Deck 2: Information Technology and Aiss

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A computer mouse is an example of an input device.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The acronym OCR stands for "optical character recognition."

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

CPU is an acronym for "computerized peripheral unit."

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

PDA is an acronym for "personal digital access."

Question 11

RAM is an acronym for "record access machine."

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

RAM is usually measured in megahertz.

Question 15

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

Question 16

A printer is an example of an input device.

Question 17

A Blackberry device is an example of a PDA.

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

The term DSL stands for "digital subscriber line."

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

LAN is an acronym for "local area network."

Question 32

A "DVD" disk is read magnetically.

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

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

Question 41

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

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

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

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

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

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

Question 55

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

Question 56

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

Question 57

NFC is an example of cloud computing.

Question 58

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

Question 59

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

Question 60

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

Question 61

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

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

Question 62

A POS device is usually attached to a:

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

Question 63

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 64

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 65

The UPC code is an example of a(n):

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

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

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 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

MICR is most closely associated with:

A)The airline industry
B)The data communications industry
C)manufacturing
D)the banking industry

Question 71

Which of these is a portable computing device that enables users to maintain personal data like postal addresses,appointment calendars,and check registers?

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

Question 72

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 73

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 74

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 75

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

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

Question 76

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

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

Question 77

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 78

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

Question 79

Printers and video monitors are examples of:

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

Question 80

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)