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AIS Exam 1 Chapters 1-4 Questions with
Correct Answers for Specific Exam Mail
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
An accounting information system (AIS) processes ____ to provide users with
_____.
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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
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
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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
The general ledger account that corresponds to a subsidiary ledger account
is known as a
Ans: control account
A listing of general ledger accounts by account number is called the
Ans: chart of accounts
Federal Express stated in one of its mission statements that "positive control of
each package will be maintained by utilizing.... electronic tracking and
tracing systems." This is an example of which type of data processing?
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AIS Exam 1 Chapters 1-4 Questions with
Correct Answers for Specific Exam Mail
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
An accounting information system (AIS) processes ____ to provide users with
_____.
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
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
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
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
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
The general ledger account that corresponds to a subsidiary ledger account
is known as a
Ans: control account
A listing of general ledger accounts by account number is called the
Ans: chart of accounts
Federal Express stated in one of its mission statements that "positive control of
each package will be maintained by utilizing.... electronic tracking and
tracing systems." This is an example of which type of data processing?
Pretest - Stuvia US
