Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems, 12th Edition

INDEX

ABC. See Activity-based costing (ABC) system

Abuse, computer. See also Crime, computer

computer crime vs., 343

importance of, 348

Access, Microsoft

action queries in, 120–121

case analysis with, 130–134

data definition language in, 112

data entry in, 111–116

data extraction in, 116–123

data type in, 107–108

database tables in, 106–108

default values in, 112

description in, 108

drop-down lists in, 112–113

field name in, 107

field properties in, 107

form creation in, 141–145, 160–162

input masks in, 112, 116

new database in, 106

overview of, 105–106

primary key in, 108

query creation in, 135–136

record creation in, 111

record format in, defining, 106–108

referential integrity in, 114–115

relationships in, 108–111

reports in, 148–155

saving table in, 108

select queries in, 116–120

storage location in, 106

subforms in, 146–147

tips for, 115–116

validation rules in, 113–114

Access authentication, 462

Access control, 312–316

Access control list (ACL), 466

Access security, 462–463

Access validation, 393–394

Accessibility, of Internet, 461

Accountability

documentation and, 171

signed checklist and, 171

Accounting

in accounting information systems, 5

corporate scandals and, 13–14

cost, 17–19

financial, 15–17

forensic, 13, 361

information technology and, 14–21

lean, 249–250

managerial, 17–20

REA, 15–16

responsibility, 18

Accounting information systems (AISs)

accounting in, 5

careers in, 21–24

changes in, 9–14

choosing, 424–427

cloud computing and, 9–10

definition of, 4–5

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