02 Jan Checking samples of

Question 1

A student fails a course at his university. Which of these is most likely to be the cause of the problem and not a symptom of this problem?

Question 1 options:

The student gets placed on probation

The student’s mother pays an angry visit to the dean of students

An angry student

The student did not study for the course

Question 2

Which of these statements is true?

Question 2 options:

Accountants need not bother with systems studies—they are mostly performed by IT specialists.

All of these are true.

System studies enable bright accountants to express ideas for improving a system.

Systems studies rarely involve accounting information systems.

Question 3

Which of the following is least likely to be a member of a study team?

Question 3 options:

Middle-level manager who uses the system

Internal auditor or accountant

CEO of a company

IT specialist

Question 4

Which of these best describes prototyping as used in practice?

Question 4 options:

One-time trial

Reiterative process

All of these describe prototyping.

Top management exercise

Question 5

Which of these is a disadvantage

of prototyping?

Question 5 options:

It requires an iterative testing process that takes some time and patience.

It requires inputs from top management.

All of these are common disadvantages with prototyping.

It requires inputs from end users.

Question 6

A simple diagram that shows estimated completion times versus actual completion times for the various activities in a systems implementation project is a(n):

Question 6 options:

Gantt chart.

data flow diagram.

PERT chart.

E-R diagram.

Question 7

Which of these is not

a common dimension in a feasibility study?

Question 7 options:

Schedule

Technical

All of these are common dimensions.

Operational

Question 8

According to the chapter, which of these comes closest in meaning to the term “systems approach?”

Question 8 options:

Narrow point of view

Focus on achieving those goals important to computerized systems

Broad point of view

Focus first and foremost on computerization

Question 9

Once all facts and data have been collected in the systems survey, which of the following activities can begin?

Question 9 options:

Appointment of a steering committee

Performing the systems implementation

Performing the data analysis

The preliminary investigation

Question 10

________ is a common method of reviewing a company’s internal control procedures.

Question 10 options:

Checking samples of system inputs and outputs

Consulting historical records

Getting top management’s opinions

Using an informant