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Active Review
1.1 Refer to the chapter opener, Meet Business Intelligence. In your opinion, how can
business intelligence create value using the accounting system?
Students’ opinion may differ. However, their opinion should include: Increase
profitability, improve customer relationship, increase sales by targeting the right
customer category, and in general improving all aspects of business activities.
1.2 Refer to the chapter opener, Meet Business Intelligence. Discuss the
importance of sales data in creating business intelligence for an organization.
Business intelligence allows organization to continuously monitor their sales
transaction. By monitoring sales, enterprise can fine-tune other business processes
such as purchasing, production, advertising, and customer service.
1.3 Pick your favorite Accounting Insight from Chapter 1. Discuss why it’s your favorite.
The answer to this question depends on the student selection and his/her reason for selecting it.
1.4 What are the modules in the baseline accounting system model? Discuss the
purposes and transactions associated with each module.
1. Vendors. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to
vendors. The transactions associated with Vendors module are: Create purchase
Order, Receive Items, and Enter Bills.
2. Customers. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to
customers. The processes associated with Customers module are: Create Invoice,
and Receive Customer Payments.
3. Employees. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to
employees. The processes associated with Vendor module are: Enter Time and
Calculate Payroll.
4. Banking. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to
organization banking. The processes associated with Banking module are: Pay Bills,
Make Deposit, Pay Employees, and Pay Payroll Liabilities.
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5. Financials. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to the
organization financials. The processes associated with Financial module are: Adjusting
Entries, Correcting Entries, Closing, and ad-hoc financial activities.
6. Reports. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to the
accounting reports. The processes associated with Reports module are: Management
Reports, Tax Reports, External Financial Reports, and Sustainability Reports.
1.5 Discuss how the features of a spreadsheet and a database are similar and how they are different.
A spreadsheet shows rows and columns of a table and that is same as database
table’s records and fields features. Actually, a spreadsheet row is a record and a
column is a field in a database table
1.6 Discuss the potential risks if a company’s accounting system is not well secured.
Unauthorized access to the accounting data and software could result in valuable
information being stolen or damaged and virus or other malicious software damage
accounting systems software.
1.7 Discuss the benefits of an integrated enterprise system.
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An integrated enterprise system allows data to be shared among various enterprise
departments. For example, an advertising department can use data collected about
sales to cluster customers into categories and target customers-categories with
different adverting methods.
1.8 Discuss how value chain activities are related to accounting transaction cycles.
The value chain facilitates coordination of activities with suppliers and customers,
including purchasing and sales transactions.
1.9 Discuss the significance of information technology to the accounting professional.
Today, most accounting systems are computerized systems. These accounting systems
are installed on the enterprise computers and used on the enterprise internal networks
as well as the Internet. To effectively work with computers and use accounting systems,
accountants must know enough about computers and networks to be able to use
computerized accounting systems.
1.10 Discuss problems that enterprises may experience with shadow data.
Shadow data little or lack of documentation and lack or inadequate security and control
are two major problems experienced by enterprises.
Key Terms Check
1.11 Match the following terms and d 1. An organizing framework for business
processes, beginning with vendors and ending
definitions.
a. enterprise system with customers
b. integrated enterprise system h 2. Exchanges or transactions between an
c. business processes enterprise and its customers
d. value chain e 3. Accounting transactions related to specific
e. transaction cycles business processes
f. purchasing cycle b 4. Shares data across functional areas within
g. payroll cycle the enterprise
h. sales cycle
g 5. Transactions with employees
i. baseline accounting system
c 6. Related activities performed by an
enterprise to create value by transforming input
into output
a 7. A system that supports business activities
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Accounting Information Systems The Crossroads of Accounting
and IT 2e
Donna Kay Ali Ovlia (Solutions Manual All Chapters, 100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade) All Chapters Solutions Manual Supplement files
download link at the end of this file.
Active Review
1.1 Refer to the chapter opener, Meet Business Intelligence. In your opinion, how can
business intelligence create value using the accounting system?
Students’ opinion may differ. However, their opinion should include: Increase
profitability, improve customer relationship, increase sales by targeting the right
customer category, and in general improving all aspects of business activities.
1.2 Refer to the chapter opener, Meet Business Intelligence. Discuss the
importance of sales data in creating business intelligence for an organization.
Business intelligence allows organization to continuously monitor their sales
transaction. By monitoring sales, enterprise can fine-tune other business processes
such as purchasing, production, advertising, and customer service.
1.3 Pick your favorite Accounting Insight from Chapter 1. Discuss why it’s your favorite.
The answer to this question depends on the student selection and his/her reason for selecting it.
1.4 What are the modules in the baseline accounting system model? Discuss the
purposes and transactions associated with each module.
1. Vendors. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to
vendors. The transactions associated with Vendors module are: Create purchase
Order, Receive Items, and Enter Bills.
2. Customers. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to
customers. The processes associated with Customers module are: Create Invoice,
and Receive Customer Payments.
3. Employees. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to
employees. The processes associated with Vendor module are: Enter Time and
Calculate Payroll.
4. Banking. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to
organization banking. The processes associated with Banking module are: Pay Bills,
Make Deposit, Pay Employees, and Pay Payroll Liabilities.
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5. Financials. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to the
organization financials. The processes associated with Financial module are: Adjusting
Entries, Correcting Entries, Closing, and ad-hoc financial activities.
6. Reports. This module encapsulates all data and business processes related to the
accounting reports. The processes associated with Reports module are: Management
Reports, Tax Reports, External Financial Reports, and Sustainability Reports.
1.5 Discuss how the features of a spreadsheet and a database are similar and how they are different.
A spreadsheet shows rows and columns of a table and that is same as database
table’s records and fields features. Actually, a spreadsheet row is a record and a
column is a field in a database table
1.6 Discuss the potential risks if a company’s accounting system is not well secured.
Unauthorized access to the accounting data and software could result in valuable
information being stolen or damaged and virus or other malicious software damage
accounting systems software.
1.7 Discuss the benefits of an integrated enterprise system.
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An integrated enterprise system allows data to be shared among various enterprise
departments. For example, an advertising department can use data collected about
sales to cluster customers into categories and target customers-categories with
different adverting methods.
1.8 Discuss how value chain activities are related to accounting transaction cycles.
The value chain facilitates coordination of activities with suppliers and customers,
including purchasing and sales transactions.
1.9 Discuss the significance of information technology to the accounting professional.
Today, most accounting systems are computerized systems. These accounting systems
are installed on the enterprise computers and used on the enterprise internal networks
as well as the Internet. To effectively work with computers and use accounting systems,
accountants must know enough about computers and networks to be able to use
computerized accounting systems.
1.10 Discuss problems that enterprises may experience with shadow data.
Shadow data little or lack of documentation and lack or inadequate security and control
are two major problems experienced by enterprises.
Key Terms Check
1.11 Match the following terms and d 1. An organizing framework for business
processes, beginning with vendors and ending
definitions.
a. enterprise system with customers
b. integrated enterprise system h 2. Exchanges or transactions between an
c. business processes enterprise and its customers
d. value chain e 3. Accounting transactions related to specific
e. transaction cycles business processes
f. purchasing cycle b 4. Shares data across functional areas within
g. payroll cycle the enterprise
h. sales cycle
g 5. Transactions with employees
i. baseline accounting system
c 6. Related activities performed by an
enterprise to create value by transforming input
into output
a 7. A system that supports business activities
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