Hui Wang MGA311

Student ID 34912782
HW#1

1. Use of information
Classify the following users of information as either:
I- internal user T- external user: trading partner S- external user: stakeholder

a. Internal Revenue Service (I)

b. Inventory control manager (I)
c. Board of directors (I)
d. Customers (T)
e. Lending institutions (S)
f. Securities and Exchange Commission (S)
g. Stockholders (S)

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h. Chief executive officer (I)

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i. Suppliers (T)

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j. Bondholders (S)

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Examine the diagram below and determine what essential mechanism is missing.
Once you have identified the missing element, discuss its importance.
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This model is a general model for viewing AIS applications. And it’s missing the
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external and internal sources of date and external and internal end users and also
the feedback. By missing the external and internal end users are critical because
these two components are the outputs of data and information. Without these two
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components, even data transform to information, but it fail to cause outputs, which
it becomes useless information. Then the external and internal end users refer
feedbacks back to the external and internal sources of data, to evaluate the
relevance and reliability of the data and the productivity of the system.

5. Information System Categorization

Classify the following items as either:
TPS- transaction processing system FRS- financial reporting system
MRS- management reporting system

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 a. Variance reports (MRS)
b. Sales order capture (TPS)
c. Balance sheet (FRS)
d. Budgets (MRS)
e. Purchase order preparation (TPS)
f. Tax returns (FRS)
g. Sales summary by product line (FRS)
h. Cash disbursements preparation (FRS)
i. Annual report preparation (FRS)
j. Invoice Preparation (TPS)
k. Cost- volume –profit analysis (FRS)

10. Communications
Before the mid- 1970s, systems programmers and businesspeople (including
accountants) did not communicate well with one another. The programmers were
criticized for using too much jargon, and the businesspeople were criticized for not

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adequately expressing their needs. Efforts have been made to overcome this

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communication gap, but room for improvement still exists. What problems do you think

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resulted from this communication gap? What do you think you can do to help close the
gap even more when you entire the workforce?

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I think the problem resulted from this communication gap is because they lack of
well communication, didn’t understand each other well and prevents work to be done.
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I think the database system may help close the gap and squeeze these two characters
closer and help them communicate more and combine both ideas and information,
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11. Characteristics of Useful Information

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All records in a file must be uniquely identifiable in at least one attribute, which is its primary key.
Drawing on your general knowledge of accounting, identify the primary key for the following types
of accounting records. To illustrate, the first record is done for you.
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Record Type Primary Key

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Accounting Receivable Customer Number

Accounts Payable Company Number
Inventory Product Number
Customer sales orders Sales Number
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Purchase Orders to vendors Order Number

Cash Receipts (checks) from customers Positive Check Number
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Cash Disbursements (checks) to vendors Negative Check Number

Employee Payroll Earnings records Payroll Number
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