Questions from Accounting Information Systems


Q: Flowcharting is both an art and a science. Guidelines can be

Flowcharting is both an art and a science. Guidelines can be used to make better flowcharts. What are these guidelines for document, system, and data flow diagram flowcharts?

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Q: Visit a local business or search online and collect some examples of

Visit a local business or search online and collect some examples of source documents used in an AIS. For each source document you collect, discuss its purpose(s). Are different source documents requi...

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Q: What are the four symbols used in data flow diagrams? What

What are the four symbols used in data flow diagrams? What does each mean?

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Q: Can you find an example (other than the one described in

Can you find an example (other than the one described in Case-in-Point 9.6) of a firm that is using lean production concepts that are supported by lean accounting? How are they doing?

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Q: Interview a sample of auditors from professional service firms in your area

Interview a sample of auditors from professional service firms in your area. Ask them whether or not they plan to offer any of the assurance services suggested by the AICPA. Also, find out if they offer...

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Q: Backwater University is a small technical college that is located miles from

Backwater University is a small technical college that is located miles from the nearest town. As a result, most of the students who attend classes there also live in the resident dormitories and purc...

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Q: What are database cardinalities? Give some examples of cardinalities for an

What are database cardinalities? Give some examples of cardinalities for an accounting application other than sales.

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Q: What is an entity–relationship (E-R) diagram

What is an entity–relationship (E-R) diagram? What can you determine about an organization from examining an E-R diagram?

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Q: Access 2016 now enables users to store calculated fields as normal fields

Access 2016 now enables users to store calculated fields as normal fields in database tables. Do you think they should?

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Q: Search the Web for unusual and interesting uses of RFID tags.

Search the Web for unusual and interesting uses of RFID tags. Find at least two that are unusual and share those in class.

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