An organization’s accounting system consists of the following hardware and software:■ Hard...

An organization’s accounting system consists of the following hardware and software:

■ Hardware:

Dell Workstation and Dell Servers

■ Software:

Unix platform

Oracle 11g database engine

Oracle’s JD Edwards financial software

Microsoft Excel

In the same organization, the human resource department uses a system with the following characteristics:

■ Hardware:

Sun Microsystems servers and workstation

■ Software:

Microsoft.Net platform

Microsoft SQL Server database

Oracle PeopleSoft human resources module

Answer the following questions that an auditor asked you: (Q1, Q2, Q3)

1. Is this an integrated enterprise system? Why or why not?

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2. What is the process for accounting employees to access the human resource database and extract useful information?

What is an integrated enterprise system and how did we get here?

What are the benefits and challenges of an integrated enterprise system?

What IT architecture does an integrated enterprise system use?