Chapter 1 and 2 Flashcards

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Data

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Facts collected, recorded, and stored in the system

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2
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Information

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Data organized in a meaningful way

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3
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Information Overload

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Too much information reduces decision quality

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4
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Information Technology

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Used to help effective decision making and condense information

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5
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Value of Information (formula)

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Benefit-Cost = Value of Information

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6
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When is information considered valuable?

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When the benefits exceed the cost of gathering, maintaining, and storing the data.

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7
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Access Restricted

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Limit access to authorized parties

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8
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Accurate

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Accurate, correct, and free of error

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9
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Available

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Available to users when needed

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10
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Reputable

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Perceived as true and credible

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11
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Complete

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Does not omit important aspects of events or activities

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12
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Concise

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Clear, succinct, brief, but comprehensive

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13
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Consistent

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Presented in the same format over time

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14
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Current

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Up to the present data and time

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15
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Objective

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Unbiased, unprejudiced, and impartial

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16
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Relevant

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Reduces uncertainty and improves decision making

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17
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Timely

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Provided in time for decision maker to make decisions

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18
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Useable

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Easy to use for different tasks

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19
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Understandable

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Easily comprehended and interpreted

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20
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Verifiable

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Two independent people can produce the same information.

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21
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Machine-Readable

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can be read and processed by a computer

22
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Business Process

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A set of related, coordinated, and structured activities and tasks performed by people, machines, or both to achieve a specific organizational goal

23
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Components of an Information System (3)

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People, Organization, Technology

24
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Transactions

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Agreement between two entities to exchange goods/services which has economic value

25
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Transaction Processing

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Transaction data is used to create financial statements

26
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Revenue Cycle

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Give goods/service - Get Cash

27
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Expenditure Cycle

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Get goods/service - Give Cash

28
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Financing Cycle

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Give Cash- Get Cash

29
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Production Cycle

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Give labor/raw materials - Get finished goods

30
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Payroll Cycle

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Give cash- Get labor

31
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Accounting Information System

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System that collects, records, stores, and processes data to produce information for decision makers

32
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AIS Consists of

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People, Processes, Technology, Controls

33
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AI can be used in what fields?

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Business, Education, Finance, Healthcare

34
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Data Analytics

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The use of software and algorithms to find and solve problems and improve business performance

35
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Blockchain

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individual digital records, called blocks, linked together using cryptography in a single list

36
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Cloud Computing

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remote access to software, data storage, hardware, and applications

37
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Virtualization

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The running of multiple systems simultaneously on one physical computer

38
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Internet of Things (IoT)

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The embedding of sensors in a multitude of devices.

39
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AIS and strategy

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A strategy is the overall goal the organization hopes to achieve… AIS is influenced by an organization’s strategy.

40
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Value Chain

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links together different activities within an organization that provide value to a customer

41
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Primary Activities

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Provide direct value to the customer

42
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Support Activities

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Enable primary activities to be efficient and effective

43
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Supply Chain

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An extended system that includes the organization’s value chain as well as its suppliers, distributors, and customers

44
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Data Processing Cycle

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Data input – Data Processing – Information Output

45
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Data Input (processing steps)

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Capture, Check, Ensure policies are followed

46
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Data Capture

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Activity interests, Resources affected, People who participated in the activity

47
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Data Storage

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Chart of accounts, Transaction journals, Subsidiary ledgers, General ledger

48
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Sequence Codes

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items numbered consecutively

49
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Block Code

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blocks of numbers reserved for specific categories

50
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Group Codes

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Two or more subgroups of digits used to code items

51
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Mnemonic codes

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Letters and numbers interspersed for identification

52
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Types of Data Processing

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Creating new records,
Reading existing data
Updating previous records or data
Deleting data