Answers 2025
Which of the following is most likely to require locations in a REAL model? A company uses
both UPS and FedEx to ship products A company maintains multiple manufacturing facilities
around the US Both of the above None of the above -(correct answer)A company maintains
multiple manufacturing facilities around the US Which of the following best describes the
purpose of an event in a BPMN activity diagram? -(correct answer)Shows where the work
takes place Business models provide value in all of the following areas except which one? a.
Managing complexity b. Eliciting requirements for new systems c. Specifying system
requirements d. Employee performance appraisal -(correct answer)c. employee performance
appraisal Which of the following best describes a business model? a. Software available to
support process stimulation b. An evaluation of potential business process improvements c.
Typically a graphical depiction of the essential business process information d. A sequence of
business activities -(correct answer)Typically a graphical depiction of the essential business
process information Which of the following best describes the purpose of a gateway in a
BPMN activity diagram? a. shows where the work takes place b. affects the flow of the
business process c. controls branching and merging d. describes the sequence of workflow
-(correct answer)controls branching and merging Which of the following symbols depicts a
sequence flow? a. rectangle b. a circle with a wide single line perimeter c. an arrow d. a circle
with a double line perimeter -(correct answer)an arrow Which of the following best describes
the purpose of a BPMN activity model? a. depicts data structures b. describes the sequence of
workflow in a business process c. reflects business rules d. creates a blueprint to support the
collection of process information -(correct answer)describes the sequence of workflow in a
business process Dan is a new car salesman. When a potential customer contacts Dan, he
does a short intake interview to determine the customer's interests and needs for a new car;
he then looks up inventory on hand to locate cars that meet the customer's requirements. If
, such a car is not available locally, Dan may check other nearby dealerships. The customer,
accompanied by Dan, may test drive one or more cars over a period of several days. When the
customer is ready to purchase a new car, Dan verifies the customer's credit rating; he then
turns the customer over to Sheila in the finance department. Sheila works out the customer's
financing and finalizes the paperwork. The customer normally leaves the dealership with a
new car within three hours of making a selection. Which of the following would appear in the
rightmost column of a REA model of the case?` -(correct answer)sales staff, financing staff,
and the customer REAL modeling focuses on: -(correct answer)strategic operating events
Bsed on the information they collect, we classify accounting systems as: -(correct
answer)event driven or view based The things invovled in the business process are referred to
as -(correct answer)resources The people invovled in the business process are referred to as
-(correct answer)agents Which of the following is an "operating event," as the term is used in
REAL modeling? 1) deciding to make changes in an organization's operations 2) paying
insurance premiums 3) preparing the operating section of a statement of cash flows 4) the
term "operating event" is not used in relation to REAL modeling -(correct answer)paying
insurance premiums Databases should never store derivable information. Derivable
information includes: (i) an employee's birth date (ii) cash flow from investing activities. I only II
only Both I and II Neither I nor II -(correct answer)I only A junction table is required in a
relational database when one item A is associated with many item Bs one item B is associated
with many item As both of the above none of the above -(correct answer)both of the above All
of the following are weaknesses of view driven systems except Data are stored in multiple
places They capture the most comprehensive data set possible Data are highly aggregated
They often process data in batches -(correct answer)They capture the most comprehensive
data set possible An accounting information system designed specifically to produce general
purpose financial statements is called a view driven system a manual system an event driven
system a computerized system -(correct answer)a view driven system By using big data,
companies can predict future market trends and price their goods accordingly. This has been