Accounting Information Systems‚ 12e (Romney/Steinbart) Chapter 1 Accounting Information Systems: An Overview 1) Which of the following statements below shows the contrast between data and information? A) Data is the output of an AIS. B) Information is the primary output of an AIS. C) Data is more useful in decision-making than information. D) Data and information are the same. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 Objective: Learning Objective 1 Difficulty : Easy AACSB: Analytic 2) Information
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1450-223X Issue 4 (2009)‚ pp36-44 © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2009 http://www.eurojournals.com/ajsr.htm Accounting Information Systems (AIS) and Knowledge Management: A Case Study Zulkarnain Muhamad Sori Department of Accounting and Finance‚ Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Putra Malaysia Abstract This study seeks to examine the use of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) by ZBMS Sdn. Bhd.‚ and it’s contribution to the knowledge management and strategic role of the organisation
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“Protecting the firm ’s assets through a good internal control system. The objective is to guard against loss of assets because of theft‚ accidental destruction‚ and errors. Assurance must exist that transactions related to assets have been properly processed and that appropriate physical handling and control over assets exist.” MYOB is a computerised accounting system in which it provides users with an exclusive modern integrated accounting package for relevant tasks of an accountant such as bookkeeping
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Individual Assignment week 3 Rose Breedlove Merced ACC291 Accounting Principles II May 23‚ 2012 Prof. David Vega Individual Assignment week 3 Exercise E10-6 According to the accountant of Ulner Inc.‚ its payroll taxes for the week were as follows: * $198.40 for FICA taxes‚ * $19.84 for federal unemployment taxes‚ * $133.92 for state unemployment taxes. Instructions Journalize the entry to record the accrual of the payroll taxes. Solution: Payroll Tax Expense
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Quiz Chapter 1 1. What is data? What is information? (p.10) Data are facts‚ which may or may not be processed and have no direct effect on a user’s actions. Information causes the user to take an action that he or she otherwise could not‚ or would not have taken. 2. List tasks of database management. (p.12) Three database management tasks are data storage‚ data retrieval‚ and data deletion. 3. What services could not public accountings provide with their audit clients? (p.22) There are:
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roles of financial accounting “Accounting is an information system that identifies‚ records‚ and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users.”1. The basic objective of accounting is to provide information to the interested users to enable them to make business decisions and “Financial statements are the primary means of communicating financial information to parties outside the business organization.”2. Moreover‚ accounting can give the essential information‚ especially for
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Accounting is the financial information system that provides these insights. In short‚ to understand your organization‚ you have to know the numbers. Accounting consists of three basic activities—it identifies‚ records‚ and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users. You cannot earn a living‚ spend money‚ buy on credit‚ make an investment‚ or pay taxes without receiving‚ using‚ or dispensing financial information. Good decision making depends on good information
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Accounting Information Systems: An Overview The ’systems’ concept was created in order to minimize common errors such as duplications and‚ overall‚ encourage ‘integration’. Systems are almost always composed of subsystems‚ which are in charge of specific functions needed to support the larger organism. Subsystems are expected to follow the main organization’s goals even if it implies not meeting their specific targets. The value of the information reported by an entity is the difference between
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CheckPoint: Accounting Information System Requirements Rose Ann Rhone XACC/210C 09/06/2013 Donna Rosentrater CheckPoint: Accounting Information System Requirements In order to develop an accounting information system successfully the process has to broken up into phases. The phases are the system development life cycle (SDLC) which consists of the Planning and Investigation‚ Analysis‚ Design‚ Implementation‚ Follow-up‚ and Maintenance phases. The planning and investigation phase requires
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Ph.D.‚ CPA Professor‚ Accounting & Information Systems Program‚ School of Management University of Alaska Fairbanks 225E Bunnell Hall‚ PO Box 756080‚ Fairbanks‚ AK 99775-6080 Office: 907 474-5872; FAX: 907 474-5767; Cell: 907 978-2094 Email – mldavis@alaska.edu TEACHING INTERESTS‚ RESEARCH INTERESTS Primary teaching interests – graduate or undergraduate – focus on financial‚ intermediate‚ advanced‚ financial statement analysis and accounting theory Research concentrates
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