Chapter 2-Foundational Concepts of the AIS

Question 1

Attribute

Answer 1

characteristics of the entity

Question 2

Bar Code

Answer 2

a printed code consisting of a series of vertical, machine-readable, rectangular bars and spaces that vary in width and are arranged in a specific way to represent letters, numbers, and other human-readable symbols.

Question 3

Batch Processing

Answer 3

requires that all similar transactions are grouped together for a specified time, and then this group of transactions is processed together as a batch.

Question 4

Business Process

Answer 4

a prescribed sequence of work steps completed in order to produce a desired result for the organization.

Question 5

Cardinality

Answer 5

refers to how many instances of an entity relate to each instance of another entity.

Question 6

Client-Server Computing

Answer 6

means that there are two types of computers networked together to accomplish application processing.

Question 7

Data Flow Diagram (DFD)

Answer 7

used by systems professionals to show the logical design of a system.

Question 8

Database as a Service (DaaS)

Answer 8

Databases that reside in the cloud

Question 9

Document Flowchart

Answer 9

shows the flow of documents and information among departments or units within an organization.

Question 10

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Answer 10

the inter company, computer-to-computer transfer of business documents in a standard business format.

Question 11

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)

Answer 11

a set of processes, software and hardware tools, methodologies, and technologies to integrate software systems.

Question 12

Entity

Answer 12

can be though of as the nouns that represent items in the accounting system.

Question 13

Entity Relationship Diagram

Answer 13

pictorial representations of the logical structure of databases.

Question 14

General Journal

Answer 14

the place of original entry for any transactions that are not recorded in special journals.

Question 15

General Ledger

Answer 15

provides details for the entire set of accounts used in the organization’s accounting systems.

Question 16

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Answer 16

Computing infrastructure in the cloud

Question 17

Legacy System

Answer 17

an existing system in operation within an organization. Typically uses older technology in which the organization has a considerable investment and that might be entrenched in the organization.

Question 18

Online Processsing

Answer 18

transactions are not grouped into batches; rather, each transaction is entered and processed individually.

Question 19

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Answer 19

Database combined with an OS, operating in the cloud.

Question 20

POS System

Answer 20

a method of using hardware and software that captures retail sales transactions by standard bar coding.

Question 21

Process Map

Answer 21

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Question 22

Real-time Processing

Answer 22

means that the transaction is processed immediately, and in real-time.

Question 23

Screen Scraper

Answer 23

aka frontware; adds modern, user friendly screen interfaces to legacy systems. There are limitations to this however.

Question 24

Service Level Agreement ( SLA)

Answer 24

A company that wishes to buy cloud computing services enters into this type of agreement.

Question 25

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Answer 25

Software that resides in the cloud

Question 26

Source Document

Answer 26

a record that captures the key data of a transaction.

Question 27

Special Journal

Answer 27

established to record specific types of transactions.

Question 28

Subsidiary Ledger

Answer 28

maintain detailed information regarding routine transactions, with an account established for each entity.

Question 29

System Flowchart

Answer 29

intended to depict the entire system, including inputs, manual and computerized processes, and outputs.

Question 30

Turnaround Document

Answer 30

an output of the accounting system that can be used as an input in a different part of the accounting system.