2013

INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONTROL AND AUDIT

CA-FINAL

ISCA
BY RAHUL SHARMA

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CONTROL AND AUDIT
WITH MNEMONIC

BY

RAHUL SHARMA

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HOW TO STUDY THESE NOTES

Refer these notes ISCA with Study Material. Revise at least 5 times
before exam its take 1-2 hour maximum and very helpful for points
only. So very helpful to get at least 50+ marks. Large no of MNEMONIC
CODE is given in RIGHT SIDE which are Highlighted in YELLOW COLOUR
and which are very helpful for remembering points.

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Chapter: 1

Information system concept

Characteristicsofgoodinformation:TQM CAR
T:TIMELINESS,TRANSPARENCY
Q:QUALITY:

PRESENTATIONUTILITY
TIMELESSUTILITY
PLACEUTILITY
POSSESSIONUTILITY

M:MODE&FORMAT
C:COMPLETENESS
A:ACCURACY
R:RELEVANCE&PURPOSE
R:REDUNDANCY

CHARACTERISTICSOFANEFFECTIVECLAIMorLIMCA
C:COMMONDATABASEFLOWS
C:COMMONDATABASE
C:COMPUTERIZED
L:LONGTERMPLANNING
A:AEXCEPTIONBASED
I:INTEGRATED

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M:MANAGEMENTORIENTED
M:MANAGEMENTDIRECTED
M:MODULARITY

MISCONCEPTSABOUTMIS:RAM
R:RELATEDWITHCOMPUTERSONLY
A:ACCURACYINREPORTINGISPRIMEIMPORTANCE
M:MOREDATAMEANSMOREINFORMATION

CONSTRAINTINOPERATINGACOMPUTERBASEMIS:DELHI
D:DIFFICULTYINQUALIFYINGOFMIS
E:EXPERTSARENOTAVAILABLEPROPERLY.
L:LACKOFCOOPERATIONFROMSTAFF
H:HIGHTURNOVEROFEXPERTS
I:INSTALLTIONANDOPERATINGPROBLEMINSELECTINGTHESUBSYSTEMOFMIS.

EFFECTOFUSINGCOMPUTERBASEDMISMPinBSF
M:MORECOMPREHENSVEINFORMATION
P:PROMPT&EASYRERIVALOFINFORMATION
IN:INCREASETHEEFFECTIVENESSOFINFORMATIONSYSTEM
IN:INCREASETHESCOPEOFUSEOFIS
IN:INCREASECOMPLERUTYOFSYSTEMDESIGN&OPERATION
B:BETTERINTEGRATIONOFWORKINGOFDIFFENTSUBSYSTEMOFBUSINESSORGANISATION
S:SCOPEOFWIDENANALYSISTER
F:FAST&TIMELYDATAPROCESSING

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LIMITTATIONSOFMIS:QUALITYC.D.byBPL
QUALITY:QUALITYOFOUTPUTDEPENDSONTHEQUALITYOFINPUTS&PROCESSES
C:CANNOTSUBSTITUTEANEFFECTIVEMANAGEMENT
D:

DOESNOTTAKEINTOACCOUNTNONQUANTITIVEFACTORLIKEHUMANJUDEMENT.

D:DOESNOTPROVIDEADHOCREPORTSSUITABLETOTHEREQUIREMENTOFDECESION
MAKERSBASEDONTHEEXTERNALDATA.
B:BASEDONINTERNALDATAONLY.
P:PROVIDEDETAILED&SUMMARIZESINFORMATIONFROMOPERATIONALDATABASE
CREATEDBYTRANSACTIONPROCESSINGSYSTEM.
P:PREPAREDFORVARIOUSFUNCTIONLIKEFINANCE,MARKETING,PRODUCTION&
PERSONNEL.
P:PREPAREDPREDEFINEDPERIODICREPORTS&EXCEPTIONSREPORTBASEDONINTERNAL
DATA.
L:LESSUSEFULFORNONSTRUCTUREDDECESION.

CHARACTERISTICSOFINFORMATIONUSEDINEXECUTIVEDECESIONMAKING:
LOWLEVEL&LACKOFFDI
LOWLEVEL:LOWLEVELOFDETAIL
LACK:LACKOFSTRUCTURE
F:FUTUREORIENTATION
D:DEGREEOFUNCERTAINTY
I:INFORMEDSOURCE

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DIFFERENCEINTPS,MIS,DSS,EIS:TYPE&LEVELOFFDI
TYPE:TYPEOFINFORMATION
LEVEL:LEVELOFORGANISATIONSERVED
F:FOCUS
D:DECESIONCAPABILITIES
I:IMPETUS(DRIVINGFORCES)

COMPONENTOFEXPERTSSYSTEM:INU.K.EXPLANATIONFACILITY
IN:INFERENCEENGINE
U:USERINTERFACE
K:KNOWLEDGEBASE
K:KNOWLEDGEACQUISITIONFACILITY
EXPLANATIONFACILTY

CONTENTOFEIS:MEGA

M:MEETTHEORGANISATIONOBJECTIVELIKERESOURCEMANAGEMENT&UTILIZATION.
E:ENCOURAGETHEOWNERSHIPOFORGANISATIONOBJECTIVE.
G:GENERATEITSCONTENTSAUTOMATICALLYINNATURALDAYTODAYPROCESS.
A:ADAPTABLE

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FEATUREOFTPS

HEisB.A.

H:HANDLELARGEVOLUMEOFDATAFORPROCESSING
E:EASILYMEASURABLEBENEFITLIKEREDUCEWORKLOADFORPERSONALSETC.
B:BASETOOTHERINFORMATIONSYSTEMORPROVIDEINPUTSTOOTHERINFORATIONSYSTEM
A:AUTOMATESROUTINESORBASICOPERATIONS

CHARACTERISTICS&CAPABILITIESOFDSSPSUHMT
P:PROVIDESUPPORTFORSOLUTIONOFSEMISTRUCTURE&UNSTRUCTURED

S:SUPPORTFORVARIOUSMANAGERIALLEVELS

S:SUPPORTISPRROVIDEDTOINDIVIDUALASWELLASGROUPS

S:SUPPORTAVARIETYOFDECISIONMAKINGPROCESSESS&STYLES

U:UTILIZEBOTHINTERNAL&EXTERNALDATABASE.

U:USERFRIENDLYFEATURES,STROGGRAPHICCAPABILITIES

H:HELPUSERTOAPPLYHISKNOWLEDGE

M:MODIFY&CONSTRUCTOFSYSTEMBYENDUSER

T:TECHNOLOGY:OFFERSINTERACTIVEDISPLAYTECHNOLOGY

COMPONENTOFDSS:PMatDU

P:PLANNINGLANGUAGE

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M:MODELBASE

D:DATABASE

U:USER

USESOFDSSINACCOUNTINGAPPLICATIONS:B.S.C.

B:BUDGETVARINACEANALYSIS.

S:SECURITYANLYSIS&PORTFOLIOMANAGEMENT.

C:COSTACCOUNTINGPROBLEM.

C:CAPITALBUDGETTING

BENFITSOFOFFICEAUTOMATIONSYSTEM:RACE

R:RECEIVE,TRANSFER,STORE,RETRIEVEREQUIREDDOUCEMENTEFFICIENTLY.

A:ACCURACYINMESSAGECOMMUNICATIONS.

C:COSTOFMESSAGECOMMUNICATIONISLOWER

C:CYCLETIMEPREPARTION,RECEIPT&COMMUNICATIONOFMESSAGE.

E:EFFICIENTCOMMUNICATIONSYSTEMWITHIN&BETWEENORGANISATIONS.

KEYOFFICEAUTOMATIONSYSTEM:ELECTRONICTV

ELECTRONIC:ELECTRONICMESSAGECOMMUNICATIONSYSTEM.

ELECTRONIC:ELECTRONICDOUCEMENTMANAGEMENTSYSTEM.

T:TEXTPROCESSORS&RELATEDSYSTEM.

V:VIDEOCONFERENCING&TELECONFERENCINGSYSTEM.

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