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Chapter 2: Information Technology and AISs. Introduction The Importance of Information Technology to Accountants Input, Processing and Output Devices Secondary Storage Devices Data Communications and Networks Computer Software. Hardware. Networks. Software. EVOLUTION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
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Chapter 2:Information Technology and AISs • Introduction • The Importance of Information Technologyto Accountants • Input, Processing and Output Devices • Secondary Storage Devices • Data Communications and Networks • Computer Software Hardware Networks Software
The Importance of IT to Accountants • Must be compatible and support other components of AIS 2. Accountants often help clients make software and hardware purchases 3. Auditors must evaluate computerized systems
The Importance of IT to Accountants • Often asked to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of existing system • IT affects how they work now and in the future • Understanding is vital to passing most certification exams
The AICPA’s Top 10 Information Technologies for 2010 • Information Security • Securing and Controlling Information Distribution • Identify and Access Management • Backup, Disaster Planning and Business Continuity • Secure Electronic Collaboration • 2013 Update • http://www.aicpa.org/INTERESTAREAS/INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES/TOPTECHNOLOGYINITIATIVES/Pages/2013TTI.aspx
The AICPA’s Top 10 Information Technologies for 2010 • Paperless Technology • Laptop Security • Small Business Software • Mobile Computing • Tax Software and Electronic Filing • Server Vitalization and Consolidation
BASIC COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS All computers made up of the same set of five building blocks: • input, output, (I/O) • memory, files • arithmetic/logic unit control unit (CPU)
Input Devices • Source documents and data transcription • Point-of-Sale (POS) devices • Bar Code Readers • Universal Product Code (UPC) • Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
Input Devices • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) • Mark-sense media • Turnaround documents • Plastic Cards with Magnetic Strips • Microcomputer Input Devices • PDA Devices
Input Devices • Digital Cameras • Biometric Scanners • Behavioral systems • Physiological systems • Enrollment • Hamming distance
Central Processing Units and Primary Memory • Microprocessors • Computers, Processing Speeds and AISs • Primary Memory
Output Devices • Printers • Video output • Multimedia
Importance of Secondary Storage Devices • Primary Memory • Volatile Memory • Lost electrical power, lost memory • Secondary Storage • Mass Storage or Auxiliary Storage • Maintain data in permanent files
Secondary Storage Devices • Magnetic (hard) disks • Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAIDS)
Secondary Storage Devices • CD-ROMs • Write-once, read-many (WORM) media • DVDs • Blu-Ray Discs • Flash memory • Image processing • Record Management Systems
Study Break #2 The acronyms POS, MIC, and OCR are most closely associated with: • Input devices • Processing devices • Output devices • Communication devices
Study Break #3 Which of these devices is capable of storing the most data? • CD-ROM disk • DVD disk • USB (flash memory) device • Magnetic (hard) disk
Data Communicationsand Networks • Communication Channels and Protocols • Modem • Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) • Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) • Data Communications Protocol
Data Communicationsand Networks • Local Area Networks (LANs)
Advantages of a LAN • Facilitating communications • Sharing computer equipment • Sharing computer files • Saving software costs • Enabling unlike computer equipment to communicate
Data Communicationsand Networks • Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Architectures • Network Infrastructure – Determined by the physical layout and components of a network • DNS, DHCP, Router, demilitarized zone, etc. • Application Architecture - Determined by how functions of application programs are spread among clients and servers
Application Layer Functions • Presentation logic - Presentation of info to user and acceptance of user commands • Application logic - Business logic such as word processors, spreadsheets • Data access logic - Processing required to access stored data (e.g., SQL) • Data storage - Storing of data generated by programs (e.g., files, records)
Data Communicationsand Networks • Client / Server Computing
Data Communicationsand Networks • Wireless Data Communications (Wi-Fi) • Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) • Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) • Near Field Communication (NFC) • Cloud Computing
Computer Software • Operating Systems • Application Software • Programming Languages
Operating Systems • Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) • Utility Programs • Virtual Storage • Antivirus Software and Viruses
What an application sees… • From http://www.karbosguide.com
Application Software • Personal productivity software • Commercial productivity software • Accounting software • Communications software • Enterprise resource management software (ERP)
Study Break #4 Purchasing backup services from an Internet vendor is an example of: • OCR • Modem services • Virtual storage • Cloud computing