SECTION A - TRUE/FALSE Answer All Questions in this Section. 1. T F The AIS benefits of information technology include automation, information organization, and communication. T Procurement and firm infrastructure are examples of primary business processes. T Inquiry is an essential activity in the customer order business management process. T AIS application architecture currently focuses on automating the traditional accounting cycle. I The primary function of the customer order business management process is order fulfilment. T F The implementation stage of a systems development project can be minimized when it involves an upgrade to an existing system. T Systems analysis is the first step in the systems development life cycle. T The steering committee needs to approach systems development from a "long-run" view. The systems development strategic plan should identify specific areas to be given the highest priority. 10. T F Costs in job or processing costing may be either actual or standard costs. 11 . T F Sales forecasts are generally unrelated to the amount of a product held in inventory. 12. T F All data processed and information stored in an accounting information system are mandatory for financial reporting purposes. 13. T F Good documentation means that records should be maintained by all parties involved in a transaction. 14. T F The operations function allows specialization in areas such as operating systems and software and communications technology. 15. T F Business processes are always triggered by some economic event, and all have clearly defined starting and ending points. 16. T F A key characteristic and benefit of business processes is that they are always limited to one functional area of the information system. 17. T F Analysing a company's value chain aids in the identification of a company's competitive advantages. 18. T F Operational transaction cycles have traditionally grouped activities of a business into six common operational processes. 19. T F DBMS is the hands-on use of computers by end users 20. T A just-in-time manufacturing system is one form of lean manufacturing.27. Timeframes in the development of a database in which different terminology may be used? A. Database realm B. Database designers C. Database builders D. Database users 28. Professionals who enter, update, delete, or search the database are called A. Database realms B. Database builders C. Database designers D. Database users 29. In which database structure is SQL used? A. Hierarchical B. Network C. Relational D. Object-oriented 30. Which of the database integrity rules addresses data consistency across the database? A. Referential integrity B. Domain integrity C. Entity integrity D. Primary key integrity 31. Which of the database anomalies is related to the primary key value? A. Update B. Insertion C. Deletion D. Grey hole 32. What is described by the business rules? A. Entity relationship cardinality B. Database anomalies C. Entity integrity D. Attribute name 33. Which of the following does not represent an entity attribute? A. Street name B. Account number C. Customer order D. Item codeSECTION B - MULTIPLE CHOICE Answer All Questions in this Section. 21. A business process typically associated with the vendor module of the baseline accounting system is A. Create invoices. B. Receive payments. C. Make deposits. D. Receive items. 22. Which of the following is NOT an accounting interface component? A. Navigation B. Database management system C. Database queries D. Reports 23. In an accounting system what is not behind the screen? A. Database B. DBMS C. Report D. Database Query 24. The ability of an interface to guide the user in a self-explanatory, logical manner is part of which user interface characteristics? A. Streamlined, uncluttered design B. Effortless navigation C. Customizable preferences D. Enhanced productivity 25. Which of one of the user interface tools is used to start an action? A. Text box B. List box C. Radio button D. Command button 26. Real-time reports A. Continuously provide live, up-to-the minute data B. Are used by external parties to make decisions C. Are used by stakeholders to evaluate an enterprise responsiveness to economic environment and social sustainability challenges D. Provide up-to-the-minute data without time lag.34. What type of relationship cannot be mapped to database tables? A. One-to-one B. One-to-many C. Many-to-many D. Many-to-one 35. In building an ERD, in which step is the database application chosen? A. Step 2: Determine the business rules for a specific business transaction. B. Step 5: Draw entity relationship diagrams C. Step 9: Develop relational database tables. D. Step 10: Build relational database tables. 36. Database normalization are performed to A. Remove redundant tables from the database. B. Remove redundant relationships from the database. C. Remove the database anomalies. D. Remove non-normal data from the database. 37. The value chain is used for: A. Coordinating accounting system activities B. Coordinating activities with suppliers and customers C. Linking business value like a chain D. Everything we do in a business. 38. The three key factors that impact the accounting system are: A. Customer, supplier and employee B. People, technology, and accounting processes C. Computers, network, and accounting software D. Business processes, database and technology. 39. Which tier in the accounting system architecture consists of accounting software? A. Accountant tier B. Database tier C. User tier D. Application tier 40. An item table's records has 5 fields: item code, item name, description, location ID, and warehouse ID. Which of these fields is a good candidate for the primary key? A. Location ID B. Item code C. Warehouse ID D. Item name. END OF PAPER