State the relationship between information and decision.
As a system, every organisation accepts inputs and transforms them into outputs. All organisation systems pursue certain objectives through a process of resource allocation, which is accomplished through the process of managerial decision - making. Information facilitates decision regarding allocation of resources and thereby assists an organisation in pursuit of its objective.
Explain, using examples, the relationship between the organisational MIS and the other functional information system in an organisation. Describe how AIS receives and provides information to other functional MIS.
List the distinctive advantages of a computer system over a manual system.
State the various essential features of an accounting report.
Draw block diagram showing the main components of a computer.
Fill in the correct words :
1. The user oriented programmes designed and developed for performing certain specific tasks are called as ...........
2. Language syntax is checked by software called as ...........
3. The people who write programmes to implement the data processing system design are called as ...........
4. ........... is the brain of the computer.
5. ........... and ........... are two of the important requirements of an accounting report.
6. An example of responsibility report is ...........
‘An organisation is a collection of interdependent decision-making units that exists to pursue organisational objectives’. In the light of this statement, explain the relationship between information and decisions. Also explain the role of the Transaction Processing System in facilitating the decision-making process in business organisations.
What is Accounting Information System?
Describe the various elements of a computer system and explain the distinctive features of a computer system and manual system.
Name three components of a Transaction Processing System.
State the different elements of a computer system.
Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.
Why is it necessary to record the adjusting entries in the preparation of final accounts?
State the meaning of incomplete records?
What is ‘Depreciation’?
Briefly state how the cash book is both journal and a ledger.
State the meaning of a trial balance?
State the four basic requirements of a database applications.
Define accounting.
Why is it necessary for accountants to assume that business entity will remain a going concern?
State the need for the preparation of bank reconciliation statement?
If the rent received in advance Rs. 2,000. The adjustment entry will be :
(a) Debit profit and loss account and Credit rent account.
(b) Debit rent account Credit rent received in advance account.
(c) Debit rent received in advance account and Credit rent account.
(d) None of these.
What are adjusting entries? Why are they necessary for preparing final accounts?
Trial balance is:
(a) An account.
(b) A statement.
(c) A subsidiary book.
(d) A principal book.
Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.
When a firm maintains a cash book, it need not maintain ;
(i) Journal Proper
(ii) Purchases (journal) book
(iii) Sales (journal) book
(iv) Bank and cash account in the ledger
Which of the following is not an error of commission:
(a) Overcasting of sales book.
(b) Credit sales to Ramesh 5,000 credited to his account.
(c) Wrong balancing of machinery account.
(d) Cash sales not recorded in cash book.
If wages paid for installation of new machinery is debited to wages Account, it is:
(a) An error of commission.
(b) An error of principle.
(c) A compensating error.
(d) An error of omission.
What is a bank overdraft?
Deepti wants to buy a building for her business today. Which of the following is the relevant data for his decision?
a. Similar business acquired the required building in 2000 for ₹ 10,00,000
b. Building cost details of 2003
c. Building cost details of 1998
d. Similar building cost in August, 2005 ₹ 25,00,000