Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781337552127
Author: Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Describe this textbook’s three themes.

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To determine: The three themes of the textbook.

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Accounting Information System (AIS) is said to be the specialized subsystem of the Information System (IS). AIS can be used in the business events for the purpose of collecting, processing, and reporting the financial information.

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Describe the three themes of the textbook:

The three themes of the textbook are enterprise system, e-business, and internal control. Enterprise system helps the firm to integrate the information from all the functional areas of the organization. E-business refers electronic business which assists in undertaking the business process between the organization and individual using the application of electronic network.

Internal control is the process that provides promise concerning the consistency of reporting, efficiency, and effectiveness of the operations, and compliance with the applicable regulation.

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