AccountingMInformationMSystems,M4thMEditionMbyMVernonMRichardson
AnswersMIncluded
ChapM01M4eMRichardso
n
1) AccountingMandMFinanceMisMaMprimaryMactivityMinMtheMvalueMchain.
⊚M true
⊚M false
2) AsMofMtoday,MAccountingMInformationMSystemsMareMallMcomputerized.
⊚M true
⊚M false
3) BusinessMvalueMincludesMallMthoseMitems,MeventsMandMinteractionsMthatMdetermineMtheM
financialMhealthMandMwell-beingMofMtheMfirm.
⊚M true
⊚M false
4) TheMCertifiedMInformationMTechnologyMProfessionalM(CITP)MisMaMprofessionalMdesignati
onMforMthoseMwithMaMbroadMrangeMofMtechnologyMknowledgeMandMdoesMnotMrequireMaM
CPA.
⊚M true
⊚M false
5) TheMCertifiedMInformationMSystemsMAuditorM(CISA)MisMaMprofessionalMdesignationMge
nerallyMsoughtMbyMthoseMperformingMITMaudits.
⊚M true
⊚M false
6) InformationMisMdefinedMasMbeingMdataMorganizedMinMaMmeaningfulMwayMthatMisMusefulMtoMtheMuse
r.
⊚M true
⊚M false
7) DataMisMdefinedMasMbeingMinformationMorganizedMinMaMmeaningfulMwayMthatMisMusefulMtoMtheMus
er.
⊚M true
⊚M false
,8) AnMAISMmayMcreateMvalueMbyMgivingMaccessMtoMmanagementMinformationMreleva
ntMtoMtheMdecisionMmakers.
⊚M true
⊚M false
9) AnMAISMmayMcreateMvalueMbyMprovidingManMinternalMcontrolMstructureMneededMtoMmak
eMsureMtheMinformationMisMsecure,Mreliable,MandMfreeMfromMerror.
⊚M true
⊚M false
10) RelevantMinformation’sMmostMdefiningMcharacteristicMisMthatMitMisMfreeMfromMbiasMandMerror.
⊚M true
⊚M false
11) TheMcharacteristicsMofMrelevantMinformationMincludeMpredictiveMvalue,MfeedbackMval
ueMandMtimeliness.
⊚M true
⊚M false
12) AMfaithfulMrepresentationMofMtheMunderlyingMeventMshouldMreflectMtheMbiasMofMtheMsystemManalyst
.
⊚M true
⊚M false
13) InformationMoverloadMisMdefinedMasMtheMdifficultyMaMpersonMfacesMinMunderstandingMa
M problemMandMmakingMaMdecisionMasMaMconsequenceMofMtooMmuchMinformation.
⊚M true
⊚M false
14) TheMmainMfinancialMbenefitMofMCustomerMRelationshipMManagementMpracticesMreducesMt
heMcostMofMgoodsMsold.
⊚M true
⊚M false
,15) AnMefficientMEnterpriseMSystemMcanMsignificantlyMlowerMtheMcostMofMsupportMprocessesMi
ncludedMinMsales,Mgeneral,MandMadministrativeMexpenses.
⊚M true
⊚M false
16) AnMaccountingMinformationMsystemM(AIS)MisMdefinedMasMbeingManMinformationMsyst
emMthatMrecords,MprocessesMandMreportsMonMtransactionsMtoMprovideMfinancialMandM
nonfinancialMinformationMforMdecisionMmakingMandMcontrol.
⊚M true
⊚M false
17) AnMenterpriseMsystemMisMaMcentralizedMdatabaseMthatMcollectsMdataMfromMthroughoutM
theMfirm.MThisMincludesMdataMfromMorders,Mcustomers,Msales,MinventoryMandMemploye
es.
⊚M true
⊚M false
18) OutboundMlogisticsMareMtheMactivitiesMassociatedMwithMreceivingMandMstoringMrawMmat
erialsMasMwellMasMactivitiesMthatMtransformMtheseMinputsMintoMfinishedMgoods.
⊚M true
⊚M false
19) ServiceMActivitiesMasMdefinedMinMtheMvalueMchainMareMthoseMactivitiesMthatMprovideMtheM
supportMofMcustomersMafterMtheMproductsMandMservicesMareMsoldMtoMthemM(e.g.MwarrantyM
repairs,Mparts,MinstructionMmanuals,Metc.).
⊚M true
⊚M false
20) AMwell-designedMandMwell-
functioningMAISMcanMbeMexpectedMtoMcreateMvalueMbyMprovidingMrelevantMinformati
onMhelpfulMtoMmanagementMtoMincreaseMrevenuesMandMreduceMexpenses.
⊚M true
⊚M false
, 21) ProductionMofMaM1040MtaxMformMfromMtheMAISMtoMbeMdeliveredMtoMtheMInternalMReven
ueMServiceMisManMexampleMofMdiscretionaryMinformation.
⊚M true
⊚M false
22) EnterpriseMSystemsMdoMnotMexistMtoMfacilitateMdecisionMmaking.
⊚M true
⊚M false
23) TheMSarbanes-
OxleyMActMofM2002MisMaMfederalMlawMinMtheMUnitedMStatesMthatMsetMnewMandMenhanc
edMstandardsMforMallMU.S.MpublicMcompanies,MtheirMmanagementMandMpublicMaccountin
gMfirms.
⊚M true
⊚M false
24) CRMMsoftwareMoftenMincludesMtheMuseMofMdatabaseMmarketingMtoolsMtoMlearnMmoreM
aboutMtheMcustomersMandMtoMdevelopMstrongMfirm-to-customerMrelationships.
⊚M true
⊚M false
25) TheMCertifiedMInformationMTechnologyMProfessionalMisMtheMpositionMcreatedMbyMtheMAI
CPAMtoMrecognizeMCPAsMwhoMhaveMtheMabilityMtoMprovideMskilledMprofessionalMservice
sMonMInformationMTechnology.
⊚M true
⊚M false
26) AccountingMInformationMSystemsMwhichMareMcomputerizedMdoMnotMneedMtoMmaintainM
internalMcontrols.
⊚M true
⊚M false