Questions from Accounting Information Systems

Q: Visit the SEC website (www.sec.gov) and

Visit the SEC website (www.sec.gov) and explore what is available in terms of interactive data (the SEC’s term for XBRL reports). Use the SEC’s viewer software and examine the annual reports for two c...

Q: How would you respond to the treasurer of a small charity who

How would you respond to the treasurer of a small charity who tells you that the organization does not use a separate checking account for payroll because the benefits are not worth the extra monthly...

Q: Research the information rights management software that may be available for your

Research the information rights management software that may be available for your computer. What are its capabilities for limiting access rights? Write a report of your findings. Optional: If you ca...

Q: In what situations would you expect to model a relationship between an

In what situations would you expect to model a relationship between an agent and a resource?

Q: Research the problem of identity theft and write a report that explains

Research the problem of identity theft and write a report that explains: a. Whether the problem of identity theft is increasing or decreasing b. What kind of identity theft protection services or ins...

Q: Obtain a copy of COBIT (available at www.isaca.

Obtain a copy of COBIT (available at www.isaca.org) and read the control objectives that relate to encryption (DS5.8 and DS5.11). What are the essential control procedures that organizations should im...

Q: Create a spreadsheet with the following columns:  Plaintext character

Create a spreadsheet with the following columns:  Plaintext character  ASCII code (7-bits, binary number) First bit  Second bit  Third bit  Fourth bit  Fifth bit  Sixth bit Seventh...

Q: Which control(s) would best mitigate the following threats?

Which control(s) would best mitigate the following threats? a. The hours worked field in a payroll transaction record contained the value 400 instead of 40. As a result, the employee received a paych...

Q: MonsterMed Inc. (MMI) is an online pharmaceutical firm.

MonsterMed Inc. (MMI) is an online pharmaceutical firm. MMI has a small systems staff that designs and writes MMI‟s customized software. The data center is installed in the basement of its two-story h...

Q: Creating and testing check digits. a. Create a spreadsheet

Creating and testing check digits. a. Create a spreadsheet that will take as input a five-digit account number and calculate a check digit using this formula: (5 x left-most digit + 4 x next digit +...