Business Process & Information Technology Flashcards
If an entity wants to implement a system in the business, what procedures should they follow?
design an optimal process and then align the software
What are the advantages of selecting implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) Software
- Single database
- Timely information
- Unified systems multiple systems and business functions together in one system
- single database unify multiple systems and business functions under one database and facilitate timely reporting
What do decision Support System help do?
Helps provide the users an access to knowledge and models to support judgements and course of action
Accountants use this as tool to make assist them in making decisions such as revenue forecasting during budgeting process
What’s the main objective of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ?
Customer Relationship Management automate sales, marketing processes, manage customer data, increase revenue and improve customer service
What’s the purpose of enterprise resource planning ERP?
to automate business processes and share common data
What would be the advantage of computer based system for transaction processing over a manual system?
Computer based system uses more codes and relies less on humans to interaction and computer coding for the process
What are the data Governance principals?
Auditability, integrity, transparency, accountability, standardization, stewardship, change in Management, and checks and balance
What is the goal of Data governance?
strategic goals, and objective through the management and control of IT acquisitions, deployment and use
balance risk versus return over IT and its process
What are IT governance objective vs management?
Evaluates IT strategic options and management is make sure those objective are achived and oversees
What type of computerized data processing system, would be most appropriate if a company opens a new retail location?
Real time processing because it allows companies inventory and sales to be updated as soon as the transactions are taken place
What is a unique concern for Software as a Service SAAS?
processed data and the high costs of migrating data
What transaction processing provides the most accurate and complete infor for decison making?
Online provide the most information on a timely manner
When an online order has been processed what advantage would online would have over batch sales order processing system?
Online system the journals entries and ledgers would be immediate and simultaneous. Also, when the order is processed online the they would know immediately when orders are received
When there is an issue on an employees checks, what batch financial would be used?
A payroll batch processing
What is a firewall?
Firewall is tool that prevents unauthorized users from accessing data on a network segment
also separates or isolates a network segment from the main network
If an accountant is using the “Batch processing method” How are the individual transactions are posted on the ledger?
They are posted into groups before they posted and each transaction has it’s own line of entry in the ledger
When a company rep mistakenly applied the customer payment to different customers account how can that be prevent?
If there is a situation where a company rep mistakenly processed the payment to different customers account they would need to complete a “Closed loop verification” that would prevent the issue from occuring in the future by entering the customers info and the info will display the data entry clerk to recognize and correct the mistake prior from occurring
What is the primary function of database management system?
has the abiility to create, modify, summarize information contained in an electronic
What is the primary function of Value Added Network (VAN)
links two different computers together so when that occurs we need to increased security over the data transmissions
When evaluating a cloud service data security a company should consider which risk factors?
- provided third party supliers
- multi tenant architecture
- cloud of cloud agreement
What is one way to detect computer based fraud?
By using a system access log where you can detect check the details of the login activity to detect irregularities attempts
AI Information systems that cannot learn from experience?
rule based expert systems
Purpose of ERP Enterprise Risk Planing
integrate data from various business units a single system with single database
If an employee obtains a blank check and make it payable to a fictitious company what internal control would not be able to prevent this?
Bank reconciliations
when you short the party that is being shorted
receiving shipments is in the long position
Disadvantage to private key to encrypt data?
both the sender and receiver must have the private key before this encryption method
Are internal controls important in EDI system?
Preventive controls are more important than segregation of duties because preventive controls help prevent frauds and errors which is highly critical in a system like EDI