Management Information Systems
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Course Introduction
Management Information Systems (MIS) explores the integration of information technology with business processes to drive organizational effectiveness and efficiency. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of information systems, including hardware, software, databases, networking, and security. It examines how organizations use management information systems to support decision-making, improve communication, streamline operations, and gain competitive advantages. Through case studies and practical examples, students will learn about the strategic role of MIS, ethical considerations, systems development life cycles, and current trends such as cloud computing and big data analytics.
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Accounting Information Systems 1st Edition by Vernon
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Chapter 1: Accounting Information Systems and Firm Value
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Q1) The income statement account most likely affected by an AIS investment in customer relationship management (CRM)would be:
A) Revenues
B) Cost of Goods Sold
C) Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
D) Unearned Revenue
Answer: A
Q2) CRM software often includes the use of database marketing tools to learn more about the customers and to develop strong firm-to-customer relationships.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) An accounting information system (AIS)is defined as being an information system that records,processes and reports on transactions to provide financial information for decision making and control.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Accountants As Business Analysts
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Q1) Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)start events are shown using ovals and flowchart start events are shown using circles.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) To be valuable business partners,accountants must understand how the business delivers value to its employees.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Documentation helps with training but won't help with regulatory compliance issues. A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) Models should be simpler than the processes and systems they depict. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Data Modeling
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Q1) A database should have exactly the same number of tables as there are Classes in the Unified Modeling Language (UML)Class diagram from which the database is developed.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q2) A Class is a separately identifiable collection of business relationships.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Associations can indicate the roles that one Class takes in its business relationship with another Class.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) Unified Modeling Language (UML)Class diagrams describe the logical structure of a database system.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Relational Databases and Enterprise Systems
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Q1) Search for another case on-line in which the company failed to implement the ERP systems.Summarize the case and give the reasons that caused the failure.
Q2) What kind data model is most commonly used as a basis for today's enterprise systems?
A) The hierarchical mode
B) The network model
C) The relational model
D) None of the above
Q3) Which type of data models allows each record to have multiple parent and child records?
A) The hierarchical mode
B) The network model
C) The relational model
D) None of the above
Q4) List the seven objects and their functions that are used to implement relational databases using Microsoft Access.
Q5) What are the benefits of implementing the enterprise systems in companies?
Q6) Discuss the challenges of enterprise system implementation?
Q7) What are the three main advantages of relational databases?
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Chapter 5: Sales and Collections Business Process
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Q1) An intermediate error event can be used to model process exceptions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A BPMN process flow can start in one pool and end in the collaborating pool.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In a collaboration model using BPMN,the interaction between participants is called orchestration.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Business rules are unrelated to COSO control activities,although they serve an important purpose.
A)True
B)False
Q5) One-to-one relationships are implemented by creating a linking table.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A pool in a BPMN model does not actually have to display any activities.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Purchases and Payments Business Process
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Q1) In a BPMN collaboration model of the purchase process,one pool describes the focal organization's activities and the other pool describes what?
A) The supplier's activities
B) The customer's activities
C) The sequence of steps in the process
D) The message flows between the pools
Q2) In a BPMN collaboration model of the purchase process,which of the following is the appropriate term for the message flows between pools?
A) Orchestration
B) Choreography
C) Collaboration
D) Intermediate events
Q3) In a BPMN activity diagram,which of the following best describes the purpose of an intermediate timer event?
A) Represent a time delay
B) Indicates a delay to a specific date/time
C) Indicates a delay to a relative date, such as next Thursday
D) All of the above
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Chapter 7: Conversion Business Process
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Q1) Consider the following BPMN diagram of a subprocess.Which of the following is required to correct an error in the diagram?
A) Change the intermediate event to a start event.
B) Change the intermediate error event to an exclusive gateway
C) Add a sequence flow to an end event after the discard errors activity.
D) Drop the activity named Discard Errors.
Q2) Conversion labor costs become part of cost of goods sold.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following best describes the purpose of an intermediate error event?
A) Directs sequence flow when an activity aborts
B) Delays the sequence until a specified time
C) Waits for external messages
D) Ends a process
Q4) Gateways can direct sequence flow to support looping. A)True B)False
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Chapter 9: Reporting Processes and Extensible Business
Reporting Language XBRL
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Q1) Why is XBRL needed in the financial community? In your opinion,why did the Securities and Exchange Commission mandate its usage? What does it provide that was not available before XBRL?
Q2) There is a different XBRL taxonomy for each country,including XBRL Australia,XBRL Canada,XBRL Germany,XBRL Japan,XBRL-Netherlands,XBRL-US,and XBRL-UK.What would happen if there were only one XBRL taxonomy for all countries?
Q3) XBRL is based on the XML language.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Name five items that you think would be included in a digital dashboard for EBay.Why are these critical business processes for them?
Q5) The first person to propose using XML be used as a means to electronically deliver financial information was:
A) Albert Gore
B) Charles Hoffman
C) Manuel Sanchez
D) Kevin Kobelsky
Q6) How would XBRL GL be used for internal uses such as management accounting?
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Chapter 10: Accounting Information Systems and Internal Controls
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Q1) An entity's ongoing monitoring activities often include
A) Periodic audits by the audit committee.
B) Reviewing the purchasing function.
C) The audit of the annual financial statements.
D) Control risk assessment in conjunction with quarterly reviews.
Q2) Control risk should be assessed in terms of
A) Specific controls.
B) Types of potential fraud.
C) Financial statement assertions.
D) Control environment factors.
Q3) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)2002 requires the management of all companies and their auditors to assess and report on the design and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting annually.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The main objective of the ISO 27000 series is to provide a model for establishing,implementing,operating,monitoring,maintaining,and improving information security.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 11: Information Security and Computer Fraud
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Q1) Which of the following passwords would be most difficult to crack?
A) Go2Ca!ifornia4fun
B) language
C) jennyjenny
D) pass56word
Q2) A company's audit committee is responsible for fraud risk assessments.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One type of fault tolerance is using redundant units to provide a system the ability to continue functioning when part of the system fails.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following outcomes is a likely benefit of information technology used for internal control?
A) Processing of unusual or nonrecurring transactions.
B) Enhanced timeliness of information.
C) Potential loss of data.
D) Recording of unauthorized transactions.
Q5) What are the two prerequisites for vulnerability management?
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Chapter 12: Monitoring and Auditing AIS
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Q1) Which of the following statements about firewalls is wrong?
A) A firewall is a security system comprised of hardware and software that is built using routers, servers, and a variety of software
B) A firewall allows individuals on the corporate network to send and receive data packets from the Internet
C) A firewall can filter through packets coming from outside networks to prevent unauthorized access
D) A firewall connects different LANs, software-based intelligent devices, examines IP addresses
Q2) Which of the following is the primary reason that many auditors hesitate to use embedded audit modules?
A) Embedded audit modules cannot be protected from computer viruses.
B) Auditors are required to monitor embedded audit modules continuously to obtain valid results.
C) Embedded audit modules can easily be modified through management tampering.
D) Auditors are required to be involved in the system design of the application to be monitored.
Q3) What are the general security objectives for both wired LANs and wireless LANs?
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Chapter 13: The Balanced Scorecard and Business Value of Information Technology
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Q1) Which of the following is not an example of Enterprise IT?
A) Spreadsheet financial applications
B) Business intelligence systems
C) CRM systems
D) ERP systems
Q2) Research shows that standardized,integrated,and networked technology enhances decision making and performance management.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not a step in the balanced scorecard management process?
A) Invest
B) Translate
C) Monitor
D) Adapt
Q4) Function IT can be used without affecting more than one skilled worker.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Evaluating AIS Investments
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Q1) Which of the following is not a direct operating cost of an IT initiative?
A) End-user data management
B) Ongoing hardware replacement
C) Software upgrades
D) Hardware disposal
Q2) Which of the following is the least effective approach to quantifying expected benefits of an IT project?
A) Find out what other firms experienced in similar situations
B) Review options with the hardware vendor
C) Consult with experts
D) Use simulation software
Q3) Which of the following is not a potential benefit of an IT investment?
A) Revenue enhancement
B) Revenue savings
C) Cost avoidance
D) Revenue protection
Q4) The appropriate cost of capital to use in valuing an IT project is the same regardless of the project riskiness.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: The Systems Development Life Cycle and Project Management:
Addressing the Challenges of
Building Ais Systems
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Q1) Which phase of the systems development life cycle includes transforming the plan from the design phase into an actual,functioning system:
A) Implementation Phase
B) Maintenance phase
C) Analysis phase
D) Design Phase
Q2) Parallel or concurrent tasks are tasks that be done at the same time.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Accountants generally do not have all of the necessary systems analyst and systems development skills needed to develop accounting information systems.What skills do accountants have that systems analysts do not have,particularly with respect to a financial reporting system?
Q4) The 100% Rule is a rule requiring 100% planning of all external tasks. A)True B)False
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Q5) The project sponsor is generally the same person as the project manager. A)True
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