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What are the advantages of using data coding in accounting information systems? A) Providing a means of accountability over the incompleteness of the transactions processed B) Misidentifying unique transactions and accounts within a file C) Supporting the audit function by providing an ineffec...

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Pre-Assessment: Accounting
Information Systems Prep Exam And
100% Accurate Answers.
What are the advantages of using data coding in accounting information systems?



A) Providing a means of accountability over the incompleteness of the transactions processed

B) Misidentifying unique transactions and accounts within a file

C) Supporting the audit function by providing an ineffective audit trail

D) Concisely representing large amounts of complex information that would otherwise be unmanageable
- Answer D) Concisely representing large amounts of complex information that would otherwise be
unmanageable



How is the digital audit trail like the paper audit trail?



A) The digital audit trail is unable to contact customers for verification.

B) The digital audit trail uses only hard copies.

C) The digital audit trail allows transaction tracing.

D) The digital audit trail is unable to find errors. - Answer C) The digital audit trail allows transaction
tracing.



What does an external auditor's responsibility involve?



A) Encouraging incomplete work

B) Hiding invalid accounts

C) Camouflaging instances of inaccurate reporting

D) Determining validity, accuracy, and completeness - Answer D) Determining validity, accuracy, and
completeness

,Which type of digital computer file stores payroll programs and other data that are used as standards for
processing?



A) Master file

B) Transaction file

C) Archive file

D) Reference file - Answer D) Reference file



With which cycle does the fixed asset system share some characteristics?



A) Conversion cycle

B) Revenue cycle

C) Development cycle

D) Expenditure cycle - Answer D) Expenditure cycle



Which company cycle transforms or converts input resources; such as raw materials, labor, and
overhead; into finished products or services for sale?



A) Expenditure cycle

B) Revenue cycle

C) Development cycle

D) Conversion cycle - Answer D) Conversion cycle



Data coding involves creating simple numeric or alphabetic codes to represent complex economic
phenomena that facilitate efficient data processing. Which problem does data coding solve?



A) Items sold can be properly identified and entered onto source documents.

B) An entry takes a great deal of recording space, is time-consuming to record, and is prone to many
types of errors.

, C) Postings to ledger accounts require minimal searching through the subsidiary files using small
descriptions as the key.

D) Locating and picking goods for shipment is efficient, and shipping errors are unlikely. - Answer B) An
entry takes a great deal of recording space, is time-consuming to record, and is prone to many types of
errors.



Which information flow supports preparing the financial statements of an organization?



A) External horizontal

B) Internal horizontal

C) External vertical

D) Internal vertical - Answer D) Internal vertical



What is the relationship between the transaction processing system (TPS) and the general ledger system
(GLS)?



A) The GLS captures TPS transactions.

B) Data from the TPS are input for the GLS.

C) Data from the GLS are summarized in the TPS.

D) The GLS and TPS have operational interdependency. - Answer B) Data from the TPS are input for the
GLS.



Which accounting information system (AIS) component provides information to external users?



A) General ledger system (GLS)

B) Financial reporting system (FRS)

C) Management information system (MIS)

D) Transaction processing system (TPS) - Answer B) Financial reporting system (FRS)



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