INFO 243 TERM TEST 1 PREP GENERAL AIS CONCEPTS * System – set of interdependent elements that together accomplish specific objectives * subsystem – interrelated parts that have come together‚ or integrated‚ as a single system. * IS/MIS – person made system that consists of an integrated set of computer based and manual components established to collect‚ store and manage data and to provide output info to users (hardware‚ software‚ data‚ procedure‚ people). Provides info for decision
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Chapter 3 – Ethics‚ Fraud‚ and Internal Control Fraud 1. Compare and contrast employee fraud vs. management fraud. a. Employee Fraud a. Nonmanagement employees convert cash or assets to direct employee benefit b. Management Fraud – Performance Fraud a. Does not involve direct theft of assets b. Fraud is perpetrated above which the internal control structure generally relate c. Use financial statements to create an illusion that an entity is healthier than it is d. Misappropriation of
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Accounting Information System(AIS) - is a structure that a business uses to collect‚ store‚ manage‚ process‚ retrieve and report its financial data so that it can be used by accountants‚ consultants‚ business analysts‚ managers‚ chief financial officers (CFOs)‚ auditors and regulatory and tax agencies. Components of AIS a. People - the system users - professionals who may need to use an organization’s AIS include accountants‚ consultants‚ business analysts‚ managers‚ chief financial officers
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resources against waste‚ fraud‚ or inefficient use; ensuring the reliability of accounting data; securing compliance with management policies; and evaluating the performance of all employees‚ managers and departments within the organization. The accounting system depends upon internal control procedures to ensure the reliability of accounting data. Many internal control procedures on the other hand make use of accounting data in keeping track of assets and monitoring the performance of departments
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15-1 A. What is information overload? : When information comes in faster than our brain can process it. Information overload occurs when the volume of the information supply exceeds the limited human information processing capacity. What causes it? : Personal factors‚ information technology‚ organizational design‚ task and process parameters‚ and information characteristics. What are its affects? : Stress and confusion are some of the results. How can decision makers deal with
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and is therefore a vital part of any accounting system. For example‚ documentation describes the tasks for recording accounting data‚ the procedures that users must perform to operate computer applications‚ the processing steps that AISs follow‚ and the logical and physical flows of accounting data through the system. This chapter explains in greater detail why accountants need to understand documentation and describes some tools for diagramming complex systems. Accountants can use many different
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work efficiently. Besides that‚ we need to upgrade the hardware‚ software and build network systems. These resources can not only help the staff to work more efficiently and securely but also provide a competitive advantage for the department and the organisation. In order to find suitable‚ affordable‚ secure topology ‚ software and other equipment which have good value at a low price‚ I collected the information from the Internet‚newspapers‚ reports ‚ advertisments‚and interviewed some suppliers to
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provide redundant pictures of an information system. We don’t need both." Discuss. ANS. Logical data flow diagrams (DFDs) present only the logical elements of an information system. By excluding the physical elements‚ the logical DFD allows us to concentrate on what a system is doing without being distracted by how the f Physical DFDs present the physical elements of an information system. They concentrate on who is acting on the data flowing through the system. Physical DFDs allow us to concentrate
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arrangement. 19.3 In what situations would you expect to model a relationship between an agent and a resource? Relationships between agents and resources can be modeled for two reasons. Relationships between resources and suppliers provide information about preferred and alternate suppliers. Relationships between
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Engineering Imam Hossein University‚ Tehran‚ Iran E-mail: Jmahmoodi@ecommerce.gov.ir Gholamreza Jandaghi Corresponding Author‚ Department‚ Faculty of Management‚ Qom College University of Tehran‚ Tehran‚ Iran E-mail: jandaghi@ut.ac.ir Abstract ERP systems have been considered by Iranian great organization in recent years. To that end‚ many large organizations in this country try to run ERP implement projects. Number of projects failed because of challenges and difficulties which were faced in way
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