Question 1

The control that protects records from errors that occur when two or more users attempt to update the same record simultaneously is called

Accepted Answer

A) concurrent update controls. 
B) cross-footing balance test. 
C) data conversion controls. 
D) recalculation of batch totals. 
A) concurrent update controls. 
B) cross-footing balance test. 
C) data conversion controls. 
D) recalculation of batch totals.

Question 2

The inventory tracking system shows that 12 laptop were on hand before a customer brings two laptops to the register for purchase.The cashier accidentally enters the quantity sold as 20 instead of 2.Which data entry control would most effectively prevent this error?

Accepted Answer

A) Limit check. 
B) Sign check. 
C) Field check. 
D) Validity check. 
A) Limit check. 
B) Sign check. 
C) Field check. 
D) Validity check.

Question 3

The recovery point objective is inversely related to the frequency of backups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Modest Expectations Investment Services (MEIS)allows customers to manage their investments over the Internet.If customers attempt to spend more money than they have in their account,an error message is displayed.This is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) reasonableness test. 
B) field check. 
C) validity check. 
D) limit check. 
A) reasonableness test. 
B) field check. 
C) validity check. 
D) limit check.

Question 5

A ________ determines the correctness of the logical relationship between two data items.

Accepted Answer

A) range check 
B) reasonableness test 
C) sign check 
D) size check 
A) range check 
B) reasonableness test 
C) sign check 
D) size check

Question 6

If invoices are processed in groups of fifty,which fields from the document shown below would not be used to create a hash control total?

Accepted Answer

A) Amount. 
B) Item Number. 
C) Quantity Ordered. 
D) Sales Order number. 
A) Amount. 
B) Item Number. 
C) Quantity Ordered. 
D) Sales Order number.

Question 7

A ________ determines the correctness of the logical relationship between two data items.

Accepted Answer

A) field check 
B) alpha-numeric check 
C) range check 
D) reasonableness test 
A) field check 
B) alpha-numeric check 
C) range check 
D) reasonableness test

Question 8

A customer forget to include her account number on her check,and the accounts receivable clerk credited her payment to a different customer with the same last name.Which control could have been used to most effectively to prevent this error?

Accepted Answer

A) Closed-loop verification. 
B) Duplicate values check. 
C) Reasonableness test. 
D) Reconciliation of a batch control total. 
A) Closed-loop verification. 
B) Duplicate values check. 
C) Reasonableness test. 
D) Reconciliation of a batch control total.

Question 9

Discuss ways that can help ensure the processing integrity of electronic voting.

Accepted Answer

Here are several ways that can help ensu

Question 10

When the staff accountant enters a correct customer number,the data entry screen displays the customer name and address.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) prompting. 
B) preformatting. 
C) closed-loop verification. 
D) error checking. 
A) prompting. 
B) preformatting. 
C) closed-loop verification. 
D) error checking.

Question 11

Following is the result of batch control totals on employee Social Security numbers in a payroll processing transaction:   The difference in the control totals is 720,000.Which data entry control would best prevent similar data entry errors in the future?

Accepted Answer

A) Batch check. 
B) Validity check. 
C) Check digit. 
D) Sequence check. 
A) Batch check. 
B) Validity check. 
C) Check digit. 
D) Sequence check.

Question 12

Identify one organization that quickly recovered from September 11th,2001 due to its disaster recovery and business continuity plan.

Accepted Answer

A) New York Stock Exchange 
B) NASDAQ 
C) New York Fire Department 
D) United Airlines 
A) New York Stock Exchange 
B) NASDAQ 
C) New York Fire Department 
D) United Airlines

Question 13

The accounting department at Aglaya Telecom records an average of 8,000 transactions per hour.A cost-benefit analysis leads management to conclude that the maximum acceptable amount of data loss is 32,000 transactions.If the firm's recovery time objective is 240 minutes,then the worst case recovery time objective is

Accepted Answer

A) 4 hours. 
B) 8 hours. 
C) 16 hours. 
D) 24 hours. 
A) 4 hours. 
B) 8 hours. 
C) 16 hours. 
D) 24 hours.

Question 14

The Spontaneous Combustion Rocket Shoppe in downtown Fargo,North Dakota,generates three quarters of its revenue from orders taken over the Internet.The revenue clearing account is debited by the total of cash and credit receipts and credited by the total of storefront and Internet sales.This is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) data integrity test. 
B) zero-balance test. 
C) trial balance audit. 
D) cross-footing balance test. 
A) data integrity test. 
B) zero-balance test. 
C) trial balance audit. 
D) cross-footing balance test.

Question 15

Which of the following is a key control regarding the minimization of system downtime?

Accepted Answer

A) fault tolerance 
B) disaster recovery plans 
C) backup procedures 
D) all of the above 
A) fault tolerance 
B) disaster recovery plans 
C) backup procedures 
D) all of the above

Question 16

A validity check is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a data entry control. 
B) an output control. 
C) a data transmission control. 
D) an input control. 
A) a data entry control. 
B) an output control. 
C) a data transmission control. 
D) an input control.

Question 17

________ copies all changes made since the last full backup.

Accepted Answer

A) Archive 
B) Cloud computing 
C) Differential backup 
D) Incremental backup 
A) Archive 
B) Cloud computing 
C) Differential backup 
D) Incremental backup

Question 18

The best example of an effective payroll transaction file hash total would most likely be

Accepted Answer

A) sum of net pay. 
B) total number of employees. 
C) sum of hours worked. 
D) total of employees' social security numbers. 
A) sum of net pay. 
B) total number of employees. 
C) sum of hours worked. 
D) total of employees' social security numbers.

Question 19

The accounting department at Synergy Hydroelectric records an average of 12,500 transactions per hour.By cost-benefit analysis,managers have concluded that the maximum acceptable loss of data in the event of a system failure is 50,000 transactions.If the firm's recovery time objective is 120 minutes,then the worst case recovery time objective is

Accepted Answer

A) 2 hours. 
B) 4 hours. 
C) 6 hours. 
D) 8 hours. 
A) 2 hours. 
B) 4 hours. 
C) 6 hours. 
D) 8 hours.

Question 20

Discuss how cloud computing could both positively and negatively affect system availability.

Accepted Answer

Cloud computing significantly reduces th

The control that protects records from errors that occur when two or more users attempt to update the same record simultaneously is called

The inventory tracking system shows that 12 laptop were on hand before a customer brings two laptops to the register for purchase.The cashier accidentally enters the quantity sold as 20 instead of 2.Which data entry control would most effectively prevent this error?

The recovery point objective is inversely related to the frequency of backups.

Modest Expectations Investment Services (MEIS)allows customers to manage their investments over the Internet.If customers attempt to spend more money than they have in their account,an error message is displayed.This is an example of a

A ________ determines the correctness of the logical relationship between two data items.

If invoices are processed in groups of fifty,which fields from the document shown below would not be used to create a hash control total?

A ________ determines the correctness of the logical relationship between two data items.

A customer forget to include her account number on her check,and the accounts receivable clerk credited her payment to a different customer with the same last name.Which control could have been used to most effectively to prevent this error?

Discuss ways that can help ensure the processing integrity of electronic voting.

When the staff accountant enters a correct customer number,the data entry screen displays the customer name and address.This is an example of

Following is the result of batch control totals on employee Social Security numbers in a payroll processing transaction: The difference in the control totals is 720,000.Which data entry control would best prevent similar data entry errors in the future?

Identify one organization that quickly recovered from September 11th,2001 due to its disaster recovery and business continuity plan.

Which of the following is a key control regarding the minimization of system downtime?

A validity check is an example of

________ copies all changes made since the last full backup.

The best example of an effective payroll transaction file hash total would most likely be

Discuss how cloud computing could both positively and negatively affect system availability.

Conceptual Foundations of Accounting Information Systems

Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Systems Documentation Techniques

Relational Databases

Computer Fraud

Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques

Control and Accounting Information Systems

Controls for Information Security

Confidentiality and Privacy Controls

Auditing Computer-Based Information Systems

The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections

The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements

The Production Cycle

The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle

General Ledger and Reporting System

Database Design Using the Rea Data Model

Implementing an Rea Model in a Relational Database

Special Topics in Rea Modeling

Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis

Ais Development Strategies

Systems Design, implementation, and Operation

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Exam 10: Processing Integrity and Availability Controls

The control that protects records from errors that occur when two or more users attempt to update the same record simultaneously is called

The inventory tracking system shows that 12 laptop were on hand before a customer brings two laptops to the register for purchase.The cashier accidentally enters the quantity sold as 20 instead of 2.Which data entry control would most effectively prevent this error?

The recovery point objective is inversely related to the frequency of backups.

Modest Expectations Investment Services (MEIS)allows customers to manage their investments over the Internet.If customers attempt to spend more money than they have in their account,an error message is displayed.This is an example of a

A ________ determines the correctness of the logical relationship between two data items.

If invoices are processed in groups of fifty,which fields from the document shown below would not be used to create a hash control total?

A ________ determines the correctness of the logical relationship between two data items.

A customer forget to include her account number on her check,and the accounts receivable clerk credited her payment to a different customer with the same last name.Which control could have been used to most effectively to prevent this error?

Discuss ways that can help ensure the processing integrity of electronic voting.

When the staff accountant enters a correct customer number,the data entry screen displays the customer name and address.This is an example of

Following is the result of batch control totals on employee Social Security numbers in a payroll processing transaction: The difference in the control totals is 720,000.Which data entry control would best prevent similar data entry errors in the future?

Identify one organization that quickly recovered from September 11th,2001 due to its disaster recovery and business continuity plan.

Which of the following is a key control regarding the minimization of system downtime?

A validity check is an example of

________ copies all changes made since the last full backup.

The best example of an effective payroll transaction file hash total would most likely be

Discuss how cloud computing could both positively and negatively affect system availability.

Conceptual Foundations of Accounting Information Systems

Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Systems Documentation Techniques

Relational Databases

Computer Fraud

Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques

Control and Accounting Information Systems

Controls for Information Security

Confidentiality and Privacy Controls

Auditing Computer-Based Information Systems

The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections

The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements

The Production Cycle

The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle

General Ledger and Reporting System

Database Design Using the Rea Data Model

Implementing an Rea Model in a Relational Database

Special Topics in Rea Modeling

Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis

Ais Development Strategies

Systems Design, implementation, and Operation

Filters