Deck 2: Information Technology and Aiss

Question 1

The processing power of a computer is often measured by the power of its CPU.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The two components of a microprocessor are the arithmetic-logic unit and the control unit.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A printer is an example of an input device.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

RAM is usually measured in megahertz.

Question 5

RAM is an acronym that stands for "read and manipulate."

Question 6

MICR is an acronym for "multi-international character recognition."

Question 7

An example of a source document is an employee payroll cheque.

Question 8

A computer mouse is an example of an input device.

Question 9

Plastic cards with magnetic strips are an example of bar code input.

Question 10

A gigabyte of computer storage is equal to one million bytes.

Question 11

Equipment that gathers accounting data at the point at which a sale is made are sometimes called POS devices.

Question 12

CPU is an acronym for "computerized peripheral unit."

Question 13

A Kindle device is an example of a computer tablet.

Question 14

Equipment that surrounds a computer and assists it with input and output tasks is called "peripheral equipment."

Question 15

The acronym OCR stands for "optical character recognition."

Question 16

Data transcription in AISs is labour intensive and is prone to introduce errors into accounting data.

Question 17

"Data transcription" is the same as "data communications."

Question 18

An example of a source document is an employee time card.

Question 19

RAM is an acronym for "record access machine."

Question 20

The processing power of the CPU in a mainframe computer is greater than in a minicomputer.

Question 21

An example of a "communications channel" is microwave transmission.

Question 22

The opposite of "primary storage" is "secondary storage."

Question 23

Magnetic disks and USB flash disks are examples of secondary storage media.

Question 24

A DVD typically has a greater storage capacity than a CD-ROM medium.

Question 25

The acronym "worm" means that some types of CD-ROMs can be rewritten repeatedly.

Question 26

Laser printers and dot-matrix printers produce equal quality output.

Question 27

Each computer record on a hard disk is composed of sub-elements called "data fields."

Question 28

The term "ROM" as in CD-ROM)means "read-only memory."

Question 29

Accounting data are typically stored on hard disks in groupings called "computer records."

Question 30

The term "data communications" primarily refers to the transfer of data from primary memory to hard disks.

Question 31

For fast printing, most AIS systems use ink jet printers rather than laser printers.

Question 32

The mechanism for transferring data between components of the CPU is called a TRAIN Transfer Random Accessed Instructions Now).

Question 33

The term "enrollment" refers to the initial reading in a biometric authentication.

Question 34

The term DSL stands for "digital subscriber line."

Question 35

LAN is an acronym for "local area network."

Question 36

In online, real?time systems, hard?copy output may be less desirable than soft?copy video screen display output.

Question 37

A "DVD" disk is read magnetically.

Question 38

Blu-ray disks can store more than CD-ROM disks.

Question 39

CD-ROM disks and hard disks have about the same capacities.

Question 40

Processor speeds are very important to AIS applications because faster processors automatically lead to greater throughput.

Question 41

The term RFID is an acronym for "registered for information or data."

Question 42

An advantage of using a LAN is the ability to distribute information among the employees in the same building.

Question 43

A computer network spanning a small area such as a single building is a WAN.

Question 44

An operating system is a set of computer programs that helps a computer run itself.

Question 45

Client/Server computing enables businesses to distribute the computer processing of the system between the client computer and the server computer.

Question 46

Fortran, COBOL, and RPG are examples of computer operating systems.

Question 47

The "application-logic" component of a client/server system refers to where the processing logic of the system takes place.

Question 48

The terms kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte, and gigabyte are correctly ordered by size or capacity.

Question 49

Wireless data communications refers to the ability to transmit data over fiber optic cables instead of twisted pair wires.

Question 50

A "mom-and-pop" convenience store would be an example of a business that would best utilize an ERP system.

Question 51

The acronym ERP stands for "enterprise read-only program."

Question 52

Bluetooth is a wireless data communications standard that allows unlike communications devices to communicate with one another.

Question 53

The term cloud computing refers to services that organizations can access on the Internet.

Question 54

Programs such as Windows Vista and Unix are examples of application programs.

Question 55

A computer network spanning a regional or national area is called a WAN.

Question 56

The ability to use a tax-preparation program via the Internet for a fee is an example of SaaS.

Question 57

NFC is an example of cloud computing.

Question 58

A legacy system is an example of an older computer system, typically running on a mainframe computer.

Question 59

The central computer of a LAN is called a "file server."

Question 60

An advantage of using a LAN is the ability to share computer files and equipment.

Question 61

A secondary storage device that protects against disk failures and increases storage capacities by using stacks of hard disks best describes which of the following?

A)Magnetic disk
B)CD-ROM disk
C)Flash memory
D)WORM Write-once, Read-many)Disks
E)RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks)

Question 62

Which of the following is the most important reason to use POS systems, OCR systems, or MICR systems?

A)To use the latest information technology
B)To avoid data transcription
C)To create an extra layer of IT infrastructure
D)To decrease dependency on foreign oil

Question 63

Which of these is one of the five interacting components of an accounting information system?

A)Fuzzy logic
B)Testing
C)Certification
D)Procedures
E)Internet

Question 64

The CICA regularly conducts a voluntary survey to identify a list of important IT trends or factors called:

A)The Top Ten Information Technologies and Issues
B)The Top Twenty Information Technologies
C)IT Information Trends for Tomorrow
D)The CICA IT Information List

Question 65

The term "mark sense media" is most-closely related to which of the following?

A)POS system
B)OCR system
C)MICR system
D)EDRM system

Question 66

Minicomputers, mainframe computers, supercomputers, and laptops are examples of:

A)Input devices
B)Output devices
C)Central processing units
D)Display devices

Question 67

The hardware of a computer system includes the computer itself and other devices that help the computer perform its tasks.These "other devices" are commonly also called:

A)Helper equipment
B)IT devices
C)Peripheral equipment
D)Secondary equipment
E)Accessory equipment

Question 68

Which type of company is most likely to use MICR?

A)Grocery store
B)Bank
C)Phone company
D)Web site seller

Question 69

Time cards, airline reservation screens, and bank deposit screens best describe which of the following?

A)Data transcription
B)Point-of-sale devices
C)Source documents
D)Turnaround documents
E)Data transaction documents

Question 70

A bar code reader is most likely to be used by which type of system?

A)POS system
B)MICR system
C)Printer/scanner system
D)Fax machine system

Question 71

Which of the following best describes documents initially prepared by a company, then sent to individuals, and finally returned to the organization for data processing?

A)Mark-sense media
B)Source documents
C)Turnaround documents
D)MICR documents

Question 72

POS devices, bar code readers, and OCR devices are examples of:

A)Input devices
B)Output devices
C)Processing devices
D)Transaction devices

Question 73

MICR is most closely associated with:

A)The airline industry
B)The data communications industry
C)Manufacturing
D)The banking industry

Question 74

A 5-inch plastic disk used to store information up to 17 gigabytes describes which of the following?

A)CD-ROM
B)Flash memory
C)Zip disk
D)DVD disk

Question 75

All of the following are reasons why information technology is important to accountants except:

A)IT supports AIS functions such as communications and record keeping
B)Accountants must often evaluate AISs for themselves or for clients
C)It is important to keep up; if your competitors buy new computers, you should too
D)IT is likely to affect the way accountants work in the future

Question 76

The UPC code is an example of an):

A)POS
B)MICR
C)Bar code
D)Biometric input

Question 77

Printers and video monitors are examples of:

A)Output devices
B)Input devices
C)Processing devices
D)Storage devices

Question 78

Which of these is a portable computing device that enables users to have and maintain personal and/or business information and data anywhere at any time?

A)iPad
B)Minicomputer
C)Personal computer
D)CPU

Question 79

A POS device is usually attached to a:

A)Printer
B)Bank cheque
C)Cash register
D)Keyboard
E)Computer mouse

Question 80

All of the following are examples of peripheral equipment except:

A)Input equipment
B)Output equipment
C)Communications equipment
D)Primary memory equipment
E)Secondary storage equipment