Question 1

A validity check is an example of

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

Question 2

Sequentially prenumbered forms are an example of a(n)

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

Question 3

A user review an example of

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

Question 4

Loreen Tina is the chief lawyer for Tamara Incorporated.The CEO of Tamara Incorporated asks Loreen whether the company should periodically delete all company e-mail.If Loreen is well-versed in AIS best practices,she would mostly likely respond,

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A) Yes,if we are ever sued,the other attorney will not be able to comb through our e-mail for evidence. 
B) Yes,since e-mail requires a lot of storage space,deleting it periodically will reduce the amount of information we need to store. 
C) No,deleting an organization's e-mail is against the law. 
D) No,if we are ever sued we will not be able to draw upon our e-mail records to defend ourselves.

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

A customer failed 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?

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A) closed-loop verification 
B) duplicate values check 
C) validity check 
D) reconciliation of a batch control total

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Which of the following is incorrect with regards to a data archive?

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A) Archives can be a copy of a database. 
B) Archives should be stored in different locations. 
C) Archives are usually encrypted. 
D) Physical and logical controls are the primary means of protecting archive files.

Question 9

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

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A) sequence check 
B) prompting 
C) validity check 
D) concurrent update control

Question 10

The accounting department at Aglaya Telecom records an average of 5,000 transactions per hour.A cost-benefit analysis leads management to conclude that the maximum acceptable amount of data loss is 20,000 transactions.If the firm's recovery time objective is 60 minutes,then the worst case recovery time objective is

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A) 1 hour. 
B) 2 hours. 
C) 3 hours. 
D) 4 hours.

Question 11

________ is a data entry input control that involves summing the first four digits of a customer number to calculate the value of the fifth digit,then comparing the calculated number to the number entered during data entry.

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A) Validity check 
B) Duplicate data check 
C) Closed-loop verification 
D) Check digit verification

Question 12

Identify the statement below which is true.

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A) Cloud computing is a control technique for system availability. 
B) Cloud computing eliminates the need for backup of applications and data. 
C) Cloud computing eliminates the need for companies to own their own software and servers. 
D) Cloud computing refers to the practice of storing application files and backup data on satellites "in the clouds."

Question 13

Sonja Greer called the IT Help Desk in a bad mood."I'm trying to open an Excel file,but I get a message that says that the file is locked for editing.Why is this happening to me?" The answer is likely that

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A) the file is corrupted due to a computer virus. 
B) Sonja probably 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 14

Data matching is an example of a(n)

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

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

All of the following controls for online entry of a sales order would be useful except

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A) check digit verification on the dollar amount of the order. 
B) validity check on the inventory item numbers. 
C) field check on the customer ID and dollar amount of the order. 
D) concurrent update control.

Question 17

True or False: It is impossible to eliminate the risk of downtime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 25,000 transactions.If the firm's recovery time objective is 120 minutes,then the worst case recovery time objective is

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