The document contains questions about information systems concepts such as the components of an accounting information system (AIS), the general ledger system (GLS), management reporting systems (MRS), transaction processing systems (TPS), and financial reporting systems (FRS). It also covers principles and components of responsibility accounting and the balanced scorecard approach. The questions test understanding of how these various systems and concepts relate to each other and their roles within an organization.
The document contains questions about information systems concepts such as the components of an accounting information system (AIS), the general ledger system (GLS), management reporting systems (MRS), transaction processing systems (TPS), and financial reporting systems (FRS). It also covers principles and components of responsibility accounting and the balanced scorecard approach. The questions test understanding of how these various systems and concepts relate to each other and their roles within an organization.
The document contains questions about information systems concepts such as the components of an accounting information system (AIS), the general ledger system (GLS), management reporting systems (MRS), transaction processing systems (TPS), and financial reporting systems (FRS). It also covers principles and components of responsibility accounting and the balanced scorecard approach. The questions test understanding of how these various systems and concepts relate to each other and their roles within an organization.
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system must contain more than one part. the users for decision making. True False True False 2. Information are facts that are collected, 11. _____ refers to the management’s recorded, stored, and processed by a responsibility to properly manage the system. resources of the firm. True False Stewardship Responsibility 3. Information System Framework is a set of Authority formal procedures by which data are 12. The information system supplies collected, processed into information, and managers with the information they need distributed to the users. to carry out their decision-making True False responsibilities. 4. A common purpose relates the multiple True False parts of the system even though the each 13. The information system provides part functions independently of the others information to operations personnel to Multiple components add as an additional burden on top of their Purpose daily tasks. Relatedness True False Goal Conflict 14. Is a system that a business uses to 5. The process of dividing the system into collect, store, manage, process, retrieve smaller parts, for users to be convenient and report its financial data so that it can in representing, viewing, and be used by accountants, consultants, understanding relationships among business analysts, managers, chief subsystems. Multiple components financial officers, auditors, and regulatory Goal Conflict and tax agencies. Management System Decomposition information system System Interdependency Transaction processing system 6. The benefits provided by information less Information system the cost of producing it. Information Accounting information system Information Technology 15. An AIS can be a paper-and-pencil manual Value of Information system, a complex system using the Information Overload latest in It, or something in between; 7. Capacity to make a difference in a regardless of the approach, the process decision. is still the same. Completeness Timeliness True False Reliability Relevance 16. The 6 components of AIS includes: 8. Information is said to be ____ when it Responsibility Management Override faithfully represents what tis purports to People Internal Controls Data represent Information Technology Verifiable Relevant Authority Software Complete Reliable Instruction and Procedures 9. The ability through consensus among 17. Transaction cycles process individual measures to ensure that information events that are recorded in special represents what it purports to represent or journals, and summaries of these that the chosen method of measurement transaction flow into the GLS. has been used without error or bias. True False Understandable Relevance Verifiability Reliability 18. A source of input to the general ledger 10. Only Financial Transactions are processed Journal Voucher into the organization’s information system, to Financial Reporting System Management Reporting System Transaction Processing System Formalization of Tasks 19. The principal file in GLS database, and is Management of Exception based on the organization’s chart of 29. This principle refers to an individual’s accounts Journal Voucher File obligation to achieve desired results and GL History File defines the vertical reporting channels of Journal Voucher History File the firm through which information flows. GL Master File Span of Control 20. GLS is a hub connected only to Financial Responsibility and Authority Reporting System of the Accounting Formalization of Tasks Information System through spokes of Management of Exception information flows. 30. This principle suggests that managers True False should limit their attention to potential 21. Outside users of information are problem areas rather than being involved interested in the performance of the with every activity or decision. Span of organization as a whole, therefore, they Control require information that allows them to Responsibility and Authority observe trends in performance over time Formalization of Tasks and to make comparisons between Management of Exception different organizations. 31. Reports that are triggered by events: True False Scheduled Reports 22. Financial Statement must be prepared On demand Reports and presented by all organization in a 32. Identifying responsibility centers and their manner that is accepted and understood objectives, developing performance by internal users. measurement schemes, and preparing True False and analyzing performance reports of the 23. “Capture the transactions” is a task under: responsibility centers Span of Control GLS MRS Responsibility Accounting TPS FRS Responsibility and Authority 24. “Prepare the unadjusted trial balance” is a Balanced Scorecard task under: 33. A fundamental principle of a Balance GLS MRS Scorecard is that responsibility area TPS FRS managers are accountable only for items 25. “Make adjusting entries” is a task under: of costs, revenues and investments that GLS MRS they control. TPS FRS True False 26. Management reporting is often called 34. A _____ is a report that provides discretionary reporting because it is not multidimensional perspective of mandated, as is financial reporting. organization performance. Responsibility True False Centers 27. An MRS that directs management’s Responsibility Accounting attention to each tasks and function on a Responsibility and Authority timely basis promotes effective Balanced Scorecard management and thus, supports the 35. A Balances Scorecard measures four (4) organization’s business objectives. dimensions of performance which True False includes: 28. This principle suggest that management Feedback should structure the firm around the tasks if Customer Perspective performs, rather than around individuals with Internal Operations unique skills. Span of Control Management Directives Responsibility and Authority Innovation and Learning Responsibility and Authority Financial 36. In the balanced scorecard, innovation and learning handles how well information is captured and how effectively employees use the information to convert it to a competitive advantage over the industry. True False 37. A profit center manager has responsibility for cost control only. True False