Accounting Information systems 15th Edition
by Marshall B Romney and Steinbart
Chapters 1-24 Covered
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PART I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM
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1. Accounting Information Systems: An Overview Y Y Y Y
2. Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
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3. Systems Documentation Techniques Y Y
PART II: DATA ANALYTICS
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4. Relational Databases Y
5. Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting Y Y Y Y Y
6. Transforming Data Y
7. Data Analysis and Presentation
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PART III: CONTROL OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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8. Fraud and Errors Y Y
9. Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques Y Y Y Y
10. Control and Accounting Information Systems
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11. Controls for Information Security Y Y Y
12. Confidentiality and Privacy Controls Y Y Y
13. Processing Integrity and Availability Controls Y Y Y Y
PART IV: ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
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14. The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections
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15. The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements
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16. The Production Cycle
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17. The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle
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18. General Ledger and Reporting System
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PART V: THE REA DATA MODEL
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19. Database Design Using the REA Data Model Y Y Y Y Y Y
20. Implementing an REA Model in a Relational Database Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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, 21. Special Topics in REA Modeling
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PART VI: THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
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22. Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis
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23. AIS Development Strategies
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24. Systems Design, Implementation, and Opera
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, Chapter 1 Accounting Information Systems: An Overview
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1.1 DistinguishYdataYfromYinformation,YdiscussYtheYcharacteristicsYofYusefulYinformation,YandY
explainYhowYtoYdetermineYtheYvalueYofYinformation.
1) WhichYofYtheYfollowingYstatementsYbelowYshowsYtheYcontrastYbetweenYdataYa
ndYinformation?
A) DataYisYtheYoutputYofYanYAIS.
B) InformationYisYtheYprimaryYoutputYofYanYAIS.
C) DataYisYmoreYusefulYinYdecisionYmakingYthanYinformation.
D) DataYandYinformationYareYtheYsame.
Answer:Y B
2) InformationYisYbestYdescribedYas
A) rawYfactsYaboutYtransactions.
B) dataYthatYhasYbeenYorganizedYandYprocessedYsoYthatYitYisYmeaningfulYtoYtheYuser.
C) factsYthatYareYusefulYwhenYprocessedYinYaYtimelyYmanner.
D) theYsameYthingYasYdata.
Answer:Y B
3) TheYvalueYofYinformationYcanYbestYbeYdeterminedYby
A) itsYusefulnessYtoYdecisionYmakers.
B) itsYrelevanceYtoYdecisionYmakers.
C) theYbenefitsYassociatedYwithYobtainingYtheYinformationYminusYtheYcostYofYproducingYit.
D) theYextentYtoYwhichYitYoptimizesYtheYvalueYchain.
Answer:Y C
4) AnYaccountingYinformationYsystemY(AIS)YprocessesY toYprovideYusersYwith
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A) data;Yinformation
B) data;Ytransactions
C) information;Ydata
D) data;Ybenefits
Answer:Y A
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5) informationYreducesYuncertainty,YimprovesYdecisionYmakers'YabilityYtoYma
keYpredictions,YorYconfirmsYexpectations.
A) Timely
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