UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST - CALOOCAN CAMPUS

College of Business Administration

SY 2020 - 2021
BSA 3103 - Accounting Information System

NAME Jermaine N. De Guzman CLASS ID:

SECTION Bsa 2E DATE August 28, 2020

Module No. : 2 Activity No.: 1

Topic : Introduction to Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Short Answer
Answer each question in a clear and organized paragraph. Each paragraph should include a
clear and precise thought that directly addresses the questions. This activity is worth 30 points
in total, based on the rubric for this assessment to score your response found at the bottom of
the assignment.

1 Transaction data is initially entered through two alternative internal accounting

. records. Identify and explain the purpose of these records of original entry.
 A Journal entry is made for each transaction showing the accounts and amounts
to be debited and credited. A "general journal" is used to record infrequent and
nonrecurring transactions. A "specialized journal" is used to simplify the process of
recording large numbers of repetitive transactions. Examples of specialized
journals include sales journals

2 Identify the types of data processing.

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3 In order to identify the information needs of a company, an information systems

. specialist first identifies business activities and then key decisions within each
activity. Once the key decisions have been identified, the specialist determines
what information is needed for each decision. For the "pay vendors" business
activity determine the key decisions that need to be made and the information
needs of each decision.