Question 1

Error logs and review are an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  data entry controls.
B)  data transmission controls.
C)  output controls.
D)  processing controls. A

Question 2

The best example of an effective payroll transaction file record count would most likely be

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

A facility that contains all the computing equipment the organization needs to perform its essential business activities is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)  cold site.
B)  hot site.
C)  remote site.
D)  subsidiary location. B

Question 4

When opening an Excel file,Sonja received a message saying that the file is locked for editing.This is happening because

Accepted Answer

A)  the file is corrupted due to a computer virus.
B)  Sonja opened the file as read-only.
C)  concurrent update controls have locked the file.
D)  there is no problem. Sonja is editing the file, so it is locked.

Question 5

The maximum acceptable down time after a computer system failure is determined by a company's

Accepted Answer

A)  recovery time objective.
B)  recovery point objective.
C)  recovery objective.
D)  maximum time recovery objective.

Question 6

Which of the following is an important control to prevent buffet overflow vulnerabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limit check.
B)  Size check.
C)  Range check.
D)  Field check.

Question 7

A ________ is a data entry control that compares the ID number in transaction data to a master file to verify that the ID number exists.

Accepted Answer

A)  reasonableness test
B)  user review
C)  data matching
D)  validity check

Question 8

Define and contrast a recovery point objective and a recovery time objective.Provide a numeric example.

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Question 9

Identify the most important component of a disaster recovery plan below.

Accepted Answer

A)  Documentation.
B)  Operating instructions.
C)  Periodic testing.
D)  On-site and off-site storage.

Question 10

A payroll clerk accidentally entered an employee's hours worked for the week as 380 instead of 38.The data entry control that would best prevent this error would be

Accepted Answer

A)  a limit check.
B)  a check digit.
C)  batch total reconciliation.
D)  a field check.

Question 11

Turnaround documents are an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  data entry control.
B)  output control.
C)  processing control.
D)  input control.

Question 12

Which of the following data entry controls would not be useful if you are recording the checkout of library books by members?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sequence check.
B)  Prompting.
C)  Validity check.
D)  Concurrent update control.

Question 13

What control are zero balance tests an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data entry controls.
B)  Output controls.
C)  Processing controls.
D)  Source data controls.

Question 14

A ________ determines if all required data items have been entered.

Accepted Answer

A)  completeness check
B)  field check
C)  limit check
D)  range check

Question 15

To protect against malware,it is important that antivirus software automatically examine ________ introduced into a system.

Accepted Answer

A)  CDs
B)  e-mail
C)  flash drives
D)  all of the above

Question 16

According to COBIT 5,what should be the common features for locating and designing data centers housing mission-critical servers and databases?

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Question 17

A computer operator accidentally used the wrong master file when updating a transaction file.As a result,the master file data is now unreadable.Which control could best have prevented this from happening?

Accepted Answer

A)  Header record.
B)  Validity check.
C)  Trailer record.
D)  Parity check.

Question 18

The maximum amount of time between backups is determined by a company's

Accepted Answer