Five different components of the accounting information system were presented in the textbook.Which of the following is not one of those components?
A)Work steps within a business process intended to capture accounting data as the business process occurs.
B)Work steps that are internal controls within the business process to safeguard assets and to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data.
C)Work steps that generate both internal and external reports.
D)Work steps to assure that all business processes are recorded using computer-based procedures.

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The presented components of the accounting information system are (1) business processes, (2) accounting data storage and management, (3) internal controls, (4) reporting, and (5) analysis. None of them specifically pertains to the exclusive use of computer-based procedures, so choice D is not one of the components.

Five Different Components of the Accounting Information System Were Presented