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ACC 564 Week 1 DQ 1 Value of Information and DQ 2 AIS
ACC 564 Week 2 DQ 1 Evaluation of Documentation Tools and DQ 2
David Miller
ACC 564 Week 2 Assignment 1 Information Needs for the AIS (2
Papers)
ACC 564 Week 3 DQ 1 Attacks and DQ 2 Revamping the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act (SOX)
ACC 564 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cloud Effect and DQ 2 Securing Data
ACC 564 Week 4 Assignment Hacking the AIS (2 Papers)

ACC 564 Week 5 DQ 1 Integrity vs. Availability and DQ 2 The 21st
Century Auditor
ACC 564 Week 6 DQ 1 Revenue Cycle and DQ 2 Expenditure Cycle
ACC 564 Week 7 DQ 1 Professional Service Organizations and DQ 2
General Ledger and Reporting Systems
ACC 564 Week 7 Assignment 3 Fraud in the AIS (2 Papers)
ACC 564 Week 8 DQ 1 Relational Databases and DQ 2 The REA Data
Model
ACC 564 Week 9 DQ 1 Systems Analysis and DQ 2 AIS
ACC 564 Week 10 DQ 1 Implementation and DQ 2 Operation
ACC 564 Week 10 Assignment 4 Changing the AIS (2 Papers)
ACC 564 Week 11 DQ 1 Looking Back and DQ 2 Looking Ahead

ACC 564 Week 3 Quiz 1
ACC 564 Final Exam Part 1
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Course Accounting Info Systems
Question 1 .
An accounting information system (AIS) processes ________ to provide
users with ________.
. Question 2 .
Paid time-off policies, job descriptions, and procedures manuals are
examples of information needed to support key decisions in what
business process?
. Question 3 .
Which of the following is a primary activity in the value chain?
. Question 4 .

A change in the AIS that makes information more easily accessible and
widely available within an organization is most likely to first influence
the
. Question 5 .
A frantic StroFrinzel called the home office from Des Moines. "You
have got to help me. I am about to close a great sale, but I have to be
able to guarantee delivery by the fourteenth. I can't get through to the
company Web site to verify delivery!" "Thank you for calling. Your call
is very important to us. However, all of our lines are currently in use.
Please try again later." Which of the following characteristics of useful
information is absent in the situation described above?
. Question 6 .
The coding technique most likely used for sales orders is called a
. Question 7 .
The quality assurance department at a large manufacturing business
enters data into the AIS that is used to produce a weekly report that
summarizes the proportion of defective units in each product line. This
is an example of

Question 8 .
A specialized journal
. Question 9 .
Data must be collected about three facets of each business activity. What
are they?
. Question 10 .
A specialized journal would be most likely to be used to enter
. Question 11 .
The Union Soup Kitchen is a non-profit organization that collects,
stores, prepares and provides food to the homeless in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Donations of food are recorded in a database and a receipt is provided to
the donor. When food is used, the database is updated so that it always
reflects the amounts and types of food that are available. In a data flow
diagram, which type of symbol would be used to represent the flow of
data from the donor into the system?

. Question 12 .
A flowchart that depicts the relationships among the input, processing,
and output of an AIS is
. Question 13 .
In a data flow diagram of the customer payment process, "Customer
payment" will appear above or in
. Question 14 .
In general, a data destination will be shown by
. Question 15 .
In preparing a DFD, when data are transformed through a process, the
symbol used should be
. Question 16 .

When the human resources manager wants to gather data about vacation
and personal day usage by employees and by departments, the manager
would use which language?
. Question 17 .
The potential inconsistency that could occur when there are multiple
occurrences of a specific data item in a database is called the
. Question 18 .
The schema that provides an organization-wide view of the entire
database is known as the
. Question 19 .
The database requirement that foreign keys must be null or have a value
corresponding to the value of a primary key in another table is formally
called the
. Question 20 .

In a relational database, requiring that every record in a table have a
unique identifier is called the
. Question 21 .
Which of the following is an opportunity that could contribute to
employee fraud?
. Question 22 .
Which of the following is the greatest risk to information systems and
causes the greatest dollar losses?
. Question 23 .
One fraudulent scheme covers up a theft by creating cash through the
transfer of money between banks. This is known as
. Question 24 .
Most frauds are detected by

. Question 25 .
The most efficient way to conceal asset misappropriation is to
. Question 26 .
A fraud technique that slices off tiny amounts from many projects is
called the ________ technique.
. Question 27 .
Computer fraud perpetrators that modify programs during systems
development, allowing access into the system that bypasses normal
system controls are using
. Question 28 .
A fraud technique that allows a perpetrator to bypass normal system
controls and enter a secured system is called
. Question 29 .

Computer fraud perpetrators who use telephone lines to commit fraud
and other illegal acts are typically called
. Question 30 .
A ________ is similar to a ________,except that it is a program rather
than a code segment hidden in a host program.
. Question 31 .
________ controls prevent, detect and correct transaction errors and
fraud.
. Question 32 .
According to the ERM, these objectives help ensure the accuracy,
completeness and reliability of internal and external company reports.
. Question 33 .
Generally in a risk assessment process, the first step is to

. Question 34 .
The process that a business uses to safeguard assets, provide accurate
and reliable information, and promote and improve operational
efficiency is known as
. Question 35 .
According to the ERM, these help the company address all applicable
laws and regulations.
. Question 36 .
Which of the following is an example of a corrective control?
. Question 37 .
The process of turning off unnecessary features in the system is known
as
. Question 38 .

The process that screens individual IP packets based solely on the
contents of the source and/or destination fields in the packet header is
known as
. Question 39 .
According to the Trust Services Framework, the reliability principle of
integrity is achieved when the system produces data that
. Question 40 .
Compatibility tests utilize a(n) ________,which is a list of authorized
users, programs, and data files the users are authorized to access or
manipulate.
. Question 41 .
Which of the following is not one of the three important factors
determining the strength of any encryption system?
. Question 42 .

Which of the following descriptions is not associated with symmetric
encryption?
. Question 43 .
An electronic document that certifies the identity of the owner of a
particular public key.
. Question 44 .
Which of the following is not one of the 10 internationally recognized
best practices for protecting the privacy of customers' personal
information?
. Question 45 .
These are used to create digital signatures.
. Question 46 .
This determines the correctness of the logical relationship between two
data items.

. Question 47 .
This determines if characters are of the proper type.
. Question 48 .
Check digit verification is an example of a(n)
. Question 49 .
This batch processing data entry control sums a non-financial numeric
field.
. Question 50 .
What is the most effective way to ensure information system
availability?
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Question 1
In the ________ stage of an operational audit, the auditor measures the
actual system against an ideal standard.
Question 2
An auditor finds that employee absentee rates are significantly higher on
Mondays and Fridays than on other work days. This is an example
collecting audit evidence by
Question 3
The ________ to auditing provides auditors with a clear understanding
of possible errors and irregularities and the related risks and exposures.

Question 4
According to the risk-based auditing approach, when a control
deficiency is identified, the auditor should inquire about
Question 5
Control risk is defined as the
Question 6
During the sales order entry process, a ________ is performed to verify
that each transaction record contains all appropriate data items.
Question 7
The shipping department at Squishy Things Toy Company follows
policies that determine which carrier will deliver orders according to the
size, weight, and destination of the shipment. It maintains standing
agreements with shippers that specify legal responsibility for the
shipment while it is in transit. The terms of the agreements are
documented on

Question 8
When an ERP is used, it is assumed that there will be increases in
efficiency and the effectiveness of the activities related to the revenue
cycle. However, what must be in place and functioning well to fully
realize these benefits?
Question 9
Which of the following documents would normally trigger the process to
record a customer payment?
Question 10
A type of business document in which part of the original document is
returned to the source for further processing is called a ________
document.
Question 11
Duties in the expenditure cycle should be properly segregated to
promote internal control. This means that the authorization function is
performed by ________,the recording function is performed by
________,and cash handling is performed by the ________.

Question 12
Procurement cards differ from corporate credit cards in which of the
following ways?
Question 13
What control should be put in place that assigns responsibility for EFT
payments made to vendors?
Question 14
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) includes several variables that must be
taken into consideration when calculating the optimal order size. One
variable, the costs associated with holding inventory, is referred to as
Question 15
The traditional approach to inventory management to ensure sufficient
quantity on hand to maintain production is known as

Question 16
When using electronic documents, ________ increase the accuracy of
data entry.
Question 17
Which department should have the sole ability to provide information to
the AIS about hiring, terminations, and pay rate changes?
Question 18
The document that lists each employee's gross pay, payroll deductions,
and net pay in a multicolumn format is called
Question 19
Companies that specialize in processing payroll are known as
Question 20

Which of the following will limit a firm's potential loss exposure from
paycheck forgery?
Question 21
Recording interest earned on an investment is an example of which type
of adjusting journal entry?
Question 22
Departments that mostly provide services to other units and charge those
units for services rendered should be evaluated as ________ centers.
Question 23
Cheryl Liao is an accountant at Folding Squid Technologies. While
making an adjusting entry to the general ledger, she received the
following error message, "Your journal entry must be a numeric value.
Please reenter." This message was the result of a
Question 24
Budgets and performance reports should be developed on the basis of

Question 25
An adjusting entry made at the end of an accounting period that reflects
the exchange of cash prior to performance of a related event is classified
as a(n)
Question 26
Each event in an REA model will in most cases have at least one
________ agent and one ________ agent involved with the event.
Question 27
The REA data model
Question 28
Which of the following transactions is represented by the diagram
below?
Question 29

An entity-relationship (E-R) diagram
Question 30
Relationships that affect the quantity of a resource are sometimes
referred to as ________ relationships.
Question 31
Refer to the table below, which shows the results of payback, net present
value, and internal rate of return analysis of four projects. Which is
preferred by the net present value criterion?
Question 32
When using the payback method to determine economic feasibility of
projects, the company usually accepts the project with the
Question 33

Who is responsible for preparing the specifications that are used to
create the programs?
Question 34
Refer to the table below, which shows the results of payback, net present
value, and internal rate of return analysis of four projects. Which is
preferred by the payback criterion?
Question 35
The capital budgeting technique where estimated future cash flows are
discounted back to the present is referred to as
Question 36
When canned software is used for systems acquisition, the maintenance
aspect of the operations and maintenance phase of the SDLC
Question 37
BenathirDonathat, director of the project committee, has received
approval from management for implementation of a new accounting
information system. After putting out an RFP, the committee settled on a
vendor that will provide an industry standard software package and post-
sale technical support. The committee decided to go with

Question 38
The ________ method calculates and compares the processing times of
different AIS to compare system performance.
Question 39
End-user computing is likely to result in a(n)
Question 40
What would be one duty of second-line help desk personnel?
Question 41
One process used to uncover and eliminate program errors is known as
Question 42
Who is responsible for identifying such risk factors in an
implementation plan?
Question 43
Which of the following describes a phase-in conversion?
Question 44

Phil in Marketing got a call from Chuck in ITS. "Phil, the system just
generated a stock-out report. I wanted to give you a heads up. I'm
sending it right over." This is an example of a
Question 45
Chuck in ITS got a call from Phil in Marketing. "Chuck, I need you to
do something for me. Query sales data for the first quarter and pull out
all of the invoices that include the snow blower discount. I need a count
and the total amount of the discount. Thanks." This is an example of a
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ACC 564 Week 1 DQ 1 Value of Information and DQ 2 AIS
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ACC 564 Week 1 Discussion Questions
Week 1 Discussion 1
"Value of Information" Please respond to the following:
Firms realize that in order to make money, they have to invest money.
This can be attributed to the information that the firm relies on. As
discussed in the text, there are seven characteristics of useful
information. From the first e-Activity and assuming that you are CFO of

University, identify the top-three characteristics you would rely on the
most for improving the profitability of the firm. Provide an example of
how each characteristic would directly help the firm in terms of
profitability.
On the other hand, public and private firms are accountable to a wide
range of regulators and stakeholders. Of the seven characteristics,
identify the top three that would be applicable to meeting the needs of
regulators and stakeholders. Provide an example of how each
characteristic would directly help the firm in terms of meeting the
needs of these key regulators and stakeholders.
Week 1 Discussion 2
"Impact of Design of an Accounting Information System (AIS)" Please
respond to the following:
Some of the world’s most successful companies (Fortune 500) operate
multiple lines of business. Despite this fact, many of these firms rely on
a single AIS. From the second e-Activity, for the business you
researched, examine how its lines of business would affect the design
of a AIS.
If the business was selecting a AIS, examine how the business model
would affect the design of a AIS.
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ACC 564 Week 2 Assignment 1 Information Needs for the
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ACC 564 Week 2 Assignment 1 -
Assignment 1: Information Needs for the AIS
In 1967, Russell Ackoff presented a classical analysis of misinformation
in management (Ackoff’s Management Misinformation Systems, Case
1-2, located in your Blackboard course shell). Now, you need to fast-
forward to the present. After reading the case, craft your own version of
misinformation in management by developing five (5) key incorrect
assumptions that management makes about its accounting information
systems.
For this assignment, research the Internet or databases for information
related to improper assumptions concerning accounting information
systems.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

Based on your research, assess how corporate leaders may make
improper assumptions related to accounting information systems and the
related information. Indicate the most negative potential impacts on
business operations related to these assumptions. Provide support for
your rationale.
Suggest three to four (3-4) ways in which organizational performance
may be improved when information is properly managed within a
business system. Provide support for your rationale.
Evaluate the level of system security (i.e., high, medium, low) needed to
ensure information integrity within automated business systems. Provide
support for your evaluation.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times Roman font (size 12), with one-
inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover
page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:

Examine and use data flow diagrams and flowcharts to understand,
evaluate, and design information systems.
Evaluate the approaches and techniques that are used to commit and
prevent computer fraud.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
accounting information systems.
Write clearly and concisely about accounting information systems using
proper writing mechanics.
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ACC 564 Week 2 DQ 1 Evaluation of Documentation Tools
and DQ 2 David Miller
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ACC 564 Week 2 Discussion Questions –
Week 2 Discussion 1
"Evaluation of Documentation Tools" Please respond to the following:

You have been assigned to analyze the accounting information for a
Fortune 500 corporation. From the e-Activity, evaluate which tools you
would use to analyze its business processes, indicating your rationale.
On the other hand, resources, such as accountants, business analysts, and
I/T specialists who rely on documentation tools, will need proper
training on these tools. You have been given the responsibility of
familiarizing your team with these tools. Evaluate which techniques, in
terms of their appropriateness, you would use to get your team ready for
its first assignment—the evaluation of a firm’s internal control structure.
Week 2 Discussion 2
"David Miller" Please respond to the following:
Read the David Miller case from Chapter 5. After reading the case,
describe a reason why someone who has been entrusted with the firm’s
assets would commit a fraudulent act against the company. Based upon
your understanding of the case and your professional and personal
experience, recommend a series of actions that should have been taken
in order to prevent this.
Now that the damage has been done by Mr. Miller after his last episode,
the blame game begins. Review all of the parties who contributed to his

ability to commit these acts, recommend who should be held liable, and
suggest the punishment for the liable party / parties.
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ACC 564 Week 3 DQ 1 Attacks and DQ 2 Revamping the
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Week 3 Discussion 1
"Attacks" Please respond to the following:
You have been hired by the CFO of University to develop a plan to
protect its accounting and financial systems at a reasonable cost. Suggest
a high-level plan for the CFO. Provide support for your suggestion.
Based on your security plan recommendation, determine the system
aspect that is most likely to be violated.

Week 3 Discussion 2
"Revamping the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)" Please respond to the
following:
We know that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was created as the result of
several high-profile fraud cases. Now that the act is over 10 years old,
many think that it needs to be updated to reflect the changing times.
From the e-Activity, identify and discuss at least three changes that
should be made to the act, indicating why these changes are necessary.
Create an argument supporting three items in the act that you would not
change.
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Question 1

A well-designed AIS can improve the decision-making function within
the organization. Which statement below would describe a limitation,
rather than a benefit, of an efficient AIS?
Question 2
The transaction cycle that includes the events of hiring employees and
paying them is known as the
Question 3
Paid time-off policies, job descriptions, and procedures manuals are
examples of information needed to support key decisions in what
business process?
Question 4
Which of the following is a primary activity in the value chain?
Question 5

The business owners obtain financing from outside investors, which
results in an inflow of cash into the company. This transaction is
considered to be part of which cycle?
Question 6
Changing an employee's hourly wage rate would be recorded in which
file?
Question 7
When the sum of all entries in the subsidiary ledger equals the balance in
the corresponding general ledger account, it is assumed that
Question 8
Which of the following is conceptually similar to a journal in a manual
AIS?
Question 9
In an ERP system, the module used to record data about transactions in
the revenue cycle is called

Question 10
An audit trail
Question 11
In general, a data destination will be shown by
Question 12
Chas Mulligan has been hired by Yardley Security as an assistant to the
internal auditor. He has been asked to thoroughly document the existing
accounting information system in preparation for making
recommendations for improvements to internal controls. He decides to
begin with a description of the information stored in paper records, their
sources, and their destinations. The documentation tool that he should
employ for this purpose is a
Question 13

In a payroll processing DFD, the "prepare reports" activity will be
represented by ________,the "employee payroll file" will be
represented by ________,and the "management" will be represented by
________.
Question 14
The correct label for Shape 2 in the flowchart below is
Question 15
Chuck and Jill Scruggs travel in their motor home six months of the year
and buy unique artifacts. Within hours after the Scruggs make a
purchase, they have photographed it, written a description of it, and
posted it for sale on eBay with a reservation price. Anything that does
not sell within a week is shipped back to Austin, Texas, for display in
The House of Curiosities, a retail business that the Scruggs operate
during the balance of the year. Which symbol should be used to
represent the transfer of data to eBay in a context diagram of this
process?
Question 16
Most frauds are detected by

Question 17
Which characteristic of the fraud triangle often stems from a lack of
internal controls within an organization?
Question 18
Why is computer fraud often more difficult to detect than other types of
fraud?
Question 19
Which of the following is a financial pressure that could cause an
employee to commit fraud?
Question 20
One fraudulent scheme covers up a theft by creating cash through the
transfer of money between banks. This is known as
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ACC 564 Week 4 Assignment Hacking the AIS (2 Papers)

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ACC 564 Week 4 Assignment 2 -
Assignment 2: Hacking the AIS
Due Week 4 and worth 240 points
In today’s technology environment, hackers present a substantial risk to
a firm’s accounting or business system. As the result of these attacks,
firms suffer huge losses, ranging from financial losses to losses in
confidence by consumers, creditors, and suppliers. Firms may have
made a significant investment in financial and non-financial resources to
secure these systems.
related to business systems that have been hacked.

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Based on the information you researched, evaluate the level of
responsibility of the company in terms of the effectiveness of the
response to the security breach. Provide support for your rationale.
Imagine that the company that you researched uses a third-party
accounting system. Assess the level of responsibility of the software
provider to both the business and its clients. Provide support for your
rationale.
Create an argument for additional regulation as a preventative measure
against businesses being hacked. Provide support for your argument.
Provide at least three (3) recommendations for businesses to secure their
systems and assets from hackers. Provide support for your
recommendation.
instructions.

page length.
are:
Examine control and security concepts related to accounting information
systems to ensure data integrity and safety.
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ACC 564 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cloud Effect and DQ 2 Securing
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Week 4 Discussion 1
"The Cloud Effect" Please respond to the following:
Many firms are relying on cloud computing, also known as “the cloud,”
to perform key business functions. By moving transactional processing
to the cloud, firms are exposing themselves to additional attacks as well
as to tighter scrutiny from regulators and stakeholders. From the e-
Activity, assume that you are the CFO of Amazon.com. Create an
argument indicating how your firm will be able to balance the needs of
security with the desire of being a dominant player in the global market.
As the CFO, describe your top-three fears in competing in the global
market, and how you plan to overcome those fears. Provide support for
your rationale.
Week 4 Discussion 2
"Securing Data" Please respond to the following:
In this global age of information, suggest which threats are posed to the
principles of confidentiality and privacy, related to offshore outsourcing
of various information systems functions. Provide support for your
rationale.

Determine who should be held liable for any breaches that occur, and
indicate the course(s) of action that should be taken.
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ACC 564 Week 5 DQ 1 Integrity vs. Availability and DQ 2
The 21st Century Auditor
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Week 5 Discussion
"Integrity vs. Availability" Please respond to the following:
In the global enterprise, firms are insistent that their accounting
information systems (AIS) and other key systems are available 100% of
the time, and that these systems are the highest in integrity. Evaluate
how a firm manages the balance of high availability with high integrity
in these days of tight budgets and additional oversight from regulators.

As a student taking online classes or relying on online resources such as
libraries and tech support, evaluate the benefits of the school providing
you with 24 / 7 access to these resources in relation to the costs incurred
by the school itself.
Week 5 DB 2: "The 21st Century Auditor"
• The 21st century auditor requires knowledge of technology and
accounting information systems in addition to his / her understanding of
accounting concepts and guidelines. The degree of knowledge in
technology and AIS will vary with each auditor. Recommend the top-
five technology and AIS skills that the 21st century auditor should have.
Justify your recommendations.
Now, recommend a series of actions that need to be taken by auditors
and their firms to ensure that the auditors maintain their skills.
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Question 1
Illegally obtaining and using confidential information about a person for
economic gain is known as
Question 2
The deceptive method by which a perpetrator gains access to the system
by pretending to be an authorized user is called
Question 3
Developers of computer systems often include a user name and
password that is hidden in the system, just in case they need to get into
the system and correct problems in the future. This is referred to as a
Question 4
A fraud technique that allows a perpetrator to bypass normal system
controls and enter a secured system is called
Question 5

When a computer criminal gains access to a system by searching records
or the trash of the target company, this is referred to as
Question 6
Generally in a risk assessment process, the first step is to
Question 7
Congress passed this federal law for the purpose of preventing financial
statement fraud, to make financial reports more transparent and to
strengthen the internal control of public companies.
Question 8
Corporate policy that requires a purchasing agent and purchasing
department manager to sign off on asset purchases over $1,500 is an
example of
Question 9
A ________ is created to guide and oversee systems development and
acquisition.
Question 10
What is one reason why AIS threats are increasing?

Question 11
When new employees are hired by Folding Squid Technologies, they are
assigned user names and appropriate permissions are entered into the
information system's access control matrix. This is an example of a(an)
Question 12
This protocol specifies the procedures for dividing files and documents
into packets to be sent over the Internet.
Question 13
Which of the following is an example of a preventive control?
Question 14
Multi-factor authentication
Question 15
Restricting access of users to specific portions of the system as well as
specific tasks, is
Question 16

Jeff Davis took a call from a client. "Jeff, I need to interact online and
real time with our affiliate in India, and I want to make sure that our
communications aren't intercepted. What do you suggest?" Jeff
responded "The best solution will be to implement
Question 17
Jeff Davis took a call from a client. "Jeff, I need for my customers to
make payments online using credit cards, but I want to make sure that
the credit card data isn't intercepted. What do you suggest?" Jeff
responded "The best solution will be to implement
Question 18
Which of the following is not associated with asymmetric encryption?
Question 19
Which of the following descriptions is not associated with symmetric
encryption?
Question 20
In developing policies related to personal information about customers,
Folding Squid Technologies adhered to the Trust Services framework.
The standard applicable to these policies is

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ACC 564 Week 6 DQ 1 Revenue Cycle and DQ 2
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Week 6 Discussion 1
"Revenue Cycle" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, examine the steps necessary to complete a sale and
discuss how the sales order process is integrated with other processes
(credit and collections, delivery, etc.). Indicate your overall satisfaction
with the process.
From the e-Activity, recommend at least one improvement in the
Website’s sales order process you would implement to make it more
efficient in order to improve the customer experience. Then, assess

whether the recommendation meant to benefits the clients warrants the
potential cost of implementation for the company. Provide specific
examples to support your response.
Week 6 Discussion 2
"Expenditure Cycle" Please respond to the following:
Using your own present or previous place of work as an example,
propose a method for mitigating the problem of separate departments
(e.g., academics, student services, information technology, etc.) ordering
the same item.
From the proposal above, discuss the possible issues that implementing
the proposed method would cause to the organization. Suggest
additional controls that you would put into place to overcome the issues.
Provide specific examples to support your response.
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ACC 564 Week 7 Assignment 3 –
Assignment 3: Fraud in the AIS
For this assignment, research the Internet or databases to locate a firm
that was involved in a fraud and / or embezzlement case.
Explain how the firm’s accounting information system (i.e., components
and functions) contributed to the fraud and / or embezzlement. You will
need to focus on how each component / function of the accounting
information system failed, which resulted in the scandal / case.
Write a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:
Based on the information you researched, assess the failure of the firm’s
accounting information system to prevent the related fraud /
embezzlement.
Imagine that the company that you researched uses a third-party
accounting system. Evaluate the effectiveness of the firm’s stakeholder

in the event that a third-party accounting system suffers a breach.
Include an assessment of the level of responsibility of the software
provider to the business and its clients. Provide support for your
rationale.
Determine what advances in accounting and / or information technology
could have prevented the event from occurring. Provide support for your
argument.
Evaluate what changes should be made to both the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 and other current laws in order to make them more effective in
deterring companies from committing crimes.
Recommend a strategy that the company you indicated may use to
prevent future business information failures. Indicate how the company
should approach the implementation of your recommended strategy.
Provide support for your recommendation.
instructions.
page length.

are:
Analyze the business activities that comprise an accounting information
system to determine the information needs to support decision-making
function.
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ACC 564 Week 7 DQ 1 Professional Service Organizations
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Week 7 Discussion 1

"Professional Service Organizations" Please respond to the following:
You have been asked by the CFO of the company where you work or
previously worked to evaluate the use of a professional service
organization for processing the company’s payroll. Identify the top-three
issues that should be discussed when considering contracting the
services of a payroll service provider. Evaluate the impact, both positive
and negative, of each issue on the process in question. Provide specific
examples to support your response.
Using the information from the e-Activity, identify the key elements of a
plan to outsource your firm’s payroll function. For each element of the
plan, describe the impact of each element. Be sure that the elements
address the necessary controls needed to safeguard your firm’s personnel
data. Provide specific examples to support your rationale.
Week 7 Discussion 2
"General Ledger and Reporting Systems" Please respond to the
following:
Your firm is planning to move to International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) reporting within the next fiscal year. Analyze the risks
and rewards by moving to IFRS and the impact that technology will
have on the change. Include the advantages and disadvantages of IRFS

compared to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Provide specific examples to support your analysis.
Develop a proposal for migrating your firm to IFRS from GAAP.
Discuss how you will educate your users in IFRS.
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ACC 564 Week 8 DQ 1 Relational Databases and DQ 2 The
REA Data Model
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Week 8 Discussion 1
"Relational Databases" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, assess the advantages and disadvantages of the
continued use of the traditional relational database and then decide if

businesses should be moving toward relational databases in the cloud.
Justify your decision and provide specific examples to support your
response.
Determine whether a company has an ethical obligation to share with
external clients that key information about them is being stored in the
cloud. Speculate how external clients would react if they were told in
advance or it was kept from them and they found out another way.
Week 8 Discussion 2
"The REA Data Model" Please respond to the following:
Your firm wants to move from a relational database model to the REA
data model. Explain to your senior management the risks and rewards of
such of a move. Be sure to provide specific examples to support your
response.
As we know, the REA data model is an emerging technology change.
Make five recommendations for creating useful entity-relationship (E-R)
diagrams. Rank them in level of importance, and then justify your
ranking.
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Question 1
A validity check is an example of a(n)
Question 2
________ involves copying only the data items that have changed since
the last partial backup.
Question 3
Data matching is an example of a(n)
Question 4
This tests a numerical amount to ensure that it does not exceed a
predetermined value nor fall below another predetermined value.

Question 5
A facility that contains all the computing equipment the organization
needs to perform its essential business activities is known as a
Question 6
The evidence collection method that examines all supporting documents
to determine the validity of a transaction is called
Question 7
With which stage in the auditing process are the consideration of risk
factors and materiality most associated?
Question 8
An auditor must be willing to accept some degree of risk that the audit
conclusion is incorrect. Accordingly, the auditor's objective is to seek
________ that no material error exists in the information audited.
Question 9
The information systems audit objective that pertains to source data
being processed into some form of output is known as
Question 10

An auditor manually calculates accumulated depreciation on a delivery
van and compares her calculation with accounting records. This is an
example collecting audit evidence by
Question 11
Key differences exist when an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning
system (ERP) replaces an existing AIS or legacy system. For example,
________ are more accurate and timely, enabling sales order entry staff
to provide customers more accurate information about delivery dates.
Question 12
A way to incorporate the advantages of Electronic Data Interchange with
the Electronic Funds Transfer is
Question 13
How is credit approval generally handled for established customers with
a documented payment history?
Question 14
The manager of Callow Youth Clothing was entering an order online
from Sad Clown Pajamas. He ordered 100 one-size fits all pajama
bottoms, but when he ordered 1000 one-size fits all pajama tops, the
following error message popped up: "Did you mean to enter a quantity
of 1000 for your order?" This message is the result of a

Question 15
The activities involved in soliciting and processing customer orders
within the revenue cycle are known as the ________.
Question 16
What is the key difference between the MRP and JIT inventory
management approaches?
Question 17
A(n) ________ system posts an approved invoice to the vendor account
and stores it in an open invoice file until payment is made by check.
Question 18
Bob Chum is the sales manager at Folding Squid Technologies. At lunch
with the company CEO, he proudly announced that he had received a
________ from a client to buy a large quantity of components from
Folding Squid.
Question 19

One of the basic activities in the expenditure cycle is the receiving and
storage of goods, supplies, and services. What is the counterpart of this
activity in the revenue cycle?
Question 20
One of the major responsibilities of the receiving department is
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ACC 564 Week 9 DQ 1 Systems Analysis and DQ 2 AIS
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ACC 564 Week 9 Discussion Questions – Week 9 Discussion 1
"Systems Analysis" Please respond to the following: Implementing a
AIS system could prove to be beneficial or detrimental to an
organization’s IT infrastructure. Assess the risks associated with
integrating a AIS system and suggest what management can do to
minimize those risks. You have been selected as the change agent for
the implementation of a AIS system that will ultimately affect the way
all employees complete their daily tasks. The AIS system will also
require online approvals for all source documents. This will result in
significant cost savings for the firm; however, in the past, employees
have been resistant to radical changes such as this. Evaluate the risks and
rewards of such a move by the firm. Provide specific examples to

support your response. Week 9 Discussion 2 "AIS" Please respond to
the following: You are part of a project management team evaluating
accounting software packages that could be used by S&S (i.e., the case
company referenced in Chapters 1 through 4), which would incorporate
its four basic transaction cycles. Suggest five factors that the team
should consider when selecting the package. Rank the factors in order of
importance, and then justify your ranking. From the e-Activity, evaluate
two different software packages and propose how you would promote
one package over the other to the management committee. Provide
specific examples to support your response.
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Question 1
Shandra Bundawi is a new graduate who has been hired by an old-line,
family-owned furniture manufacturing company in the northeast. She
has been asked to analyze the company's accounting information system
and to recommend cost-effective improvements. After noting that the
production and sales departments use database systems that are entirely

separated, she recommends that they be combined. Implementation of
her recommendation would benefit the company by contributing to data
Question 2
Record layouts, definitions, addresses, and indexes will be stored at the
________ level schema.
Question 3
The database requirement that foreign keys must be null or have a value
corresponding to the value of a primary key in another table is formally
called the
Question 4
The ________ handles the link between the way data are physically
stored and each user's logical view of that data.
Question 5
The combination of the database, the DBMS, and the application
programs that access the database through the DBMS is referred to as
the
Question 6

Which type of payroll report includes the details of the current paycheck
and deductions as well as year-to-date totals?
Question 7
The average annual middle-management salary at Folding Squid
Technologies is $60,000. If the average turnover rate for middle
management is ten employees per year, what is the approximate average
annual cost of turnover?
Question 8
What is the purpose of a general ledger payroll clearing account?
Question 9
Which of the following is a control that can be implemented to help
prevent paychecks being issued to a "phantom" or "ghost" employee?
Question 10
The results of an internal audit finds that there is a problem with
inaccurate time data being entered into the payroll system. What is an
applicable control that can help prevent this event from occurring in the
future?

Question 11
Cheryl Liao is an accountant at Folding Squid Technologies. While
making an adjusting entry to the general ledger, she received the
following error message when she tried to save her entry, "The data you
have entered does not include a source reference code. Please enter this
data before saving." This message was the result of a
Question 12
Entries to update the general ledger are often documented by which of
the following?
Question 13
Immediately after the adjusting entries are posted, the next step in the
general ledger and reporting system is to prepare
Question 14
A type of data entry control that would ensure that adjusting entries are
posted to existing general ledger accounts is called a(n) ________ check.
Question 15
Performance reports for cost centers should compare actual versus
budget ________ costs.
Question 16

The "get" event represents an activity which
Question 17
Which of the following transactions is represented by the diagram
below?
Question 18
The "give" event represents an activity which
Question 19
Which of the following graphical symbols represents a minimum
cardinality of one and a maximum cardinality of many?
Question 20
An REA diagram must link every event to at least one ________ and
two ________.
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ACC 564 Week 10 Assignment 4 –
Assignment 4: Changing the AIS
Migrating to a accounting information system is not an easy task. Many
firms have struggled with this process, even though our textbook makes
the process seem quite straightforward. Recently, IBM recapped some of
the lessons learned in migrating to a accounting information system
within the federal government. These lessons can be applied to any
accounting information system project. Others have developed their own
recommendations for best practices and lessons learned involving
implementing accounting information systems. However, in order to
appreciate what IBM and others are proposing, we need to apply lessons
learned to a real-life situation involving the failure to implement an
accounting system properly.

related to a real-life accounting information system failure and best
practices, as well as lessons learned from implementing the accounting
system. In addition to information that you may find during your
research, please use the following IBM article to complete the
assignment: (http://www-
304.ibm.com/industries/publicsector/fileserve?contentid=242410).
Write a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:
Identify three to five (3-5) factors that contributed to the accounting
information system failure within the business that you have identified.
Indicate the impact to the business. Provide support for your rationale.
Assess senior management responsibility for the failure in question.
Specify what the senior management could have done differently to
avoid the failure. Provide support for your rationale.
Evaluate whether the most significant failure occurred within the system
design, implementation, or operational phase of the process. Indicate
what the company could have done to avoid the failed outcome. Provide
support for your rationale.
Evaluate how implementing best practices would have reduced the
chances for failure. Provide support for your rationale.
Based on your research, develop a list of between four (4) and six (6)
best practices that organizations should use today to reduce the chances
for failure. Provide support for your rationale.
Using the information provided by IBM and others, indicate which of
the principles designed to provide insight into effective and efficient
strategies on how to best deploy financial management systems, which

were outlined within the related article, should serve as an example of
what not to do when establishing the foundation for a firm to follow.
Your proposed foundation should consist of at least two (2) principles,
but no more than six (6). Provide support for your rationale.
instructions.
page length.
are:
Analyze the business activities that comprise an accounting information
system to determine the information needs to support decision-making
function.

Examine the phases of the systems development life cycle and key
issues related to systems analysis.
Analyze the systems design, implementation, and operational process.
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Operation
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Week 10 Discussion 1
"Implementation" Please respond to the following:

You are the manager of a payroll system. Your company is going to
replace the legacy payroll system with a more robust, Web-based
version. Suggest two approaches that would minimize downtime and
interruption to the payroll process. Provide specific examples to support
your response.
Propose a process for evaluating the success of the system and a
procedure for implementing software fixes and enhancements. Provide
specific examples to support your response.
"Operation" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, predict the effects that changes in one industry
could have on modifying and updating a system of the business. Include
any trickle-down effects that the changes would have on the business as
well. Provide specific examples to support your response.
From a managerial perspective, assess the greatest systems operational
challenge. Then, recommend what management can do to overcome the
challenge that you identified. Support your response with specific
examples or evidence.
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ACC 564 Week 11 DQ 1 Looking Back and DQ 2 Looking
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"Looking Back" Please respond to the following:
The AICPA would like for you to deliver a speech at one of its
upcoming conferences on the future of accounting information systems.
From the first e-Activity, select one conference and formulate the
takeaway message and key points that you would want your audience to
remember from your speech.
After delivering your speech, you have been approached by
representatives from Oracle (Oracle Financials) and Microsoft
(Microsoft Dynamics) regarding your key points. From the second e-
Activity, evaluate how your message can be used to enhance their
product line and vision

"Looking Ahead" Please respond to the following:
Evaluate the top-three concepts covered in this course that provided the
most value to you and how you might incorporate those concepts or
processes into your current job or future endeavors.
Evaluate the top-three concepts in this course that you found difficult to
comprehend. Propose a recommendation to the author of the textbook on
how he / she could have made that process or concept easier to
understand.
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