Test Bank for Accounting Information Systems, 1st Edition by Arline A. Savage.pdf

Test Bank For Accounting Information Systems 10e James
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Chapters1
1. Informationsissasbusinesssresource.

*a.sTrue
b.sFalse


2. ITsoutsourcingsisslocation-independentscomputing.

a. True
*b.sFalse


3. Transactionsprocessingssystemssconvertsnon-
financialstransactionssintosfinancialstransactions.

a. True
*b.sFalse


4. Informationslackingsreliabilitysmaysstillshavesvalue.

a. True
*b.sFalse


5. AsbalancessheetspreparedsinsconformityswithsGAAPsissansexamplesofsdiscr
etionarysreporting.

a. True
*b.sFalse


6. Thesmanagementsreportingssystemsprovidessthesinternalsfinancialsinf
ormationsneededstosmanagesasbusiness.

*a.sTrue
b.sFalse


7. Mostsofsthesinputsstosthesgeneralsledgerssystemscomesfromsthesfinan
cialsreportingssystem.

a. True
*b.sFalse


8. Whenspreparingsdiscretionarysreports,sorganizationsscanschooseswhatsinf
ormationstosreportsandshowstospresentsit.

*a.sTrue
b.sFalse

,9. Retrievalsissthestasksofspermanentlysremovingsobsoletesorsredundantsreco
rdssfromsthesdatabase.

a. True
*b.sFalse


10. Systemssdevelopmentsrepresentss80stos90spercentsofsthestotalscostsofsas
computerssystem.

a. True
*b.sFalse


11. Thesdatabasesadministratorsissresponsiblesforsthessecuritysandsint
egritysofsthesdatabase.

*a.sTrue
b.sFalse


12. Customssoftwaresissdevelopedsandsmaintainedsbysenterprisesresourcespla
nners.

a. True
*b.sFalse


13. Thesinternalsauditorsrepresentssthesinterestssofsthird-
partysoutsiders.

a. True
*b.sFalse


14. Informationstechnologys(IT)sauditsscansbesperformedsbysbothsint
ernalsandsexternalsauditors.

*a.sTrue
b.sFalse


15. Customssoftwaresissthesmostsaffordablessystemssdevelopmentsoption.

a. True
*b.sFalse


16. Asdatabasesissascollectionsofsinterconnectedscomputerssandscommunica
tionssdevicessthatsallowssusersstoscommunicate,saccesssdatasandsapplicati
ons,sandssharesinformationsandsresources.

a. True
*b.sFalse

,17. Systemssmaintenancesconsumessthesmajoritysofsassystem’sstotalscos
ts.

*a.sTrue
b.sFalse


18. CloudscomputingsissaspracticesinswhichsthesorganizationssellssitssITsre
sourcesstosasthird-
partysoutsourcingsvendorsthensleasessbacksITsservicessfromsthesvendorsfors
ascontractsperiod.

a. True
*b.sFalse


19. Aspotentialsbenefitsofscloudscomputingsissthatsthesclientsfirmsdoessnotsn
eedstosknowswheresitssdatasaresbeingsprocessed.

a. True
*b.sFalse


20. Onesofsthesgreatestsdisadvantagessofsdatabasessystemssissthatsallsdatas
issalwayssavailablestosallsusers.

a. True
*b.sFalse


21. UndersSOXslegislationspublicsaccountingsfirmssaresnoslongersallowedstosp
rovidesconsultingsservicesstosauditsclients.

*a.sTrue
b.sFalse


22. Onesmembersofsascompany’ssauditscommitteesmustsbesansindependentsCPA.

a. True
*b.sFalse


23. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissnotsasbusinesssresource?

a. rawsmaterial
b. labor
c. information
*d.sallsaresbusinesssresources

, 24. Whichslevelsofsmanagementsissresponsiblesforsshort-
termsplanningsandscoordinationsofsactivitiessnecessarystosaccomplishsorganiza
tionalsobjectives?

a. operationssmanagement
*b.smiddlesmanagement
c. topsmanagement
d. linesmanagement


25. Whichslevelsofsmanagementsissresponsiblesforscontrollingsday-to-
daysoperations?

a. topsmanagement
b. middlesmanagement
*c.soperationssmanagement
d.sexecutivesmanagement



26. Location-
independentscomputingsinswhichssharedsdatascenterssdelivershostedsITsservicessoverst
hesInternetsisscalled

a. ITsoutsourcing
b. networksadministration
*c.scloudscomputing
d.scustomssoftware


27. Thesvaluesofsinformationsforsuserssissdeterminedsbysallsofsthesfollowingsexcept

a. reliability
b. relevance
*c.sconvenience
d.scompleteness


28. Ansexamplesofsasnonfinancialstransactionsis

a. salesofsproducts
b. cashsdisbursement
*c.slogsofscustomerscalls
d.spurchasesofsinventory


29. Ansexamplesofsasfinancialstransactionsis

*a.sthespurchasesofscomputer
b. assupplier’sspriceslist
c. asdeliverysschedule
d. ansemployeesbenefitsbrochure


30. Whichssubsystemsissnotspartsofsthesaccountingsinformationssystem?