is data vis-à-vis information? When can information be deemed good and useful? How are these related/ connected to an information system? Data are facts‚ which may or may not be processed (edited‚ summarized‚ or refined) and have no direct effect on the user. By contrast‚ information causes the user to take an action that he or she otherwise could not‚ or would not‚ have taken. Information is often defined simply as processed data. This is an inadequate definition. Information is determined by the
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1. An Accounting Information System (AIS) * collects and processes transaction data and disseminates the information to interested parties. * Helps management answer such questions as: * How much and what kind of debt is outstanding? * Were sales higher this period than last? * What assets do we have? * What were our cash inflows and outflows? * Did we make a profit last period? Basic Terminology (see Textbook for definitions) * Event * Transaction * Account
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production cycle; non-manufacturing companies do not. * Government agencies need procedures to track separately all inflows and outflows from various funds‚ to ensure that legal requirements about the use of specific funds are followed. * Financial institutions do not need extensive inventory control systems. * Passenger service companies (e.g.‚ airlines‚ bus‚ and trains) generally receive payments in advance of providing services. Therefore‚ extensive billing and accounts receivable
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Accounting Information Systems FINAL STUDY Chapter 7 The accounting cycle begins with a transaction by the customer to purchase a product and ends with the closing of accounts for the next period in the accounting cycle The methods for accounting for the accounting cycle are through Journals‚ Ledgers and Trial balances and financial statements. AIS use numeric or alphanumeric codes to record‚ classify‚ store and retrieve financial data There are 4 types of codes they are Mnemonic codes‚ sequence
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What are the details need to be updated in the UBS system when I have created a new company in the UBS system? Step 1: double click to UBS system and u will enter into the ‘Select Company’ page. Step 2: Click ‘ADD’ to create a new company and a new directory for the company. Step 3: After finish creating the new company‚ click ‘cancel’ and double click on the new company name. Step 4: After double click from the company name‚ a ‘Housekeeping’ frame will come out indicating and u need to generate
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|CH 8: Authentication: Process of verifying the identity of the person or device attempting to access the | |system. The objective is to ensure that only legitimate users can access the system. Three different | |credentials are PINs(password)‚ ID badge‚ or biometrics. Authorization: Process of restricting access of | |authenticated users to specific portions of the system and limiting what actions they are permitted to | |perform. Access control matrix: shows that access controls of
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Accounting Information System II Chapter 12 – Electronic Commerce Systems REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What is a VPN? * A VPN (virtual private network) is a private network that exists within a public network. 2. Name the 3 types of addresses used on the internet. * The Internet uses three types of addresses for communications: * (1) email addresses‚ * (2) Web site (URL) addresses‚ and * (3) the addresses of individual computers attached to network (IP address). 3
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ACCT 2127 ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS SEMESTER 2‚ 2013 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT – Blackmores Ltd Overview You are required to undertake an analysis of the financial health and management practices of Blackmores Limited (Blackmores). The analysis is to be based primarily on 2012 Annual Report of the corporation and any other information you deem relevant e.g. newspaper and journal articles etc. This will require you to search for articles on Blackmores. Background We will discuss
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INFORMATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENT CHECKLIST I. FUNCTIONALITY 1. Presence of required and/or expected functions and capabilities a. Reports/queries that should be generated/included. b. Reference file maintenance modules that should be included. c. Transaction processing that should be included. 2. System can proceed to the next task or process. 3. Absence of logical error or incorrect output. a. Correct computations/output. b. Function/button performs
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Re Kingston Cotton Mills Auditors are watchdogs not bloodhound Entitled to trust the officers and employees of the co being audited Entitled to rely on the figures presented to them Have any reason to be suspicious‚ should personally make enquiries or checks APPOINTMENT Approved co and consent to act as auditor S8 appoint approved co auditor applied to Minister to Finance satisfied Minister of good character and competent to perform the duties of auditors i) granted with approval to act or ii)
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