Module 3 (Ch 4-7) Flashcards
Processing Option (Batch or Real-Time): Parts sold daily at a small, locally owned auto parts store.
Batch
Processing Option (Batch or Real-Time): Filling prescriptions at a drugstore.
Real-Time
Processing Option (Batch or Real-Time): Daily ATM deposits.
Batch
Processing Option (Batch or Real-Time): Tickets for a concert.
Real-Time
Processing Option (Batch or Real-Time): Point-of-sale transactions.
Real-Time
Type of risk mitigated by this control activity: Tiered access is based on job function.
Unauthorized logical access
Type of risk mitigated by this control activity: Only employees with Level 4 badges may enter the data center.
Unauthorized physical access
Type of risk mitigated by this control activity: Users must authenticate to join the wireless network.
Unauthorized physical access
Risk area & implementation type: The company must employ developers to write necessary code and maintain the system, which can be expensive.
Budget overrun; In-house development.
Risk area & implementation type: If the business isn’t adhering to the software’s licensing policies, the business could face legal issues and reputational loss.
Copyright infringement; Third-party purchase.
Risk area & implementation type: If the software is not properly secured, the company is vulnerable to hackers and malicious programs.
Data breach; Both Third-party and in-house.
Risk area & implementation type: Software may not be properly developed.
Technical risk; In-house development.
Risk area & implementation type: There might be industry and market changes that cause the software to require extensive updates.
External risk; In-house development.
Risk area & implementation type: Source code cannot be obtained for review.
Business disruption; Third-party purchase.
Database Tables: A photo of an inventory item that the firm sells.
Product list; Inventory
Database Tables: A bar code that is assigned to an item in the company’s warehouse.
Inventory
Database Tables: Results of X-rays and MRIs in a doctor’s office.
Patients
Database Tables: Satellite and topographical imagery of land and buildings that a business owns in 30 states.
Property
Database Tables: Scripts of calls from the customer call center.
Customers
Database Tables: Scanned copy of a paper notification that our overdraft limit has been increased.
Banks
Database Tables: Text messages about products the firm ordered.
Purchase orders; Product list
Database Tables: Survey data about a new product that the firm sells.
Product list; Inventory
Database Tables: Patient symptoms during a doctor’s visit.
Patients
Database Tables: Facebook posts of customer complaints about poor service.
Customers
Document Type: Managers approve employees’ submitted expenses in the system.
Requirements definition
Document Type: Data flow diagram shows technical details about how the credit card data will enter the system from the card provider’s system.
Systems model
Document Type: The login button will be orange.
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Document Type: Employees will import credit card charges to their expense reports.
Requirements definition
Document Type: The system-generated data will flow into the HR database, but technical details aren’t available yet.
Conceptual design
Document Type: The system will operate on the same cloud server as the previous system.
Technical architecture specifications
Feasibility Type: The website will streamline communication about analytics throughout the department and allow teams to leverage one another’s ideas and programming easily.
Economic feasibility
Feasibility Type: The website will be developed by existing web developers who regularly build and support internal websites such as this.
Technical feasibility
Feasibility Type: The website will use existing web page templates and be accessible through the existing corporate home page.
Operation feasibility
Feasibility Type: The website will be housed on existing company web servers and cost a minimal amount to build and maintain.
Economic feasibility
SDLC Stage: Translating the design specifications into computer code.
Development
SDLC Stage: Preparing a blueprint of technical system specifications.
Design
SDLC Stage: Assessing whether the computer coding will produce the expected results.
Testing
SDLC Stage: Making the system available to users.
Implementation
SDLC Stage: Specifying the business problem that needs a solution.
Planning
SDLC Stage: Gathering information to determine the specific requirements that the new system must satisfy.
Analysis
SDLC Stage: Detecting errors or bugs in the computer code.
Testing
SDLC Stage: Determining whether the project is financially feasible.
Planning
SDLC Stage: Specifying system inputs, outputs, and user interfaces.
Design
SDLC Stage: Updating the system for changes in business conditions.
Maintenance
All accounting information systems are ______________.
Transaction Processing Systems
