ACC 409 Exam 1

Many hospitals and doctor's offices are beginning to digitize the medical records of their patients. This is an example of the_____________strategic role. A. Automate B. Informate - up C. Transform D. Informate - down

A

Which of the following best describes the purpose of an intermediate error event? A. Directs sequence flow when an activity aborts B. Ends a process C. Delays the sequence until a specified time D. Waits for external messages

A

Which of the following is not a best practice in preparing UML Class diagrams? A. Model each process separately. B. Opt for simplicity. C. Avoid confusing abbreviations. D. Avoid crossing lines whenever possible.

A

A supply chain: A. Supplies chains for bicycles B. Refers to the flow of materials, information, payments and services. C. Is similar in function and purpose to the value chain D. Does not apply to a service firm like an accounting firm.

B

Business Value is defined as: A. The monetary value of a business. B. Items, events and interactions that determine the financial health and well-being of the firm C. The cost to acquire a business by an outsider. D. The overall value of taking data and transforming it in to information needed for decision making.

B

Consider an association between a Sales class and an Inventory class in a UML Class diagram. The multiplicities next to the Sales class are 0..* and the multiplicities next to the Inventory class are 1..*. Which of the following is the best way to implement that association in your database? A. Post the primary key of Sales as a foreign key in Inventory. B. Create a linking table. C. Post the primary key of Inventory as a foreign key in Sales. D. None of the above.

B

In a BPMN activity diagram, which of the following best describes the purpose of an intermediate timer event? A. Indicates a delay to a specific date/time B. All of the above C. Indicates a delay to a relative date, such as next Thursday D. Represent a time delay

B

Which of the following best describes a BPMN message flow? A. Shows sequence of activities in a process. B. Shows interactions between participants in a process. C. Affects the flow of a business process. D. Shows branching and merging in a business process.

B

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a swimlane? A. Depicts different organizations involved in a process. B. Depicts different departments of the same organization in a process. C. Depicts interactions between organizations in a process. D. Depicts the sequence of tasks in a process.

B

Which of the following correctly describing the Referential Integrity Rule? A. The primary key of a table must have data values (cannot be null) B. The data value for a foreign key must either be null or match one of the data values that already exist in the corresponding table C. Each attribute in a table must have a unique name D. Values of a specific attribute must be of the same type

B

Which of the following is the best reason that a collaboration model would not be used to diagram the conversion process? A. The orchestration of the activities is not shown in a collaboration model. B. All conversion activities are internal to the organization. C. The choreography between pools is not shown in a collaboration model. D. A collaboration model does not include swimlanes.

B

Which of the following tasks cannot be performed through queries in access? A. Calculations of data B. Enter data into tables C. Data sorting D. Retrieve and display data

B

At the beginning of Jane's shift there was $100 in the cash register. At the end of the shift there was $650 in currency and $150 in checks. According to the cash register printout, the total sales was $660 and the sales tax was 45. What was the amount of cash short or over? A. None of the above. B. $0 C. $5 short D. $5 over

C

Consider the following documents used in the company's revenue cycle: Remittance advice (RA); Sales invoice (SI); Sales order (SO); Shipping document (SH); Cash receipts journal (CRJ). Assume all of the above documents were the result of a single customer order. Which of the following is the correct order of the documents? A. SO, RA, SI, CRJ, SH B. SO, SI, RA, SH, CRJ C. SO, SH, SI, RA, CRJ D. SO, RA, SH, CRJ, SI

C

Customers receive the invoices and tear off a stub which includes the customer's ID # as well the number(s) of the unpaid invoice(s). The customer mails the stub (also known as remittance advice) with the check. The mail clerk opens the mail daily and takes out the checks and remittance advice. Two copies of a remittance list, showing the customer number and amounts paid by each customer, are prepared, with a total at the bottom. One copy goes to the cashier with the checks and the other copy goes to the accounts receivable clerk with the remittance advice. The accounts receivable clerk gives each customer credit for payment by recording the cash receipts in the system. The clerk prints a cash receipts journal which lists all of the cash collections. At the end of the day, the cashier totals the checks and prepares a deposit slip, listing each check and dollar amount, with a total at the bottom. The cashier takes the checks and deposit slip to the bank and makes the deposit. The bank gives the cashier a deposit receipt. If the accounts receivable clerk were to give a customer credit for a payment never made, how would this be discovered? A. Cashier would notice that the amount of cash received didn't agree with the remittance list. B. Controller would note that the amount on the remittance list didn't equal the amount on the cash receipts journal. C. Controller would note that the amount on the deposit slip didn't equal the amount on the cash receipts journal. D. Controller would note that the amount on the remittance list didn't equal the amount on the deposit slip.

C

In a BPMN collaboration model of the purchase process, which of the following best describes the purpose of swimlanes is which of the following? A. Showing the sequence of activities in a pool B. Capturing the process complexity C. Showing different jobs in the purchase process D. Clarifying the interaction between pools

C

Which of the following best describes the difference between access controls and application controls? A. There is no difference between access and application controls. B. Access controls are "prohibited" business rules and application controls are "allowed" business rules. C. Access controls limit who can change records and application controls provide an audit trail of any changes. D. Access controls implement business rules and application controls do not.

C

Which of the following best describes the purpose of an event in a BPMN activity diagram? A. Shows where the work takes place. B. Describes the sequence of workflow. C. Affects the flow of the business process. D. Controls branching and merging.

C

Which of the following is the best description of an association? A. A group of classes B. The lines in a UML Class diagram C. The relationship between two classes D. The number of times one class is related to another

C

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a bill of material class? A. Shows the raw material usage variance. B. Shows the issues of raw material items into work in process. C. Links finished goods to production. D. Links each raw material item to one or more finished good items.

D

An example of an AIS that addresses internal business processes includes: A. Supply chain software B. Customer relationship management software C. B2B transaction software D. Enterprise systems

D

Consider an association between a Customers class and a Sale class in a UML Class diagram. The multiplicities next to the Customers class are 1..1 and the multiplicities next to the Sale class are 0..*. Which of the following is the best way to implement that association in your database? A. Post the primary key of Sales as a foreign key in Customers. B. Create a linking table. C. None of the above. D. Post the primary key of Customers as a foreign key in Sales.

D

In a BPMN collaboration model of the purchase process, one pool describes the focal organization's activities and the other pool describes what? A. The message flows between the pools B. The sequence of steps in the process C. The customer's activities D. The supplier's activities

D

In a basic UML diagram of the conversion process, which of the following best describes the purpose of a duality association? A. Tracks completion of work in process and increase to finished goods inventory. B. Indicates issue of raw material into the process. C. Shows the participation of employees in the process. D. Links work in process events to the original production authorization.

D

Many companies record both purchase orders and purchases; when would such a company recognize the purchase? A. When the supplier receives the purchase order. B. When the products are sold. C. When the purchase order is issued. D. When the products are received from the supplier and accepted.

D

The correct order of effects in the value chain are: A. Inbound Logistics - Operations - Service B. Inbound Logistics - Operations - Service C. Inbound Logistics - Outbound Logistics - Marketing & Sales D. Inbound Logistics - Operations - Outbound Logistics

D

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a BPMN collapsed sub-process? A. Illustrate process flow when an exception occurs. B. Depict the sequence of activities in one pool. C. Show the interchange between two pools. D. Contain a series of activities that are hidden from view.

D

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a primary key? A. Allows linking two or more tables B. Indicates the minimum multiplicities for an association C. Matches values of foreign keys in other classes D. Uniquely identifies each instance of the class

D

Which of the following is not a basic activity in the conversion process? A. Issue raw material B. Authorize production C. Perform work and account for labor D. Ship products to stores

D

Which of the following least reflects the purpose of a business rule in the conversion process? A. Assuring that all products meet quality standards B. Limiting who can view and change records in the system C. Segregating authorizing, issuing, and conversion work duties D. Ensuring no production without a customer order

D