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

Master data control plans regulate transaction processing by calculating control totals at various points in a processing run and subsequently comparing these totals.

Control ______________________________ addresses whether the control goals are being achieved.

Written approval takes the form of a signature or initials on a document to indicate that the proper person has authorized the event.

In the control matrix M-1 stands for missing process number one.

The following is a list of 10 control plans. Required: Listed below are ten system failures that have control implications.On the blank line to the left of each number,insert the capital letter from the list above of the best control plan to prevent the system failure from occurring.If you can't find a control that will prevent the failure,choose a detective or corrective control plan.A letter should be used only once.

______________________________ are simple counts of the number of documents entered.

A(n)______________________________ is a tool that assists in evaluating the potential effectiveness of controls in a particular business process by matching control goals with relevant control plans.

The most error-prone and inefficient steps in an operations or information process is master file updates.

A control that can be used to ensure that all of the characters of a social security number are entered by a data entry clerk is:

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

Control redundancy addresses whether too many control plans are directed toward the same control goal.

In the control matrix the P stands for ______________________________ controls.

Dollar totals are a summarization of the dollar value of items in the batch.

Online prompting helps guide the online entry of data by defining the acceptable length and format of certain fields.

The most error-prone and inefficient steps in an operations or information process is:

For the control plan ______________________________ a data entry clerk enters an identification number,such as a customer number,and then examines the master data record displayed by the computer to determine that the correct identification number has been entered.

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

Which of the following is a control plan that requests user input or asks questions that the user must answer?

Which of the following is a control plan in which the source document is designed to make it easier to input data from the document?

______________________________ regulate transaction processing by calculating control totals at various points in a processing run and subsequently comparing those totals.