Class 11 Accountancy - Chapter Applications of Computers in Accounting NCERT Solutions | What is Accounting Information System?

State the relationship between information and decision.

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.

Describe the various elements of a computer system and explain the distinctive features of a computer system and manual system.

‘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.

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 ...........

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?

What do you understand by ledger folio?

Define accounting.

State with reasons whether the following statements are True or False ;
(i) Making excessive provision for doubtful debits builds up the secret reserve in the business.
(ii) Capital reserves are normally created out of free or distributable profits.
(iii) Dividend equalisation reserve is an example of general reserve.
(iv) General reserve can be used only for some specific purposes.
(v) ‘Provision’ is a charge against profit.
(vi) Reserves are created to meet future expenses or losses the amount of which is not certain.
(vii) Creation of reserve reduces taxable profits of the business.

Why is it necessary to record the adjusting entries in the preparation of final accounts?

Journal entry to record salaries will include:
(a) Debit salaries Credit cash.
(b) Debit capital Credit cash.
(c) Debit cash Credit salary.
(d) Debit salary Credit creditors.

If the rent of one month is still to be paid the adjustment entry will be :

(a) Debit outstanding rent account and Credit rent account.
(b) Debit profit and loss account and Credit rent account.
(c) Debit rent account and Credit profit and loss account.
(d) Debit rent account and Credit outstanding rent account.

Find the correct statement:
(i) Credit a decrease in assets
(ii) Credit the increase in expenses
(iii) Debit the increase in revenue
(iv) Credit the increase in capital

Who are the external users of information?

Write the process of preparing ledger from a journal.

Discuss the need of preparing a balance sheet.