CHAPTER 1 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS: AN OVERVIEW SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1.1 The value chain classifies all business activities into two categories: primary activities and support activities. The five primary activities are: inbound logistics‚ operations‚ outbound logistics‚ sales & marketing‚ and service. The four support activities are: firm infrastructure‚ human resources management‚ technology‚ and purchasing. The inbound logistics function at S&S includes
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Artificial Intelligence - Essay Computers are becoming more and more human. In some areas they are superhumans. Computers can calculate even the hardest math problems in less than one millisecond. Beat us at games such as chess and first person shooter. Memorize entire books and movies just by ‘scanning’ them for a split second. Compose entire pieces of music. They can give people information on virtually any subject from the Internet. Yet we still don’t have a machine that can do the things that
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Database Project The following paragraph describes the expenditure cycle business processes of CandyWarehouse.com. CandyWarehouse.com is an online candy store. The store purchases candies from several vendors‚ and one of them is Fullerton Candy Factory. The store often places orders for candies of different flavors at the same time. Each order is placed with one specific vendor. The vendors never consolidate multiple orders into one shipment‚ and always ship merchandise promptly. Usually‚ the
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Appendix 1 - Department of Accounting SWOT Analysis Department of Accounting Meeting Minutes 1:00PM – 3:30 PM February 28‚ 2007 Revised April 20‚ 2007 by AAC Otto Martinson led the department in a “SWOT” analysis that resulted in the following list of Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats: Strengths • Dedicated Hard Working Faculty • High Quality Faculty in terms of teaching/research/practice • Wide range of faculty expertise • Relatively newly renovated Buildings • Mediated Classrooms
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CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF AIS EFFECTIVENESS IN MANUFACTURING FIRMS: EVIDENCE FROM THAILAND Wathana Yeunyong Ph.D. (Accounting) ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to investigate causes and consequences of accounting information system (AIS) effectiveness. Its causes are organization context‚ organizational coordination and control (OCC) that affect the quality of information‚ which is produced from AIS of the firm. The information is obtained from information sharing among subunits‚ electronic
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Salon Concepts Project III Kirstin Johnson DeVry University Abstract Steve Cowan is the owner of a distribution company of salon hair products. The company‚ Professional Salon Concepts‚ (PSC) was growing and decided to upgrade their AIS to support the demands of the company. Steve hired Mike‚ his brother-in-law to assist him and the two of them began to research the different products available believing they could better determine the needs of the company than a consultant could
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Accounting Information Systems‚ 6th edition James A. Hall COPYRIGHT © 2009 South-Western‚ a division of Cengage Learning. Cengage Learning and South-Western are trademarks used herein under license Objectives for Chapter 1 Primary information flows within the business environment Accounting information systems and management information systems The general model for information systems Financial transactions from non-financial transactions The functional areas of a business
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References: - W. Wikison Joseph‚ AIS: Essential Concept and Application‚ 2nd Edition‚ 1993. - Hall James‚ AIS: Concept and Practice for Effective Decision Making‚ 2nd Edition‚ 1984. - The impact of Globalization and Information Technology on the strategy and profitability of the Banking Industry; Dr. Christopher P. Holland
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Problem Solving and Searching IT Elect 104 (Chapter 3) Some text and images in these slides were drawn from Russel & Norvig’s published material Problem Solving Agent Function Problem Solving Agent * Agent finds an action sequence to achieve a goal * Requires problem formulation * Determine goal * Formulate problem based on goal * Searches for an action sequence that solves the problem * Actions are then carried out‚ ignoring percepts during that period
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11.11 1. Usually targeting the accounting department‚ these attacks are electronic theft of very small amounts numerous times‚ such as rounding of fractions of a cent from interest calculations F. salami attacks 2. A form of social engineering‚ the attacker fishes for sensitive‚ private data‚ such as using an authentic-looking fraudulent Web site H. phishing 3. Attacks involving manipulating and tricking individuals into divulging confidential information‚ such as imposter emails G. social engineering
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