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AIS EXAM 1 CHAPTERS 1-4 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
A set of two or more interrelated components that interact to achieve
a goal is
Ans: a system
This results when a subsystem achieves its goals while contributing to
the organization's overall goal.
Ans: goal congruence
Facts that are collected, recorded, stored and processed by an
information system.
Ans: data
Data that have been organized and processes to provide meaning to
a user is
Ans: information
Humans can absorb and process only so much information.
Information _____ occurs when those limits are passed.
Ans: overload
Sunday, 02 March 2025
,An accounting information system (AIS) processes ____ to provide users
with _____.
Ans: data; information
Data must be converted into information to be considered useful and
meaningful for decision-making. There are six characteristics that make
information both useful and meaningful. If information is free from error
or bias and accurately represents the events or activities of the
organization, it is representative of the characteristic of
Ans: reliability
An accounting information system must be able to perform which of
the following tasks?
Ans: Process transaction data, collect transaction data, provide adequate
controls
The primary objective of accounting is to
Ans: provide useful information to decision makers
The primary focus of an AIS course, as opposed to other IS courses, is
on
Ans: understanding how information technology can be used to improve AIS
processes
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, An agreement between two entities to exchange goods or services or
any other event that can be measured in economic terms by an
organization is
Ans: transaction
Groups of related business activities such as the acquisition of
merchandise and payment of vendors are called
Ans: transaction cycles
Which of the following is not a transaction cycle?
Ans: general ledger and reporting
All transaction cycles feed information directly into the
Ans: general ledger and reporting system
A typical source document could be
Ans: in some paper form and a computer data entry screen
Certain documents or forms are generated and/or processed with
each transaction cycle. The issuing of a purchase order is part of which
transaction cycle?
Ans: the expenditure cycle
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In today's fast-paced educational landscape, students need reliable resources to excel in their studies.
5.0
AIS EXAM 1 CHAPTERS 1-4 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
A set of two or more interrelated components that interact to achieve
a goal is
Ans: a system
This results when a subsystem achieves its goals while contributing to
the organization's overall goal.
Ans: goal congruence
Facts that are collected, recorded, stored and processed by an
information system.
Ans: data
Data that have been organized and processes to provide meaning to
a user is
Ans: information
Humans can absorb and process only so much information.
Information _____ occurs when those limits are passed.
Ans: overload
Sunday, 02 March 2025
,An accounting information system (AIS) processes ____ to provide users
with _____.
Ans: data; information
Data must be converted into information to be considered useful and
meaningful for decision-making. There are six characteristics that make
information both useful and meaningful. If information is free from error
or bias and accurately represents the events or activities of the
organization, it is representative of the characteristic of
Ans: reliability
An accounting information system must be able to perform which of
the following tasks?
Ans: Process transaction data, collect transaction data, provide adequate
controls
The primary objective of accounting is to
Ans: provide useful information to decision makers
The primary focus of an AIS course, as opposed to other IS courses, is
on
Ans: understanding how information technology can be used to improve AIS
processes
Examstudy - Stuvia US
, An agreement between two entities to exchange goods or services or
any other event that can be measured in economic terms by an
organization is
Ans: transaction
Groups of related business activities such as the acquisition of
merchandise and payment of vendors are called
Ans: transaction cycles
Which of the following is not a transaction cycle?
Ans: general ledger and reporting
All transaction cycles feed information directly into the
Ans: general ledger and reporting system
A typical source document could be
Ans: in some paper form and a computer data entry screen
Certain documents or forms are generated and/or processed with
each transaction cycle. The issuing of a purchase order is part of which
transaction cycle?
Ans: the expenditure cycle
Examstudy - Stuvia US
