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i.d INFORMATIONSYSTEMS,15TH i.d i.d
EDITION BY ROMNEY,
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i.d STEINBART,SUMMERS,WOOD
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, Chapter1 i.d i . d AccountingInformationSystems:AnOverview i.d i.d i.d i.d
1.1 Distinguishdatafrominformation,discussthecharacteristicsofusefulinformation,and i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d
explain how to determine the value of information.
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1) Whichofthefollowingstatementsbelowshowsthecontrastbetweendataand i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d
information?
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A) Data is the outputof an AIS. i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d
B) Informationis theprimaryoutput ofanAIS. i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d
C) Data ismoreusefulin decision making than information.
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D) Dataandinformationarethesame. i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d
Answer: B i . d
2) Informationisbestdescribed as i.d i.d i.d i.d
A) rawfactsabouttransactions. i.d i.d i.d
B) datathat hasbeenorganized andprocessed sothatit ismeaningfulto theuser.
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C) facts thatareusefulwhenprocessedinatimely manner.i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d
D) the same thing as data. i.d i.d i.d i.d
Answer: B i . d
3) Thevalue ofinformation canbest bedetermined by
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A) itsusefulness todecision makers.
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B) itsrelevancetodecisionmakers.
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C) thebenefitsassociatedwithobtainingtheinformationminusthecostofproducingit.
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D) theextent towhichitoptimizes thevaluechain.
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Answer: C i . d
4) Anaccounting information system (AIS) processes
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Answer: A
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5) informationreducesuncertainty,improvesdecisionmakers'abilitytomake i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d
predictions, or confirms expectations.
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A) Timely
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,B) Reliable
C) Relevant
D) Complete
Answer: C
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6) Informationthatisfreefromerrororbiasandaccuratelyrepresentstheeventsoractivities of the
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organization is
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A) relevant.
B) reliable/FaithfulRepresentation. i.d i.d i.d
C) verifiable.
D) timely.
Answer: B i . d
7) Informationthat doesnot omitimportantaspectsof theunderlying eventsoractivities that
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it measures is
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A) complete.
B) accessible.
C) relevant.
D) timely.
Answer: A i . d
8) Information is i.d i.d whentwoknowledgeablepeopleindependentlyproducethei.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d
same information.
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A) verifiable
B) relevant
C) reliable
D) complete
Answer: A
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9) Data must be converted into information to be considered useful and meaningful for
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decision making. There are six characteristics that make information both useful and
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meaningful. Ifinformationisfreefromerrororbias andaccuratelyrepresentstheeventsor
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activities of the organization, it is representative of the characteristic of
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A) relevancy.
B) timeliness.
C) understandability.
D) reliability.
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10) Inventoryinformationisprovidedinrealtimebyafirm'saccountinginformationsystem. The i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d
accuracy of this information is questionable, however, since the production manager often
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reports stock outs of components that the system indicates are in stock. Which of the following
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characteristics of useful information is absent in the situation described above?
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A) relevant
B) reliable
C) complete
D) timely
E) understandable
F) verifiable
G) accessible
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11) Cheryl Metrejean has been the controller of Downtown Tires for 25 years. Ownership of the i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i.d i .d i.d i .d i .d i.d i .d
firm recently changedhands and the new owners areconducting anaudit of the financial records.
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The audit has been unable to reproduce financialreports that were prepared by Ms. Metrejean.
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While there is no evidence of wrongdoing, the auditors are concerned that the discrepancies
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might contribute to poor decisions. Which of the following characteristics of useful information
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is absent in the situation described above?
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A) relevant
B) reliable
C) complete
D) timely
E) understandable
F) verifiable
G) accessible
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12) In 2003, Singh Manufacturing implemented a Web-based information system that allows all
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employeestoaccessmission-criticalinformation.Theintentionwastoincreaseproduction
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efficiency. Unfortunately, it had the opposite effect, as deliveries fell behind schedule and costs
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increased.ShamanGupta,thedirectorofinformationtechnologyservices,askedAshlee Wells to
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come in and talk with him about the system. Ashlee is a long-time employee of Singh, and her
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opinion is valued by her peers and by her supervisor.
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"So Ashlee, how's it going down there inthe shop?"
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"Not so good, Shaman. Used to be we got a weekly pick list so we knew how to plan production.
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Now,wegotthatcomputersystem.Mostofuscan'tfigureouthowtouseittodo our jobs. Is there
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some way to print out a pick list?"
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