AccountingVInformationVSystems
byVMarshallVRomney,VPaulVSteinbart
15thVEdition
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, ChapterV1V AccountingVInformationVSystems:VAnVOverview
1.1 DistinguishVdataVfromVinformation,VdiscussVtheVcharacteristicsVofVusefulVinformation,V
andVexplainVhowVtoVdetermineVtheVvalueVofVinformation.
1) WhichVofVtheVfollowingVstatementsVbelowVshowsVtheVcontrastVbetweenVdata
VandVinformation?
A) DataVisVtheVoutputVofVanVAIS.
B) InformationVisVtheVprimaryVoutputVofVanVAIS.
C) DataVisVmoreVusefulVinVdecisionVmakingVthanVinformation.
D) DataVandVinformationVareVtheVsame.
Answer:V B
2) InformationVisVbestVdescribedVas
A) rawVfactsVaboutVtransactions.
B) dataVthatVhasVbeenVorganizedVandVprocessedVsoVthatVitVisVmeaningfulVtoVtheVuser.
C) factsVthatVareVusefulVwhenVprocessedVinVaVtimelyVmanner.
D) theVsameVthingVasVdata.
Answer:V B
3) TheVvalueVofVinformationVcanVbestVbeVdeterminedVby
A) itsVusefulnessVtoVdecisionVmakers.
B) itsVrelevanceVtoVdecisionVmakers.
C) theVbenefitsVassociatedVwithVobtainingVtheVinformationVminusVtheVcostVofVproducingVit.
D) theVextentVtoVwhichVitVoptimizesVtheVvalueVchain.
Answer:V C
4) AnVaccountingVinformationVsystemV(AIS)Vprocesses toVprovideVusersVwith
.
A) data;Vinformation
B) data;Vtransactions
C) information;Vdata
D) data;Vbenefit
sVAnswer:V A
5) informationVreducesVuncertainty,VimprovesVdecisionVmakers'VabilityVtoVm
akeVpredictions,VorVconfirmsVexpectations.
A) Timely
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,B) Reliable
C) Relevant
D) Complete
VAnswer:V C
6) InformationVthatVisVfreeVfromVerrorVorVbiasVandVaccuratelyVrepresentsVtheVeventsVorVacti
vitiesVofVtheVorganizationVis
A) relevant.
B) reliableV/VFaithfulVRepresentation.
C) verifiable.
D) timely.
Answer:V B
7) InformationVthatVdoesVnotVomitVimportantVaspectsVofVtheVunderlyingVeventsVorVacti
vitiesVthatVitVmeasuresVis
A) complete.
B) accessible.
C) relevant.
D) timely.
Answer:V A
8) InformationVis
whenVtwoVknowledgeableVpeopleVindependentlyVproduceVtheVsameVinformation.
A) verifiable
B) relevant
C) reliable
D) complete
VAnswer:V A
9) DataVmustVbeVconvertedVintoVinformationVtoVbeVconsideredVusefulVandVmeaningfulVf
orVdecisionVmaking.VThereVareVsixVcharacteristicsVthatVmakeVinformationVbothVusefulVa
ndVmeaningful.VIfVinformationVisVfreeVfromVerrorVorVbiasVandVaccuratelyVrepresentsVtheV
eventsVorVactivitiesVofVtheVorganization,VitVisVrepresentativeVofVtheVcharacteristicVof
A) relevancy.
B) timeliness.
C) understandability.
D) reliability.
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, Answer:V D
10) InventoryVinformationVisVprovidedVinVrealVtimeVbyVaVfirm'sVaccountingVinformationVsys
tem.VTheVaccuracyVofVthisVinformationVisVquestionable,Vhowever,VsinceVtheVproductionV
managerVoftenVreportsVstockVoutsVofVcomponentsVthatVtheVsystemVindicatesVareVinVstoc
k.VWhichVofVtheVfollowingVcharacteristicsVofVusefulVinformationVisVabsentVinVtheVsituatio
nVdescribedVabove?
A) relevant
B) reliable
C) complete
D) timely
E) understandable
F) verifiable
G) accessible
VAnswer:V B
11) CherylVMetrejeanVhasVbeenVtheVcontrollerVofVDowntownVTiresVforV25Vyears.VOwnersh
ipVofVtheVfirmVrecentlyVchangedVhandsVandVtheVnewVownersVareVconductingVanVauditVofVt
heVfinancialVrecords.VTheVauditVhasVbeenVunableVtoVreproduceVfinancialVreportsVthatVwer
eVpreparedVbyVMs.VMetrejean.VWhileVthereVisVnoVevidenceVofVwrongdoing,VtheVauditorsV
areVconcernedVthatVtheVdiscrepanciesVmightVcontributeVtoVpoorVdecisions.VWhichVofVtheV
followingVcharacteristicsVofVusefulVinformationVisVabsentVinVtheVsituationVdescribedVabov
e?
A) relevant
B) reliable
C) complete
D) timely
E) understandable
F) verifiable
G) accessible
VAnswer:V F
12) InV2003,VSinghVManufacturingVimplementedVaVWeb-
basedVinformationVsystemVthatVallowsVallVemployeesVtoVaccessVmission-
criticalVinformation.VTheVintentionVwasVtoVincreaseVproductionVefficiency.VUnfortunately,Vit
VhadVtheVoppositeVeffect,VasVdeliveriesVfellVbehindVscheduleVandVcostsVincreased.VShaman
VGupta,VtheVdirectorVofVinformationVtechnologyVservices,VaskedVAshleeVWellsVtoVcomeVinVa
ndVtalkVwithVhimVaboutVtheVsystem.VAshleeVisVaVlong-
timeVemployeeVofVSingh,VandVherVopinionVisVvaluedVbyVherVpeersVandVbyVherVsupervisor.
"SoVAshlee,Vhow'sVitVgoingVdownVthereVinVtheVshop?"
"NotVsoVgood,VShaman.VUsedVtoVbeVweVgotVaVweeklyVpickVlistVsoVweVknewVhowVtoVplanVpr
oduction.VNow,VweVgotVthatVcomputerVsystem.VMostVofVusVcan'tVfigureVoutVhowVtoVuseVitVtoV
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