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Accounting Information Systems 8th Edition George H. Bodnar, William S. Hopwood - Solutions
What are structured analysis and structured programming?
What is CASE (computer-aided software engineering)?
Describe the following CASE tools:(a) repository(b) diagramming tools(c) syntax verifiers(d) prototyping(e) code generation(f) project management
Describe the following aspects of object-oriented programming:(a) objects(b) encapsulation(c) inheritance
What is prototyping?
What are some factors that should be considered when selecting a project leader?
What is the objective of project breakdown?
Identify several types of adjustments that might be made to basic time estimates in a project breakdown.
Identify the basic components of a project accounting system.
Do project costs always have to be charged to users? If not, why is a project accounting system necessary?
A data processing department uses the measure line of program code as a means to evaluate the performance of the programming staff in the department. What types of problems might a single measure such as this have in evaluating the performance of programmers? What would happen if the programming
The success of a computer-based system is affected by the quality of programming and the integrity of the input data.Required(a) List three procedures that should be followed by a programmer before a program is used in a regular production run.(b) List six control procedures that should be followed
Identify the types of costs that are likely to be incurred by an organization when it makes a major computer system acquisition. Classify the costs you identify as one-time costs for recurring costs. An example is the one-time costs incurred during the feasibility study.
The documentation of data processing applications is an important step in the design and implementation of any computer-based system. Documentation provides a complete record of data processing applications. However, documentation is a phase of systems development that often is neglected. Although
You have been assigned the responsibility of systems developer for the PBC Company. The company manufactures electronic components on a specialorder basis. Most of the company's business relates to defense contracting. The typical job might be valued at \(\$ 500,000\) and take six months to
The Even Manufacturing Company is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has a reasonably simple purchasing system that works as follows: The raw materials inventory manager notifies purchasing when the inventory falls below the reorder point. The purchasing department then issues a purchase order
Green Manufacturing produces candles and has approximately 50 employees. The candles are distributed to major supply points throughout the United States. At present, the company's accounting system is very simple. Also, the company's costs mainly consist of labor, materials, and factory overhead.
Quick Manufacturing is a defense contractor that produces high-technology weapons systems for the U.S. Air Force. Most of its contracts are valued in the millions of dollars and take approximately five years to complete. Bob Watts is the project coordinator for the new supersecret weapons system
Stuart Life Insurance is a large national life insurance company that specializes in whole-life policies. At present, the company has sales offices in every state in the United States, except Alaska and Hawaii. Life insurance policies are sold through individual sales offices, but all billing is
It is crucial that all major systems development efforts have the support of (the) ( ______________ ) .(a) steering committee(b) top management(c) chief systems analyst(d) controller
Which of the following should be responsible for the overall planning and control of the systems development effort of a company?(a) steering committee(b) top management(c) chief systems analyst(d) controller
Which of the following terms describes the analysis of specific decisions made by managers in terms of information inputs?(a) HIPO(b) work measurement(c) functional analysis(d) information needs analysis
The third phase of the systems analysis project involves specifying systems requirements. Such requirements are usually specified in terms of ( ______________ )(a) reports(b) inputs and outputs(c) decisions(d) processes
Which of the following fact-gathering techniques best allows the systems analyst to establish a personal working relationship with a manager?(a) depth interviews(b) structured interviews(c) open-ended questionnaires(d) closed-ended questionnaires
Which of the following fact-gathering techniques will often provide the analyst with insight into system activities that can be obtained in no other way?(a) depth interviews(b) structured interviews(c) document reviews(d) observation
An overview logical data flow diagram, which shows only the basic entities and data flows in a system, is called a ( ______________ ).(a) decision flow diagram(b) sources and uses of information diagram(c) context diagram(d) HIPO chart
In a logical data flow diagram, which of the following symbols would be used to represent a file of data?(a) terminator(b) data flow(c) data store(d) process
In a logical data flow diagram, which of the following symbols is drawn either as a circle or as a rectangle with curved edges?(a) terminator(b) data flow(c) data store(d) process
Which of the following is not one of the three basic constructs used in constructing a Warnier-Orr diagram?(a) redundancy(b) sequence(c) selection(d) repetition
Which of the following design criteria holds that the benefits of a design should exceed its costs?(a) feasibility(b) cost-effectiveness(c) standardization(d) integration
Which of the following design criteria holds that it must be possible to actually implement the design specifications?(a) feasibility(b) cost-effectiveness(c) standardization(d) integration
In a certain company, the data item "automobile expense" includes depreciation in one department but not in another. This violates which of the following design criteria?(a) flexibility(b) security(c) standardization(d) integration
In a certain company, the data item "customer address" is entered and maintained in separate databases by both the billing and sales departments. This violates which of the following design criteria?(a) flexibility(b) security(c) standardization(d) integration
Forms design should be given very careful attention by the systems design team because ( ______________ ) .(a) forms are expensive to produce in volume(b) forms are the interface between users and the system(c) forms are the first step in detailed systems design(d) forms are the final step in
Computer packages that meet the specific needs of an individual situation with minimal design work are called ( ______________ ).(a) turnkey systems(b) CASE systems(c) integrated systems(d) database systems
Which of the following tools uses a grid on which each item in the grid corresponds to a particular location on a medium where a form is to be displayed?(a) input-output matrix(b) forms layout chart(c) data hierarchy diagram(d) forms analysis sheet
The main disadvantage to canned software packages is ( _______________ ).(a) they rarely exactly meet a company's needs(b) they are more expensive than developing software in-house(c) they need to be debugged(d) they cannot be tried without investing a great deal of money
When evaluating purchased software, a good indicator of vendor support for the package is ( _____________ ).(a) a toll-free telephone number(b) the relative price of the package(c) the number of installations using the package(d) how user-friendly the package is
Computer hardware that is easily upgradable to a larger or faster model without losing existing data or programs is said to be ( ______________ ) .(a) a superflexible system(b) an upwardly compatible system(c) a user-friendly system(d) a turnkey system
Is the systems analysis phase of systems development more expensive than the systems design phase?
Which individuals should be involved in systems planning?
What is the function of the systems steering committee?
What are the primary phases of systems analysis?
What are some of the major hurdles that the systems analyst must overcome?
Discuss the primary advantages of depth interviews.
Discuss the primary advantages of structured interviews.
Under what situations would a closed-ended questionnaire be appropriate?
What should be included in the contents of the systems analysis report?
What is the difference between work measurement analysis and work distribution analysis?
What is the primary advantage of hierarchical function analysis?
Where are the limitations of hierarchical function analysis?
What is a HIPO?
When would the use of a decision flow diagram be important?
What are the key elements of a logical data flow diagram?
Give three examples of matrix-oriented analysis.
Why is systems analysis an important first step preceding systems design?
What are some of the key behavioral considerations that are important in systems analysis?
What are the major steps in the systems design process?
What are some of the major considerations that must be incorporated into the systems design process?
Which step in the design process is the most important?
In what ways can the accountant contribute the most to the systems design team?
Discuss the purpose of systems design packages.
Discuss the limitations of systems design packages.
At what stage should the systems design proposal be reviewed by top management?
Describe several major considerations involved in database design.
Describe several major considerations involved in output document design.
Why is observation needed? Can the analyst save a considerable amount of time by simply relying on the system as documented?
In a company too small for an information systems steering committee, which individual would be the most appropriate to oversee the systems development function?
What would be some unique problems associated with systems design in the automobile manufacturing industry?
Assume that you are the information systems manager for a medium-sized department store. At present your company does all of its customer billing manually. Your responsibility is to design a computerized database for customer accounts receivable.Required Exactly what data fields are needed for the
Which concept is the most important to systems implementation?(a) Ashby's law of requisite variety(b) Grosch's law(c) project continuity(d) project management
The Gantt chart shows ( ____________ ) .(a) planned activity times(b) relationships between activities(c) both a and b(d) neither a nor b
The conversion approach that is most risky to a company's operations is ( ____________ ) .(a) the direct approach(b) parallel operation(c) modular conversion
The conversion approach that involves phasing in a new system in segments is ( ____________ ) .(a) the direct approach(b) parallel operation(c) modular conversion
The largest component of a typical information systems budget is ( ____________ ).(a) computer hardware(b) software(c) personnel(d) utility expense
The general objective of financial control of information systems is usually ( ____________ ).(a) to reduce costs(b) to increase return on costs(c) to increase costs(d) to reduce return on costs
Technological obsolescence is a factor that encourages ( ____________ ).(a) the outright purchasing of computers(b) the long-term leasing of computers(c) both a and b(d) neither a nor b
The statement "All jobs with more than 1,000 records must be run after 3 P.M." is indicative of ( ____________ ).(a) explicit control of information systems services(b) financial control of information systems services(c) a chargeback system for information systems services(d) total absence of
In a cost recovery chargeback system, rates for information systems service are established with the objective of ( ____________ ).(a) charging users' costs to information systems(b) charging information systems' costs to users(c) maximizing information systems' profits(d) maximizing users' profits
Computer programming errors that are not detected until the system actually begins operation are called ( ____________ ).(a) nuts(b) bugs(c) moths(d) crackers
In procurement, which of the following departments should normally be responsible for the preparation of purchase requisitions?(a) cash disbursements(b) purchasing(c) receiving(d) stores
In procurement, which of the following departments should normally be responsible for the preparation of purchase orders?(a) cash disbursements(b) purchasing(c) accounts payable(d) stores
In order to provide accountability for purchasing, purchase requisitions should be available to ( __________ ).(a) the vendor(b) cash disbursements(c) accounts payable(d) receiving
Which of the following documents in the procurement business process is optional in SAP R/3?(a) purchase requisition(b) purchase order(c) both are optional(d) neither document is optional
For adequate internal control, the department responsible for preparing checks for signature should be ( __________ ).(a) the department that signs the checks(b) the accounts payable department(c) the purchasing department(d) the treasury department
In a cash disbursements business process, the voucher package should be canceled by ( __________ ).(a) cash disbursements(b) accounts payable(c) stores(d) general ledger
Which of the following documents should normally be included in a voucher package?(a) vendor invoice(b) purchase order(c) both a and b(d) neither a nor b
Which of the following departments should directly forward to accounts payable the copy of the receiving report that is included in the voucher package?(a) purchasing(b) receiving(c) cash disbursements(d) stores
In payroll processing, which of the following should be responsible for the preparation of the payroll register?(a) personnel department(b) payroll department(c) cash disbursements department(d) timekeeping department
In payroll processing, which of the following should be responsible for the authorization of pay rates for employees?(a) personnel department(b) payroll department(c) cash disbursements department(d) timekeeping department
What is the nature of the procurement business process?
How does a purchase requisition document differ from a purchase order document?
What accounting entry, if any, is necessitated by the issuance of a purchase order?
Identify the two major aspects of the procurement business process.
What is the function of a receiving report?
What is the invoice verification process?
How might budgetary control be exercised over the procurement business process? Give specific examples.
What factors or qualifications might be considered in the implementation of an approved vendors' list?
Criticize the following statement: "The major control over cash disbursements is the actual signing of the checks."
Identify the major control features in a cash disbursements business process.
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