AIS Structure - Ben and Uma Own and Operate Framing

question 57

Essay

AIS structure - Ben and Uma own and operate Framing World, a company that frames diplomas, professional certificates and other documents. Customers bring in the documents they want framed; Ben or Uma fills out a sales order noting the client's information (name, address and so on), the type of document to be framed and the details of the framing itself (such as the type and color of frame). They also scan the document to the store's internal computer network for reference purposes. Most documents are framed by hand, but Framing World also uses some specialized equipment for more complex jobs. The company maintains its accounting records in a general ledger system; the firm's accountant prepares monthly reports, such as income statements and bank reconciliations, using spreadsheets and word processing software. Work in process and finished goods inventory are kept secure with alarm systems and video surveillance.
Accounting information systems typically comprise five elements. Analyze the preceding narrative by identifying specific examples of each element. Record your responses in the grid below. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { AIS element } & \text { Example from Framing World } \\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Smith-Connally

Also known as the War Labor Disputes Act, a 1943 U.S. law that allowed the federal government to seize and operate industries threatened by labor strikes during WWII.

Nuclear Chain Reaction

A self-sustaining series of nuclear fissions in which the release of neutrons in one reaction induces at least one other nuclear reaction.

The Manhattan Project

A research and development project during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons, led by the United States with the support of the UK and Canada.

War Production Board

An agency of the United States government during World War II tasked with overseeing the production and allocation of materials and fuel necessary for military operations.