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Question :

(TCO A) Facts that are collected, recorded, stored and

processed by an information system are:

Information

Student Answer:

Data
Systems
Mandatory Information
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 1, page 4

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Question :

(TCO A) An accounting information system must be able to

perform which of the following tasks?

collect transaction data

Student Answer:

transform transaction data

provide adequate controls
all of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 1, page 10

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Question :

(TCO A) Groups of related business activities such as the

acquisition of merchandise and payment of vendors are called

transaction cycles

Student Answer:

economic cycles
business events
transactions
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 1, page 5

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Question :

(TCO A) In Petaluma, California, electric power is provided to

consumers by the Power To The People Electrical Company, a
local co-op. Each month PTTP mails bills to 70,000 households
and then processes payments as they are received. What is
the best way for this business to ensure that payment data
entry is efficient and accurate?

Student Answer:

Well-designed paper forms

Source data automation
Turnaround documents
Sequentially numbered forms

Instructor Explanation: Chapter 2, page 27

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Question :

(TCO A) A graphical representation of the relationship among

the input, processing and output in an information system is
called

Student Answer:

a data flow diagram

a document flowchart
a system flowchart
a program flowchart

Instructor Explanation: Chapter 3, page 49

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Question :

(TCO A) How can an AIS add value to the organization?

Student Answer:

Ways that an AIS can add value to a business include the following:
Improving the quality and reducing the costs of products or services - an
AIS can monitor machinery so operators are notified immediately when
performance falls outside acceptable quality limits. This helps maintain
product quality, reduces waste, and lowers costs. Improving efficiency timely information makes a just-in-time manufacturing approach
possible, as it requires constant, accurate, up-to-date information about
raw materials inventories and their locations. Sharing knowledge sharing knowledge and expertise can improve operations and provide a
competitive advantage. Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of its
supply chain - allowing customers to directly access inventory and sales
order entry systems can reduce sales and marketing costs, thereby
increasing customer retention rates. Improving the internal control
structure - with the proper internal control structure, an AIS can protect
systems from fraud, errors, system failures, and disasters. Improving

decision making
Instructor Explanation:

Points Received:

An AIS can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the value chain by
improving the quality and lowering costs of products or services, improving
efficiency of operations, improving decision making, enhancing the sharing
of knowledge, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of its supply
chain and improving the internal control structure. (Ch. 1, p. 11)

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Question :

(TCO A) How is a DFD different from a flowchart?

Student Answer:

A Data flow diagram (DFD) provides a graphical description of data

sources, flows, processes, storage, and destinations whereas the
document flowchart provides a graphical description of the flow of
documents and information between departments or areas of
responsibility

Instructor Explanation: 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. (Ch 3, p. 50)

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