Question 1

The passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act

Accepted Answer

A) made documentation skills even more important. 
B) requires public companies to prepare an annual internal control report. 
C) mandates that auditors must be able to prepare,evaluate and read documentation tools such as flowcharts. 
D) all of the above 
A) made documentation skills even more important. 
B) requires public companies to prepare an annual internal control report. 
C) mandates that auditors must be able to prepare,evaluate and read documentation tools such as flowcharts. 
D) all of the above

Question 2

In a data flow diagram of the customer payment process,"Customer" will appear above or in

Accepted Answer

A) a square. 
B) a circle. 
C) two horizontal lines. 
D) none of the above 
A) a square. 
B) a circle. 
C) two horizontal lines. 
D) none of the above

Question 3

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to note that every sales order contains the customer name,address,product number,quantity ordered,item cost,and credit terms?

Accepted Answer

A) #5 
B) #8 
C) #11 
D) #16 
A) #5 
B) #8 
C) #11 
D) #16

Question 4

True or False: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires auditors to create flowcharts to document business processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent the display of a report on a computer screen?

Accepted Answer

A) #1 
B) #2 
C) #3 
D) #11 
A) #1 
B) #2 
C) #3 
D) #11

Question 6

In a data flow diagram,an inverted triangle represents

Accepted Answer

A) an internal control. 
B) document filing. 
C) on page connection. 
D) document processing. 
A) an internal control. 
B) document filing. 
C) on page connection. 
D) document processing.

Question 7

In general,a data destination will be shown by

Accepted Answer

A) an arrow pointing away. 
B) an arrow pointing in. 
C) arrows pointing both ways. 
D) no arrows,only two horizontal lines. 
A) an arrow pointing away. 
B) an arrow pointing in. 
C) arrows pointing both ways. 
D) no arrows,only two horizontal lines.

Question 8

In a data flow diagram of the customer payment process,"Customer payment" will appear above or in

Accepted Answer

A) a square. 
B) a circle. 
C) two horizontal lines. 
D) an arrow. 
A) a square. 
B) a circle. 
C) two horizontal lines. 
D) an arrow.

Question 9

Flowchart symbols

Accepted Answer

A) are divided into four categories. 
B) are unique to the organization creating the flowchart. 
C) are normally drawn using a flowcharting template. 
D) eliminate the need for narrative descriptions or explanations. 
A) are divided into four categories. 
B) are unique to the organization creating the flowchart. 
C) are normally drawn using a flowcharting template. 
D) eliminate the need for narrative descriptions or explanations.

Question 10

The correct label for Shape 1 in the flowchart below is

Accepted Answer

A) Purchase Order 3 
B) Purchase Requisition 1 
C) Accounts Payable Trial Balance 
D) Purchase Order 2 
A) Purchase Order 3 
B) Purchase Requisition 1 
C) Accounts Payable Trial Balance 
D) Purchase Order 2

Question 11

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate a wireless connection between a laptop and the mainframe?

Accepted Answer

A) #13 
B) #12 
C) #11 
D) #14 
A) #13 
B) #12 
C) #11 
D) #14

Question 12

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a computer process?

Accepted Answer

A) #1 
B) #2 
C) #5 
D) #15 
A) #1 
B) #2 
C) #5 
D) #15

Question 13

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires independent auditors to

Accepted Answer

A) create flowcharts to document business processes. 
B) understand a client's system of internal controls. 
C) establish effective internal controls. 
D) prepare and understand all types of system documentation. 
A) create flowcharts to document business processes. 
B) understand a client's system of internal controls. 
C) establish effective internal controls. 
D) prepare and understand all types of system documentation.

Question 14

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a flow of data or documents?

Accepted Answer

A) #12 
B) #13 
C) #14 
D) #15 
A) #12 
B) #13 
C) #14 
D) #15

Question 15

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent employee time cards sent by department managers to the payroll department?

Accepted Answer

A) #1 
B) #4 
C) #11 
D) #16 
A) #1 
B) #4 
C) #11 
D) #16

Question 16

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a connection to another part of the flowchart on the same page?

Accepted Answer

A) #4 
B) #13 
C) #14 
D) #15 
A) #4 
B) #13 
C) #14 
D) #15

Question 17

An employee receives a paycheck prepared in the payroll process.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 18

Graphical representations of information are often supplemented by

Accepted Answer

A) narrative descriptions. 
B) relevant e-mail communications. 
C) logic charts. 
D) oral descriptions from management. 
A) narrative descriptions. 
B) relevant e-mail communications. 
C) logic charts. 
D) oral descriptions from management.

Question 19

The American Bread Company is a small restaurant that collects,stores,prepares and provides meals to customers in Miami,Florida.When food is received,it is recorded in a database and a receiving ticket is provided to the vendor.When food is used,the database is updated so that it always reflects the amount and type of food available to customers.In a data flow diagram,which type of symbol would be used to represent the system processing food received from the vendor?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 20

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent manually prepared control totals?

Accepted Answer

A) #9 
B) #8 
C) #4 
D) #7 
A) #9 
B) #8 
C) #4 
D) #7

Exam 3: Systems Documentation Techniques

The passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act

In a data flow diagram of the customer payment process,"Customer" will appear above or in

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to note that every sales order contains the customer name,address,product number,quantity ordered,item cost,and credit terms?

True or False: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires auditors to create flowcharts to document business processes.

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent the display of a report on a computer screen?

In a data flow diagram,an inverted triangle represents

In general,a data destination will be shown by

In a data flow diagram of the customer payment process,"Customer payment" will appear above or in

Flowchart symbols

The correct label for Shape 1 in the flowchart below is

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to indicate a wireless connection between a laptop and the mainframe?

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a computer process?

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires independent auditors to

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a flow of data or documents?

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent employee time cards sent by department managers to the payroll department?

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent a connection to another part of the flowchart on the same page?

An employee receives a paycheck prepared in the payroll process.Which one of the following diagrams represents this activity?

Graphical representations of information are often supplemented by

Which symbol would be used in a flowchart to represent manually prepared control totals?

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Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Relational Databases

Computer Fraud

Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques

Control and Accounting Information Systems

Controls for Information Security

Confidentiality and Privacy Controls

Processing Integrity and Availability 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

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