question a

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

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 b

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

Pseudo-code

A document drawn with a CASE tool

Instructions for using a spreadsheet

Decision tables

Question c

Which of the following is true?

Question 39 options:

An AIS must be computerized to be useful

An AIS always produces useful information

An AIS always produces financial information

none of these

Questiond

Most AISs perform all of these functions except:

Collect raw accounting data

Store accounting data for future uses

Process data into useful information

AISs perform all of these functions

Question e

"Excessive data reporting" can result in:

Massive quantities of data printed out by a company's computer

Inefficient decision making by subsystem managers due to a lack of relevant information

all of the above

Subsystem managers' belief that it is a status symbol to receive large numbers of internally generated reports

The generation of unnecessary reports

Question f

To forecast cash receipts, information must be collected from

The sales process

Payroll processing

The purchasing process

Inventory control systems

Question g

Which of the following statementsbestdescribesa business process?

It is a collection of activities in an organization that creates value

It is an activity that increases and/or decreases dollar amounts on the financial statements

It is an economic event in the life of an organization

The nature and type of processes might vary from industry to industry

Question u

Well-designed output reports are characterized by all but which of the following?

They are useful

They are conveniently formatted

They never include graphs

They are easily identifiable

Question l

Performance reports are

Reports that show any exceptional conditions in an organization

Reports that compare budgets with actual performance

Never presented in an exception format

Transaction listings

Question m

A poorly-planned information system can result in:

Employee resistance and even sabotage

Inflexible systems which are hard to maintain or modify

Systems that solve the wrong problems

all of these are true

Question h

Which of these statements is true?

Accountants do not need to bother with systems studiesthey are mostly performed by IT specialists

System studies enable bright accountants to express ideas for improving a system

Systems studies rarely involve accounting information systems

all of these are true