Question 1

Well written documentation plays a key role in:

Question 1 options:

Reducing system failures

Increasing time spent correcting errors

Increasing time spent modifying programs

Increasing time spent by auditors to follow data flows

Question 2

For the following terms find the correct definition and place the number of that response in the blank space provided before the term. Each definition is used only once.

Question 2 options:

() end user computing

() document flowchart

() CASE (computer-assisted software engineering) tools

() documentation

1.

Refers to the ability of non-IT employees to create computer applications of their own

2.

Describes the logical flow of data within a computer system and the procedures that employees must follow to accomplish application tasks

3.

Traces the physical flow of documents through an organization

4.

Allows users to automate documentation tasks such as drawing or modifying flowcharts, drawing graphics and screen designs, developing reports, and even generating code from documentation

Question 3

Documentation is not important when end users create their own computer programs or applications.

Question 3 options:

True

False

Question 4

An example of end-user documentation would most likely be:

Question 4 options:

A document drawn with a CASE tool

Pseudo-code

Decision tables

Instructions for using a spreadsheet

Question 5

Good documentation when creating spreadsheets is to include the name of the original developer and important assumptions made in the model.

Question 5 options:

True

False

Question 6

Documentation includes everything except narrative descriptions.

Question 6 options:

True

False

Question 7

Programs such as all CLEAR and Visio are examples of CASE tools.

Question 7 options:

True

False

Question 8

All of the following are controls for end-user computing except:

Question 8 options:

Formally evaluate large projects

Formalize documentation standards

Limit the number of employees authorized to create end-user applications

all of the above are important controls

Question 9

Flowcharting is a science, with strict rules and procedures.

Question 9 options:

True

False

Question 10

End-user computing is common in firms because:

Question 10 options:

It is well-documented

It prevents employees from altering systems

It is free

It allows employees to rapidly develop applications

Question 11

A reader of a document flowchart is able to distinguish between the preparation of a document in one department and its receipt in another department by

Question 11 options:

Logic

Column

Arrows

Narratives

Question 12

There are many reasons why documentation of an AIS is important. For which of the following reasons would the user guides, procedure manuals and operating instructions be most important?

Question 12 options:

Training users

Depicting how the system works

Standardizing communications with others

Designing new systems