Discuss the characteristics of a computerized information system that make it different from the manual system.

Q: Describe briefly why Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is helpful to managers.

A: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): EDI is a computer application which makes an online link between…

Q: Discuss how the elements of efficiency, effectiveness, and flexibility are crucial to the design of…

A: Information system is a system which consists of some interrelated components which stores, edits…

Q: Discuss the independence issue related to Generalized Audit Software

A: GAS stands for Generalized Audit Software, which is defined as the software created in order to…

Q: Explain how an IT environment affects the segregation of functions.

A: Segregation of Duties (SoD) is a set of controls and policies intended to ensure accuracy and keep…

Q: Explain how an IT environment affects access control.

A: Information technology plays the pivotal role in the survival and success of any entity in modern…

Q: What is the purpose of Access Security Software?

A: Introduction: Access security is a procedure that is implemented into the information technology…

Q: riefly provide your opinion whether an auditors wishing to assess the adequacy of separation of…

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Q: What are POS Systems? Enumerate their advantages versus manual data collection systems.

A: Introduction: A point of sale (POS) system is used to monitor sales and receive consumer payments.…

Q: The most significant control challenges in end-user computer settings are as follows:

A: Introduction: The following are the most significant control challenges that arise in end-user…

Q: What is the purpose of an input device? Give examples of input devices for computer systems.

A: An input device is any piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information…

Q: What control procedures can be used to achieve control over computer operations in an…

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Q: Discuss how the nature of the necessary internal control features is affected by switching from a…

A: Internal Control:- It is the process in which a company puts a check on their employees for each…

Q: Explain why certain duties that are deemed incompatible in a manual system may be combined in a…

A: Computer-Based Information System: Computer-based information system refers to that arrangement…

Q: What is computer ethics?

A: Ethics: Ethics can be defined as a conduct adopted by an individual in making the selection between…

Q: program itself will:

A: Auditing is the investigation, inspection, or examination of the financial statements of an…

Q: Explain why an organization would choose to install a distributed instead of a centralized computer…

A: Choosing Distributed Data Processing: There are one or more mainframe computers in centralized…

Q: Explain the purposes and benefits of audit documentation software.

A: Purpose of audit documentation are: To provide a basis for planning the audit. The auditor may use…

Q: What do you call a thing that is provided by AIS by ensuring the information produced by the system?

A: Accounting Information Systems: An accounting information system is referred to as the system that…

Q: Discuss why control procedures over access to the data resources become more crucial under the…

A: Database Management: Database management refers to management of databases held within an…

Q: Audit approaches to computerized systems – Auditing around and through the computer

A: Audit:- It is means verification of the accounting books whether the company is following the…

Q: Describe the various elements of a computer system and explain the distinctive features of a…

A: The computer system has the following elements   1. Hardware:  It includes the monitor, printer,…

Q: necessary in the AIS

A: The Importance of Accounting Information Systems in the Accounting Curricula:    Research regarding…

Q: Which of the following is least likely to be a general control over computer activities?       a.…

A: Audit is conducted in order to verify whether the financial statements are accurately presented.…

Q: Discuss the key segregation of duties related to computer programs that process accounting…

A: The segregation of duties is an important concept in maintaining the  internal control system of the…

Q: Define audit trail. How could a computerized system’s transaction audit trail in an advancedsystem…

A: Audit Trail: The accounting records of an entity are provided in an audit trail. It is used to…

Q: What types of unique control problems are created by the use of PC accounting systems?

A: PC accounting systems are usually used by small firms and also sometimes by decentralized large…

Q: Why might an auditor use a program flowchart?

A: Flowchart:   Flowchart is representation of procedures concerned with the transactions in the…

Q: Why do ERP systems need bolt-on software? Give an example of bolt-on software.

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Q: Describe the duties of systems analysts, programmers, computer operators, data conversion…

A: Duties of system analysts: The system analysts will examine the necessities for the information,…

Q: Discuss the benefits that may be realized in switching from a computerized batch processing system…

A: The Batch systems assemble the transactions into groups called as batches for processing. The Batch…

Q: Why is the object-oriented approach particularly suited to ERP system design?

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Q: “If we document a system with a systems flowchart and data flowdiagrams, we have overdocumented the…

A: AIS termed as Accounting information system which is defined as the structure that the companies…

Q: Management and auditor are concerned about segregation of duties in computer based systems? Why? How…

A: The process or technique implemented by an entity to increase the operational efficiency and…

Q: What are CAATs (Computer-aided audit tools)?

A: CAAT is a technique through which, computer is being used in performing some part of the auditing…

Q: Why is so important that these two group perform separate functions and what are these functions?

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Q: As users determine new computer application needs, requests must be sent to both the system…

A: Database Management: Database management refers to management of databases held within an…