ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

CONTROLS AND PROCESSES

TURNER / WEICKGENANNT

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to AIS

TEST BANK – CHAPTER 1 – TRUE/FALSE:

• A business process has a well-defined beginning and end.

• Each business process has a direct effect on the financial status of an organization.

• Few accounting information systems rely on computer hardware and software to track business

processes.

• The rethinking and redesigning that occur during business process reengineering are aided by

the use of information technology.

• There are very few business processes that have the potential to be improved by IT

enablement.

• Business process reengineering should leverage the capabilities of information technology to

improve the efficiency of business processes.

• It is important for accountants to have some understanding of basic computer terminology.

• When files are organized as sequential access, and the user needs to access record number 250,

the previous 249 records will be read by the computer before reading record number 250.

• When files are organized as sequential access, the sequence is normally based on one key

record in each file.

• Batch processing is best suited to applications that have large volumes of similar transactions

that can be processed as regular intervals.

• Online processing is the opposite of real-time processing.

• Batch processing is best suited to sequential access files.

• Online processing is best suited to sequential access files.

• Online processing is best suited to situations were there is a large volume of records but only a

few records are needed to process any individual transaction.

• Each time a new transaction is completed, parts of the data warehouse must be updated.

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• Data in the data warehouse are called nonvolatile because they do not change rapidly in the

same way that operational data change.

• A system of local area networks connected over any distance via other net work connections is

called a WAN, or wide area network.

• E-business is a type of e-commerce.

• The “intercompany” component of electronic data interchange means that two or more

companies are conducting business electronically.

• In order to have an automated matching system it is necessary to have access to paper copies

of purchase orders and invoices.

• When automated matching is used, the system will not approve an invoice for payment unless

the items and quantities match with the packing slip and the prices match the purchase order prices.

• The evaluated receipt settlement system is an IT enabled system that reduces the time and cost

of processing customer payments.

• ERP systems are based on a relational database system.

• Traditional accounting software is much more comprehensive and encompassing that ERP

software.

• Before ERP software systems, modules such as human resources were in separate software but

well integrated with the accounting software.

• Although accountants are heavily involved in the creation, implementation, and monitoring of

the control structure, management has the ultimate responsibility to establish a control environment.

• Once a company has decided on the control processes needed, it is not necessary to have an

ongoing assessment of risks.

• A code of ethics should reduce opportunities for employees to conduct fraud if management

emphasizes the cost and disciplines or discharges those who violate it.

• IT systems are to be chosen and implemented to support the attainment of strategies and

objectives.

• It is likely that an accountant will select a career path, within accounting, that will not in some

way, involve the use of an accounting information system.

• An auditor cannot make informed decisions necessary to complete the audit without an

understanding of the accounting information system.

• The accounting information system is often the tool used to commit or cover up unethical

behavior.

ANSWERS TO TEST BANK – CHAPTER 1 – TRUE/FALSE:

• True 8. True 15. False 22. False 29. True
• False 9. False 16. True 23. True 30. False
• False 10. True 17. True 24. False 31. True
• True 11. False 18. False 25. False 32. True
• False 12. True 19. True 26. True
• True 13. False 20. False 27. False
• True 14. True 21. True 28. True

TEST BANK – CHAPTER 1 – MULTIPLE CHOICE

• A prescribed sequence of work steps preformed in order to produce a desired result for the

organization is called a(n):

• Accounting Information System.
• Business Process.
• Financial Transaction.
• Capital Transaction Process.

• The process that must identify the transactions to be recorded, capture all the important details

of the transactions, properly process the transaction details, and provide reports is termed the:

• Revenue Process.
• Expenditure Process.
• Accounting Information System.
• Business Process.

• An accounting information system serves many functions - which of the following is NOT one of

those functions?

• Capture the details of a transaction
• Implement the start of a transaction
• Provide reports of transactions
• Process the transactions details into appropriate accounts

• The proper order of activity in an accounting information system would be as follows:
• Capture, Record, Process, Report.
• Process, Record, Capture, Report.
• Capture, Process, Report, Record.
• Record, Capture, Process, Report.

• Which of the following is not one of the general types of business processes identified by the

textbook?

• Revenue Processes
• Expenditure Processes
• Conversion Processes
• Human Resource Processes

• Which of the following statements, related to business processes, is false?
• Each business process has a direct effect on the financial status of the organization.
• A business process is initiated by a particular kind of event.
• A business process has a well-defined beginning and end.
• Each business process is usually completed in a relatively short period.

• Which of the following is least likely to be part of an accounting information system function?
• Record the accounting data in the appropriate records
• Generation of data to be part of the information system.
• Process the detailed accounting data.
• Report the summarized accounting data.

• Work steps that are internal controls within the business process would include:
• Using an electronic register to record all sales transactions.
• Combining both manual and computer based reco rds.
• Reconciling a cash register at the end of each day.
• Preparation of internal reports to monitor the performance of a specific department.

• Five different components of the accounting information system were presented in the textbook.

Which of the following is not one of those components?

• Work steps within a business process intended to capture accounting data as the business

process occurs.

• Work steps that are internal controls within the business process to safeguard assets and

to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data.

• Work steps that generate both internal and external reports.
• Work steps to assure that all business processes are recorded using computer-based

procedures.

42. Output from an accounting information system would include:

• Checks to vendors.
• Invoices from vendors.
• Customer statements.
• Purchase orders.