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Match the terms listed below, with the appropriate desciption from the list on the right.
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Accounting information system (AIS)

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Accounts Payable Subledger

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Accounts Receivable Subledger

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Cash Disbursements Journal

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Cash Receipts Journal

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Cheque Register

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Columnar journal

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Compatibility standard

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Computer hardware

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Computer software

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Controlling account

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Control standard

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Cost–benefit standard

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Crossfoot

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Enterprise-application software

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Flexibility standard

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Foot

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Management information system (MIS)

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Purchases Journal

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Relevance standard

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Sales Journal

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Schedule of accounts payable

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Schedule of accounts receivable

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Special journal

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Subsidiary ledger

A)The special journal that is used to record all receipts of cash. (p. 413)
B)To add debit and credit column totals and compare the sums for equality. (p. 415)
C)A list of the balances of all the accounts in the Accounts Receivable Subledger that is summed to show the total amount of accounts receivable outstanding. (p. 412)
D)A journal with more than one column. (p. 411)
E)A listing of individual accounts with a common characteristic. (p. 408)
F)A journal that is used to record all purchases on credit. (p. 416)
G)The programs that direct the operations of computer hardware. (p. 406)
H)An information system standard requiring that an accounting information system report useful, understandable, timely and pertinent information for effective decision making. (p. 405)
I)Programs that manage a company's vital operations, which range from order-taking programs to manufacturing to accounting. (p. 406)
J)A journal used to record sales of merchandise on credit. (p. 410)
K)A subsidiary ledger listing individual credit supplier accounts. (p. 408)
L)A subsidiary ledger listing individual credit customer accounts. (p. 408)
M)The special journal that is used to record all payments of cash; also called cash payments journal. (p. 417)
N)An information system standard requiring that an accounting information system conform to a company's activities, personnel, and structure. (p. 406)
O)An information system standard requiring that an accounting information system aid managers in controlling and monitoring business activities. (p. 405)
P)An information system standard requiring that an information system adapt to changes in the company, business environment, and needs of decision makers. (p. 406)
Q)A list of the balances of all the accounts in the Accounts Payable Subledger that is summed to show the total amount of accounts payable outstanding. (p. 417)
R)Another name for a Cash Disbursements journal when the journal has a column for cheque numbers. (p. 419)
S)The physical equipment in a computerized accounting information system. (p. 406)
T)An information system standard requiring that the benefits from an activity in an accounting information system outweigh the costs of that activity. (p. 406)
U)To add a column of numbers. (p. 415)
V)A General Ledger account, the balance of which (after posting) equals the sum of the balances of the accounts in a related subsidiary ledger. (p. 408)
W)Designed to collect and process data within an organization for the purpose of providing users with information. (p. 402)
X)Any journal that is used for recording and posting transactions of a similar type. (p. 407)
Y)The people, records, methods, and equipment that collect and process data from transactions and events, organize them in useful forms, and communicate results to decision makers. (p. 403)







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