Accounting Information Systems Chapter 1 Quiz
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What is the key goal of a system?

  • To process data
  • To store data
  • To interact with components (correct)
  • To identify information
  • In the context of accounting information systems, what does AIS tie together?

  • Financial and managerial terms
  • Separate and unrelated areas of accounting (correct)
  • Finance and information system concepts
  • Tax and governmental considerations
  • According to the chapter outline, what is one of the learning objectives related to accounting information systems?

  • Explaining tax laws
  • Discussing the role of AIS in the value chain (correct)
  • Defining managerial terms
  • Describing financial statements
  • What does a deep comprehension of accounting information systems assist in studying?

    <p>Auditing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is AIS described in the chapter outline?

    <p>As critically important for future accountants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an AIS bring in considerations from, according to the introduction?

    <p>Management, finance, and information systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a system that is composed of smaller subsystems, each performing a specific function important to the larger system?

    <p>Interrelated system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In system development, what happens when changes are made in subsystems without considering the effect on other subsystems and the system as a whole?

    <p>Goal conflict</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does goal congruence refer to in the context of subsystems and organizational goals?

    <p>Achieving subsystem goals while contributing to the organization's overall goal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the systems concept encourage in an organization with complicated systems?

    <p>Integration to eliminate duplicate recording, storage, and processing activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for facts that are collected, recorded, stored, and processed by an information system?

    <p>Data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of organizing and processing data within an information system?

    <p>To provide meaning to a user as information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can users typically do better as the quantity and quality of information increase?

    <p>Make better decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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