... part of the database tier) The DBMS passes the data to the accounting software The accounting software passes the data accounting interface The accounting interface presents the data in the appropriate ... reside? Answer: The accounting system architecture consists of the accounting interface, accounting software, and the database management system and the operational database The accounting interface ... (application tier) The accounting software passes the data to the DBMS software The DBMS software retrieves the appropriate data from the various database tables in the database (the DBMS and database...