‘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.
There is a great relationship between information and decision 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 facilities decision regarding allocation of resources and thereby an organisation in achieving its objective.
Every medium sized to large organisation has a well-established information system that is meant to generate the information required for decision - making with the increasing use of information systems in organisation, Transaction Processing System (TPS) have started playing a vital role in supporting business operation.
Every transaction processing system has three components Input Processing and output, Since Information technology (IT) follows the GIGO principle (Garbage in Garbage out), it is necessary that inputs to the it-based information system are accurate, complete and authorised. This is achieved by automating the input. A large number of the devices are now available to automatically process the inputs process for a TPS.
Transaction Processing System Transaction Processing System (TPS) are among the earliest computerized systems catering to the requirements of large business enterprises. The purpose of typical TPS is to record, process,validate and store transactions that occur in the various functional areas of a business for subsequent retrieval and usage.
A transaction could be internal or external, The scope of financial accounting is confined to external transactions only, whereas through the transaction processing system we record all the transaction internal as well as external.
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.
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 ...........
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?
Discuss the concept-based on the premise do not anticipate profits but provide for all losses.
Define the purpose of maintaining subsidiary journal.
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
The primary qualities that make accounting information useful for decision-making are :
(a) Relevance and freedom from bias
(b) Reliability and comparability
(c) Comparability and consistency
(d) None of the above
A sequence of actions taken to transform the data into decision useful information is called.......
What is petty cash book? Write the advantages of petty cash book?
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.