Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781337552127
Author: Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 15DQ
Summary Introduction

To explain: The way Person X will be involved in system testing.

Introduction:

Acquiring and implementing accounting information systems:

It describes the acquisition of a system and its phases of development and the steps involved in it. It explains the difference between purchased and in-built systems. It explains the importance of the presence of an accountant in these systems.

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