1ST EXAM REVIEWER Flashcards
All of the information (name, GPA, major, etc.) about a particular student is stored in the same __
a. File
b. Record
c. Attribute
d. Field
b. Record
Which of the following documents is most likely to be used in the expenditure cycle?
a. sales order
b. credit memo
c. receiving report
d. job time ticket
c. receiving report
Letters and numbers, derived from the item description, are interspersed to identify items; usually easy to memorize
a. Block code
b. Mnemonic code
c. Group code
d. Transaction code
b. Mnemonic code
Fields containing data about entity attributes; like a row in a spreadsheet
a. File
b. Field
c. File
d. Record
d. Record
It contains summary-level data for every asset, liability, equity, revenue, and expense account-
a. General journal
b. Subsidiary ledger
c. General ledger
d. Subsidiary journal
c. General ledger
List of general ledger account numbers; allows transaction data to be coded, classified, and entered into proper accounts; facilitates preparation of financial statements and reports
a. Account title
b. Account value
c. Chart of accounts
d. T account
c. Chart of accounts
Portion of a data record that contains the data value for a particular attribute, like a cell in a spreadsheet
a. Record
b. File
c. Field
d. Attribute
c. Field
Updating each transaction as it occurs.
a. Batch processing
b. Data processing
c. Online real time processing
d. Batch real time processing
c. Online real time processing
Data differ from information in which way?
a. Data are output, and information is input.
b. Information is output, and data are input.
c. Data are meaningful bits of information.
d. There is no difference.
b. Information is output, and data are input.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that makes information useful?
a. It is reliable.
b. It is inexpensive.
c. It is timely
d. It is relevant.
b. It is inexpensive
Records of company data sent to an external party and then returned to the system as input are called __
a. Turnaround documents
b. Source documents
c. Source data automation documents
d. External input documents
a. Turnaround documents
This is a group of related records
a. File
b. Attribute
c. Field
d. Syntax
a. File
A listing of all the numbers assigned to balance sheet and income statement accounts.
a. General ledger
b. Specialized journal
c. Chart of accounts
d. Book of records
c. Chart of accounts
Which of the following is not one of the data processing activities?
a. Creating
b. Reading
c. Overriding
d. Deleting
c. Overriding
Contains records of individual business transactions that occur during a specific time period-
a. Master file
b. Transaction file
c. Transaction folder
d. Individual file
b. Transaction file
Recording and Processing information about a transaction at the time it takes place is referred to which of the following?
a. Batch processing
b. Captured transaction processing
c. Online, real-time processing
d. Chart of accounts processing
c. Online, real-time processing