Which of the following statements below shows the contrast between data and information?

Information is the primary output of an AIS

Which of the following is not a true statement?

DFD & flowcharts are difficult to prepare & revise using SP

Which of the following elements form part of a database system

Hardware, software, people, procedures and data

Simple graphic of links betwn diff areas of bus, & decisions

tech that analyses large pools of data & identifies patterns

When designing either a DFD or a flowchart, a good rule to follow is

to proceed from left to right and top to bottom

Which statement is true regarding file systems?

proliferation of master files creates problems

What is a primary key

An attribute that uniquely identifies a particular object

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1
Which of the following statements below shows the contrast between data and information?
Data and information are the same
Information is the primary output of an AIS
Data is the primary output of accounting information system
Data is more useful in decision making than information
2
Graphical representations of information are often supplemented by
oral descriptions from management
relevant e-mail communications
narrative descriptions
logic charts
3
Graphical representations of information are often supplemented by
oral descriptions from management
narrative descriptions
logic charts
relevant email communications
4
Which of the following is not a true statement?
DFD & flowcharts are the 2 most frequently used SD doc tools
Documentation tools used extensively in the SD process
DFD & flowcharts are difficult to prepare & revise using SP
Documentation tools save an organization both time and money
5
Which of the following elements form part of a database system
Hardware, software, people, procedures, vapourware and data
Hardware, software, people, procedures and data
Hardware, software, people, procedures and information
Hardware, software, people, vapourware and data
6
The limitations of poor file systems comes from
Structural independence
Database redundancy
All of the above
Data management
7
A process map is
A complex graphic of links betwn diff areas of business.
A simple graphic of links betwn diff areas of business.
Complx graphic of links betwn diff areas of bus, & decisions
Simple graphic of links betwn diff areas of bus, & decisions
8
An attribute in a table that is a primary key in another table
anomaly
secondary key
primary key
foreign key
9
The passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act
All of the above
Requires public companies to prepare internal control report
Made documentation skills even more important
Means auditors must be able to prepare, evaluate & read docs
10
Data Mining is:
A technology used by large multinational resource companies
Declining in popularity with companies
tech that analyses small pools of internally generated data
tech that analyses large pools of data & identifies patterns
11
Characteristics of interest that need to be stored are
database
attribute
entity
record
12
In a DFD, a "bubble" is also known as
data flows
data stores
data destinations.
transformation processes
13
What is the most popular type of database?
relational
network
object-oriented
hierarchical
14
When designing either a DFD or a flowchart, a good rule to follow is
to proceed from left to right
to proceed from top to bottom
to proceed from left to right and top to bottom
to identify exception procedures by using a rectangle
15
Which statement is true regarding file systems?
Individual records are never deleted in a master file
Transaction files are similar to ledgers in a manual AIS
proliferation of master files creates problems
Transaction files are permanent
16
What is a primary key
An attribute that identifies a row
An attribute that uniquely identifies a particular row
An attribute that uniquely identifies a particular object
An attribute that identifies Bitcoin
17
The narratives, diagrams, charts, that explain how a system works are collectively called
flowcharts
data flows
schema
documentation

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