COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR GUYTON AND
HALL TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
14TH EDITION CHAPTERS 1–86 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ An information system is an example of a natural system. Answer:
False
◉ Transaction processing systems convert non-financial
transactions into transactions. Answer: False
◉ Information lacking reliability may still have value. Answer: False
◉ A balance sheet prepared in conformity with GAAP is an example
of discretionary reporting. Answer: False
◉ The Management Reporting System provides the internal financial
information needed to manage a business. Answer: True
◉ Most of the inputs to the General Ledger System come from the
Financial Reporting System.. Answer: False
,◉ When preparing discretionary reports, organizations can choose
what information to report and how to present it. Answer: True
◉ Retrieval is the task of permanently removing obsolete or
redundant records from the database. Answer: False
◉ Systems development represents 80 to 90 percent of the totoa
cost of a computer system. Answer: False
◉ The database administrator is responsible for the security and
integrity of the database. Answer: False
◉ A backbone system is completely finished, tested, and ready for
implementation. Answer: False
◉ The internal auditor represents the interests of third-party
outsiders. Answer: False
◉ Information Technology (IT) audits can be performed by both
internal and external auditors. Answer: True
◉ The single largest user of computer services is the personnel
function. Answer: False
, ◉ Increased control is one of the key advantages of distributed data
processing. Answer: False
◉ The flat-file approach is most often associated with so-called
legacy systems. Answer: True
◉ In a flat-file system, files are easily shared by users. Answer: False
◉ Legacy systems were eliminated in the effort to make systems
Y2K compliant. Answer: False
◉ One of the greatest disadvantages of database systems is that all
data is always available to all users. Answer: False
◉ Under SOX legislation auditors are no longer allowed to provide
consulting services to audit clients. Answer: True
◉ Under SOX legislation auditors are no longer allowed to provide
consulting services to audit clients, but they can provide it to non-
audit clients. Answer: False
◉ Processing more transactions at a lower unit cost makes batch
processing more efficient than real-time systems. Answer: True
HALL TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
14TH EDITION CHAPTERS 1–86 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ An information system is an example of a natural system. Answer:
False
◉ Transaction processing systems convert non-financial
transactions into transactions. Answer: False
◉ Information lacking reliability may still have value. Answer: False
◉ A balance sheet prepared in conformity with GAAP is an example
of discretionary reporting. Answer: False
◉ The Management Reporting System provides the internal financial
information needed to manage a business. Answer: True
◉ Most of the inputs to the General Ledger System come from the
Financial Reporting System.. Answer: False
,◉ When preparing discretionary reports, organizations can choose
what information to report and how to present it. Answer: True
◉ Retrieval is the task of permanently removing obsolete or
redundant records from the database. Answer: False
◉ Systems development represents 80 to 90 percent of the totoa
cost of a computer system. Answer: False
◉ The database administrator is responsible for the security and
integrity of the database. Answer: False
◉ A backbone system is completely finished, tested, and ready for
implementation. Answer: False
◉ The internal auditor represents the interests of third-party
outsiders. Answer: False
◉ Information Technology (IT) audits can be performed by both
internal and external auditors. Answer: True
◉ The single largest user of computer services is the personnel
function. Answer: False
, ◉ Increased control is one of the key advantages of distributed data
processing. Answer: False
◉ The flat-file approach is most often associated with so-called
legacy systems. Answer: True
◉ In a flat-file system, files are easily shared by users. Answer: False
◉ Legacy systems were eliminated in the effort to make systems
Y2K compliant. Answer: False
◉ One of the greatest disadvantages of database systems is that all
data is always available to all users. Answer: False
◉ Under SOX legislation auditors are no longer allowed to provide
consulting services to audit clients. Answer: True
◉ Under SOX legislation auditors are no longer allowed to provide
consulting services to audit clients, but they can provide it to non-
audit clients. Answer: False
◉ Processing more transactions at a lower unit cost makes batch
processing more efficient than real-time systems. Answer: True
