a.What are some typical outputs of an AIS? Why do system analysts concentrate on managerial reports when they start to design an effective AIS? Why not start with the inputs to the system instead?

b.How does a data flow diagram for the sales process differ from a system flowchart describing that process?

c.How are the inputs and outputs of the purchasing process likely to be different for a restaurant versus an automobile manufacturer?

d.Listed below are several types of accounting data that might be coded. For each data item, recommend a type of code (mnemonic, sequence, block, or group) and support your choice.

a. Employee identification number on a computer file

b. Product number for a sales catalog

c. Inventory number for the products of a wholesale drug company

d. Inventory part number for a bicycle manufacturing company

e. Identification numbers on the forms waiters and waitresses use to take orders

f. Identification numbers on airline ticket stubs

g. Automobile registration numbers

h. Automobile engine block numbers

i. Shirt sizes for men's shirts

j. Color codes for house paint

k. Identification numbers on payroll check forms

l. Listener identification for a radio station

m. Numbers on lottery tickets

n. Identification numbers on a credit card

o. Identification numbers on dollar bills

p. Passwords used to gain access to a computer

q. Zip codes

r. A chart of accounts for a department store

s. A chart of accounts for a flooring subcontractor

t. Shoe sizes

u. Identification number on a student examination

v. Identification number on an insurance policya.What are some typical outputs of an AIS? Why do system analysts concentrate on managerial reports when they start to design an effective AIS? Why not start with the inputs to the system instead?

b.How does a data flow diagram for the sales process differ from a system flowchart describing that process?

c.How are the inputs and outputs of the purchasing process likely to be different for a restaurant versus an automobile manufacturer?

d.Listed below are several types of accounting data that might be coded. For each data item, recommend a type of code (mnemonic, sequence, block, or group) and support your choice.

a. Employee identification number on a computer file

b. Product number for a sales catalog

c. Inventory number for the products of a wholesale drug company

d. Inventory part number for a bicycle manufacturing company

e. Identification numbers on the forms waiters and waitresses use to take orders

f. Identification numbers on airline ticket stubs

g. Automobile registration numbers

h. Automobile engine block numbers

i. Shirt sizes for men's shirts

j. Color codes for house paint

k. Identification numbers on payroll check forms

l. Listener identification for a radio station

m. Numbers on lottery tickets

n. Identification numbers on a credit card

o. Identification numbers on dollar bills

p. Passwords used to gain access to a computer

q. Zip codes

r. A chart of accounts for a department store

s. A chart of accounts for a flooring subcontractor

t. Shoe sizes

u. Identification number on a student examination

v. Identification number on an insurance policy