Eppler and Mengis suggested five broad causes of information overload: (a)
information characteristics, (b) information technology, (c) organizational design, (d)
personal factors and (e) task and process parameters. Which of them is most closely
associated with each of the following independent items?
1> anxiety about job performance
2> attempting a task for the first time
3> disagreements about who should be a group leader
4> e-mail forwarded to a smart phone
5> health conditions
6> highly technical information
7> information conveyed via symbols
8> internet searches with very broad terms
9> significant time pressure
10> working with too large a group
Jay is trying to convince the company president that risk management is important.
Which of the following statements is most true?
A. Since the company president is involved, expectancy theory is inappropriate for
trying to create a good internal environment.
B. Jay should follow the basic principles of business process management to increase
the president’s instrumentality.
C. Jay can use expectancy theory to help create a good internal environment.
D. None of these statements is true.
Adequate documentation can promote strong internal control in the conversion process.
All of the following documents are used in the conversion process except:
A. Materials requisition.
B. Labor time ticket.
C. Materials move ticket.
D. Form W-2.
Consider the table below as you answer the questions:
In the table, “D” would most appropriately be replaced with:
A. Balance type
B. Name
C. Data type
D. Some other label
The table is a replica of the one in the chapter’s “AIS in the Business World.”
Consider the following as you answer the question:
Jon is an information systems consultant with a diverse client base. Some of his clients
recently posed the questions listed below; Jon is considering which type of flowchart
would best be used to answer each question.
i. What happens to a federal tax return once it is received by the IRS?
ii. How should a company calculate payroll withholding taxes?
iii. What kind of computer network is in place at a local IRS office?
iv. What process does an organization employ to determine how to invest money in a
pension fund?
v. What steps must be completed to write and publish an accounting textbook?
How many of the preceding questions would best be answered by preparing a program
flowchart?
A. Zero
B. One
C. Three
D. Five
According to Bell, accountants should recognize the influence of:
A. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
B. Foreign currency exchange rates.
C. Both the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and foreign currency exchange rates.
D. Neither the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 nor foreign currency exchange rates.
Brett and Erin are accountants working for XMP Corporation; Brett is very interested in
working his way up to being XMP’s chief financial officer. He believes if he completes
all his assigned tasks well before their established deadlines and controls costs in his
area, he will be promoted. Which elements of expectancy theory are illustrated in that
example?
A. Expectancy and instrumentality
B. Instrumentality and valence
C. Expectancy and valence
D. Expectancy, instrumentality and valence
The concept of bookkeeping includes: (i) distinguishing relevant from irrelevant
information, (ii) calculating amounts to record in the AIS, (iii) reporting financial
results.
A. I and II only.
B. I and III only.
C. II and III only.
D. I, II and III.
Sylla and Wen suggested a three-stage process for evaluating information technology
investments. At which step in their process would you expect to address each of the
following items?
a. Ability to do things more efficiently
b. Better use of organizational resources
c. Encouragement from top management
d. Fire suppression systems
e. Impact on a company’s market share
f. Need to change the company in a fundamental way
g. Opportunities for fraud
h. Opportunity to do things more effectively
i. Producing more with less
j. Secure storage for the new IT asset
Refer to theA. Perform intake interview
B. Give client service information
C. Create online account
D. None of these is likely to be the name of Process 1.0.
Casa Ruiz is a Mexican restaurant in southern California. In anticipation of expanding
its operations considerably, Mr. Ruiz (the owner) has contacted you to develop an
enterprise risk management plan using the COSO model. Fill in the blanks below to
develop an ERM plan for Casa Ruiz; the first two elements are supplied as examples.
1) Internal environment: Mr. Ruiz conducted a series of employee meetings to explain
the importance of enterprise risk management and the COSO model.
2) Objective setting: Mr. Ruiz wants to open a second location within six months.
3) Event identification: _____________________________________________.
4) Risk assessment: _____________________________________________.
5) Risk response: _____________________________________________.
6) Control activity: _____________________________________________.
7) Information and communication: ___________________________________.
8) Monitoring: _____________________________________________.
When the maximum cardinalities between two elements of a REA model are one and
many:
A. Include the primary key from the “one side” in the table on the “many side.”
B. Include the primary key from the “many side” in the table on the “one side.”
C. Create a junction table.
D. The REA model has errors.