ACC 564 Quiz 1 – Strayer New
ACC 564 Week 3 Quiz 1 Chapter 1,
2, 3 and 5
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Chapter
1 Accounting Information Systems: An
Overview
1)
Which of the following statements below shows the contrast between data and
information?
A)
Data is the output of an AIS.
B)
Information is the primary output of an AIS.
C)
Data is more useful in decision-making than information.
D)
Data and information are the same.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 4
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
2)
Information is
A)
basically the same as data.
B)
raw facts about transactions.
C)
potentially useful facts when processed in a timely manner.
D)
data that has been organized and processed so that it's meaningful.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 4
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
3)
The value of information can best be defined as
A)
how useful it is to decision makers.
B)
the benefits produced by possessing and using the information minus the cost of
producing it.
C)
how relevant it is.
D)
the extent to which it maximizes the value chain.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 4
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB:
Analytic
4)
An accounting information system (AIS) processes ________ to provide users with
________.
A)
data; information
B)
data; transactions
C)
information; data
D)
data; benefits
Answer:
Page
Ref: 10
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
5)
Information that reduces uncertainty, improves decision makers' ability to make
predictions, or confirms or corrects their prior expectations, is said to be
A)
complete.
B)
relevant.
C)
reliable.
D)
timely.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 5
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
6)
Information that is free from error or bias and accurately represents the
events or activities of the organization is
A)
relevant.
B)
reliable.
C)
verifiable.
D)
timely.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 5
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
7)
Information that does not omit important aspects of the underlying events or
activities that it measures is
A)
complete.
B)
accessible.
C)
relevant.
D)
timely.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 5
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
8)
When two knowledgeable people acting independently each produce the same
information, this information is said to be
A)
complete.
B)
relevant.
C)
reliable.
D)
verifiable.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 5
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
9)
Data must be converted into information to be considered useful and meaningful
for decision-making. There are six characteristics that make information both
useful and meaningful. If information is free from error or bias and accurately
represents the events or activities of the organization, it is representative
of the characteristic of
A)
relevancy.
B)
timeliness.
C)
understandability.
D)
reliability.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 5
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
10)
An accounting information system must be able to perform which of the following
tasks?
A)
collect transaction data
B)
process transaction data
C)
provide adequate controls
D)
all of the above
Answer:
Page
Ref: 10
Objective: Learning Objective 5
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
11)
Which of the following is not an example of a common activity in an AIS?
A)
buy and pay for goods and services
B)
sell goods and services and collect cash
C)
summarize and report results to interested parties
D)
recording of sales calls for marketing purposes
Answer:
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Ref: 8
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