Class 11 Accountancy - Chapter Applications of Computers in Accounting NCERT Solutions | Draw block diagram showing the main comp

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.

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.

Give example of the relationship between a Human Resource Information System and MIS.

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?

Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.

Describe the informational needs of external users.

Trial balance is:

(a) An account.
(b) A statement.
(c) A subsidiary book.
(d) A principal book.

Mr. Sunrise started a business for buying and selling of stationery with ₹ 5,00,000 as an initial investment. Of which he paid ₹ 1,00,000 for furniture, ₹ 2,00,000 for buying stationery items. He employed a sales person and clerk. At the end of the month he paid ₹ 5,000 as their salaries. Out of the stationery bought he sold some stationery for ₹ 1,50,000 for cash and some other stationery for ₹ 1,00,000 on credit basis to Mr. Ravi. Subsequently, he bought stationery items of ₹ 1,50,000 from Mr. Peace. In the first week of next month there was a fire accident and he lost ₹ 30,000 worth of stationery. A part of the machinery, which cost ₹ 40,000, was sold for ₹ 45,000.

From the above, answer the following :
1. What is the amount of capital with which Mr. Sunrise started business?
2. What are the fixed assets he bought?
3. What is the value of the goods purchased?
4. Who is the creditor and state the amount payable to him?
5. What are the expenses?
6. What is the gain he earned?
7. What is the loss he incurred?
8. Who is the debtor? What is the amount receivable from him?
9. What is the total amount of expenses and losses incurred?
10. Determine if the following are assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses or none of the these: sales, debtors, creditors, salary to manager, discount to debtors, drawings by the owner.

Which of following errors will be rectified through suspense account:

(a) Sales return book undercast by Rs. 1,000.
(b) Sales return by Madhu Rs. 1,000 not recorded.
(c) Sales return by Madhu Rs. 1,000 recorded as Rs. 100.
(d) Sales return by Madhu Rs. 1,000 recorded through purchases returns book.

Giving examples, explain each of the following accounting terms:
* Fixed assets              * Revenue              * Expenses
* Gain                           * Profit                    * Capital
* Short-term liabilities

What are the effects of depreciation on profit and loss account and balance sheet?

Discuss the need of preparing a balance sheet.

'Accounting information should be comparable'. Do you agree with this statement? Give two reasons.

Furniture purchased from M/s Rao Furnishigs for 8,000 was entered into the purchases book.
This is the error of ........................................
State the wrong entry recorded in the book of accounts

Correct effect should have been:

The rectification entry will be: