Exam 9: Controlling Information Systems: Business Process and Application Controls

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In the columns representing control goals in a control matrix, the coding M-1 means

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Which of the following compares manual calculations to computer calculations?

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Control effectiveness addresses how individual control plans achieve multiple control goals.

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The control plan called ______________________________ is designed to reduce the possibility that one person will misread or miskey data.

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Which of the following controls requires that documents be numbered sequentially or prenumbered before it can be implemented?

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In a control matrix the coding P-1 means

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A(n) ___________________________________ is a document that is printed as an output of one computer process and is used to capture and input a subsequent transaction.

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The edit that compares calculations performed manually with those performed by the computer to determine if a document has been entered correctly is referred to as mathematical accuracy checks.

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In a batch sequence check a computer program sorts the input documents into numerical order; checks the documents against the sequence number range; and reports missing, duplicate, and out-of-range data.

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A hash total is the general term to describe the summation of data that would not normally be totaled except for control purposes.

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Batch control plans regulate information processing by calculating control totals at various points in a processing run and subsequently comparing those totals.

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"Confirm input acceptance" addresses the information process control of _____________________.

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Digital signatures addresses all of the following control goals except:

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A _________________ check is a variation of a limit check.

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The manager of shipping reviews a file of open sales orders--items to be shipped today--to determine that all shipments are made in a timely manner.The file of open sales orders is called a(n) _________________________.

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___________________________________ is the control that uses a computer system's workflow facility to route business events to persons authorized to approve those events.

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Which of the following control plans does not address the control goal of input accuracy?

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A digital signature tests whether the contents of two or more data fields bear the correct logical relationship.

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A user mistakenly enters the date June 31.The programmed edit check that will detect this error is:

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The use of the letter P in a control matrix represents a missing control plan.

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