CHAPTER 2
THEORETICAL FOUNDATION
AIS User
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Figure 2.1 Logical Flow of an AIS Process
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Referring to Romney and Steinbart (2006, p. 6), there are six components of in
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an AIS:
1)The people who operate the system and perform various functions,
2)The procedures and instructions both manual and automated, involved in
collecting, processing, and storing data about the organization’s activities,
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3)The data about the organization and its business processes,
4)The software used to process the organization’s data,
5)The information technology infrastructure including computers, peripheral
devices, and network communications devices used to collect, store, process, and
transmit data and information,
6)The internal controls and security measures that safeguard the data in the AIS.
Romney and Steinbart (2006, p. 7) also state that, together, these six components
enable an AIS to fulfill three important business functions:
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