AIS Flashcards
DEFINE accounting information system?
ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM ARE COLLECTION OF RESOURC DESGIN TO TRNSFER DATA TO INFORMATION
Who are the two main users of
accounting information?
External users
:
●Stockholders
●Investors
●Creditors
●Governmental agencies
●Customers and vendors
Internal users
:
●Managers at
different levels in
the organization
Types of Information Systems
●Electronic Data Processing Systems
(EDP)
●Data Processing Systems (DP)
●Management Information Systems (MIS)
●Decision Support Systems (DSS)
●Expert Systems (ES)
●Executive Information Systems (EIS)
●Accounting Information Systems (AIS)
The fundamental benefits of IT are
●Automation
●Information organization
●Communication