Changing I/S
True or False:
Technological changes is one of the reasons why company change their systems
True
True or False:
Evaluation is part of AIS Acquisition Cycle according to gelinas
False, the steps are analysis, selection, implementation, and operation
(Double Points)
True or False:
Review the system and make recommendation, review the acquisition project to make sure that the project in efficient and the system will have good internal control and can be audited is the role of accountant in AIS Acquisition AS EXTERNAL AUDITOR
False, it's the role of Accountant as internal auditor
Company invest heavily in technology to increase the quality, quantity, and speed of information is the explanation of...
Competitive advantage
AIS Acquisition cycle according to Gelinas
- Analysis
- Selection
- ***
- Operation
What step is *** ?
Implementation
(Bonus 50 points) Programs for sale on the open market to a broad range of users with similar needs is called...
Canned software
Mention at least 4 reasons why company change their system
- Changes in user or business needs
- Technological changes
- Improved business processes
- Competitive advantage
- Productivity gains
- Systems integration
- Systems age and need to be replaced
What are the types of maintenance activities?
- Corrective
- Perfective
- Adaptive
Provides scalability as the business grows and global access to information is the benefit of using...
Application Service Providers/Cloud Computing/Saas
Why is important to use an RFP (Request for Proposal)?
It saves time, simplifies the decision-making process, reduce errors, and avoid potential for disagreement.
What is needed to perform a needs analysis? (or the steps)
Study the current AIS, define future AIS needs, and make comparison from the current AIS with the future AIS
Mention at least 2 advantages of Outsourcing!
a business solution, asset utilization, access to greater expertise and better technology, lower costs, less development time, elimination of peaks-and-valleys usage, facilitation of downsizing, etc
What's the meaning of "benchmark problem", "point scoring"? Is point scoring objective?
Benchmark problem is comparing systems by executing an input, processing, and output task on different computer systems and evaluating the results, while point scoring is evaluating by assigns a weight to each evaluation criterion based on its importance. No, point scoring is not totally objective because it weights and scores subjectively.
Mention at least 5 of accountant's involvement in AIS Acquisition!
-User
-Analyst
-Purchaser
-Implementer
-Consultant
-Internal Auditor
-External Auditor
What are the steps in System Implementation according to gelinas? (Double points if mentioned all, to get points mention at least 4)
- Complete system design
- Acquire the hardware and software to support the system
- Train the employee to implement the system
- Test the system
- Ask for apporval of the system
- Conduct Conversion
- Make project completion record