respond to customer inquiries 
B) Take order 
C) Check inventory availability 
D) Approve order 
A) Respond to customer inquiries 
B) Take order 
C) Check inventory availability 
D) Approve order

Question 17

In a payroll processing DFD,the "prepare reports" activity will be represented by ________,the "employee payroll file" will be represented by ________,and the "management" will be represented by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a circle; two horizontal lines; a square 
B) a circle; two horizontal lines; two horizontal lines 
C) a rectangle; a square; a circle 
D) a square; two horizontal lines; a circle 
A) a circle; two horizontal lines; a square 
B) a circle; two horizontal lines; two horizontal lines 
C) a rectangle; a square; a circle 
D) a square; two horizontal lines; a circle

Question 18

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 19

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a general ledger master file kept on magnetic disk?

Accepted Answer

A) #2 
B) #5 
C) #7 
D) #8 
A) #2 
B) #5 
C) #7 
D) #8

Question 20

A data flow diagram

Accepted Answer

A) is a graphical description of the source and destination of data that shows how data flow within an organization. 
B) is a graphical description of the flow of documents and information between departments or areas of responsibility. 
C) is a graphical description of the relationship among the input,processing,and output in an information system. 
D) is a graphical description of the sequence of logical operations that a computer performs as it executes a program. 
A) is a graphical description of the source and destination of data that shows how data flow within an organization. 
B) is a graphical description of the flow of documents and information between departments or areas of responsibility. 
C) is a graphical description of the relationship among the input,processing,and output in an information system. 
D) is a graphical description of the sequence of logical operations that a computer performs as it executes a program.

Identify the mistake(s)in each flowchart segment.

The correct label for Shape 2 in the flowchart below is

To create a good business process flowchart,one should emphasize and put less emphasis on .

Discuss the idea of a data flow.

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate the process started with the Human Resources department?

A materials requisition order document is prepared from the inventory file and the materials file,both of which are stored on a hard drive.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

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

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a file of paper documents?

Data flow diagrams depict

The correct shape for the triangle labeled "Supplier" in the flowchart below should be a

In a data flow diagram of the vendor payment process,"Vendor" will appear above or in

Identify five important guidelines for drawing a flowchart.Select one from your list and describe why it could be the most important one to consider when preparing a flowchart.Support your choice with an example.

In the data flow diagram below,which process happens first?

In a payroll processing DFD,the "prepare reports" activity will be represented by ,the "employee payroll file" will be represented by ,and the "management" will be represented by .

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a general ledger master file kept on magnetic disk?

A data flow diagram

Accounting Information Systems: an Overview

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

Identify the mistake(s)in each flowchart segment.

The correct label for Shape 2 in the flowchart below is

To create a good business process flowchart,one should emphasize ________ and put less emphasis on ________.

Discuss the idea of a data flow.

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate the process started with the Human Resources department?

A materials requisition order document is prepared from the inventory file and the materials file,both of which are stored on a hard drive.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

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

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a file of paper documents?

Data flow diagrams depict

The correct shape for the triangle labeled "Supplier" in the flowchart below should be a

In a data flow diagram of the vendor payment process,"Vendor" will appear above or in

Identify five important guidelines for drawing a flowchart.Select one from your list and describe why it could be the most important one to consider when preparing a flowchart.Support your choice with an example.

In the data flow diagram below,which process happens first?

In a payroll processing DFD,the "prepare reports" activity will be represented by ________,the "employee payroll file" will be represented by ________,and the "management" will be represented by ________.

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a general ledger master file kept on magnetic disk?

A data flow diagram

Accounting Information Systems: an Overview

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

To create a good business process flowchart,one should emphasize and put less emphasis on .

In a payroll processing DFD,the "prepare reports" activity will be represented by ,the "employee payroll file" will be represented by ,and the "management" will be represented by .