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Chapter
10 Information Systems Controls for
Systems ReliabilityPart 3:
Processing Integrity and Availability
1)
The best example of a hash total for a payroll transaction file could be
A)
total of employees' social security numbers.
B)
sum of net pay.
C)
total number of employees.
D)
sum of hours worked.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
2)
Error logs and review are an example of
A)
data entry controls.
B)
data transmission controls.
C)
output controls.
D)
processing controls.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
3)
Following is the result of batch control totals on employee Social Security
Numbers in a payroll processing transaction:
|
Correct Values
From Masterfile
|
Values Entered
During Processing
|
|
487358796
|
487358796
|
|
534916487
|
534916487
|
|
498374526
|
498374526
|
|
514873420
|
514873420
|
|
534196487
|
534916487
|
|
678487853
|
678487853
|
|
471230589
|
471230589
|
|
3719438158
|
3720158158
|
The
difference in the control totals is 720,000. Which data entry control would best
prevent similar data entry errors in the future?
A)
Modulus 11
B)
Validity check
C)
Check digit
D)
Sequence check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB: Analytic
4)
Which of the following data entry controls would not be useful if you
are recording the checkout of library books by members?
A)
Sequence check
B)
Prompting
C)
Validity check
D)
Concurrent update control
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB:
Analytic
5)
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?
A)
Closed-loop verification
B)
Duplicate values check
C)
Validity check
D)
Reconciliation of a batch control total
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
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?
A)
Amount
B)
Item Number
C)
Quantity Ordered
D)
Sales Order number
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
7)
A data entry input control in which the application software sums the first
four digits of a customer number to calculate the value of the fifth digit and
then compares the calculated number to the number typed in during data entry is
an example of a
A)
check digit verification.
B)
validity check.
C)
closed-loop verification.
D)
duplicate data check.
Answer:
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Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
8)
All of the following controls for online entry of a sales order would be useful
except
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.
Answer:
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Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Difficult
AACSB: Analytic
9)
A specific inventory record indicates that there were 12 items on hand before a
customer brings two of the items to the check stand to be purchased. The
cashier accidentally entered quantity 20 instead of 2. Which data entry control
would best have prevented this error?
A)
sign check
B)
limit check
C)
validity check
D)
field check
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
10)
When processing weekly payroll, an employee accidentally entered 400 for hours
worked. The best data entry control for this error would be
A)
a limit check.
B)
a check digit.
C)
batch total reconciliation.
D)
a field check.
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
11)
The data entry control that would best prevent entering an invoice
received from a vendor who is not on an authorized supplier list is
A)
a validity check.
B)
an authorization check.
C)
a check digit.
D)
closed-loop verification.
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
12)
Forms design is an example of this type of control.
A)
Data entry control
B)
Processing control
C)
Output control
D)
Input control
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
13)
Sequentially prenumbered forms is an example of a(n)
A)
data entry control.
B)
data transmission control.
C)
processing control.
D)
input control.
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
14)
Turnaround documents are an example of a(n)
A)
data entry control.
B)
output control.
C)
processing control.
D)
input control.
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
15)
A validity check is an example of a(n)
A)
data entry control.
B)
data transmission control.
C)
output control.
D)
input control.
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
16)
Parity checks are an example of a(n)
A)
data entry control.
B)
data transmission control.
C)
output control.
D)
processing control.
Answer:
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Ref: 279
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
17)
User reviews are an example of a(n)
A)
data entry control.
B)
data transmission control.
C)
output control.
D)
processing control.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 278
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
18)
Data matching is an example of a(n)
A)
data entry control.
B)
data transmission control.
C)
processing control.
D)
input control.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
19)
Batch totals are an example of a(n)
A)
data entry control.
B)
data transmission control.
C)
output control.
D)
processing control.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB: Analytic
20) Cancellation
and storage of documents means that
A)
data are copied from a document and stored, after which the document is
shredded.
B)
documents are defaced before being shredded.
C)
documents are defaced and stored.
D)
cancellation data are copied from documents before they are stored.
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB: Analytic
21)
Check digit verification is an example of a(n)
A)
data transmission control.
B)
output control.
C)
processing control.
D)
input control.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
22)
This ensures that the input data will fit into the assigned field.
A)
Limit check
B)
Range check
C)
Size check
D)
Validity check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
23)
This tests a numerical amount to ensure that it does not exceed a predetermined
value nor fall below another predetermined value.
A)
Completeness check
B)
Field check
C)
Limit check
D)
Range check
Answer:
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Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
24)
This determines if all required data items have been entered.
A)
Completeness check
B)
Field check
C)
Limit check
D)
Range check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
25)
This determines the correctness of the logical relationship between two data
items.
A)
Range check
B)
Reasonableness test
C)
Sign check
D)
Size check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
26)
This determines if characters are of the proper type.
A)
Field check
B)
Alpha-numeric check
C)
Range check
D)
Reasonableness test
Answer:
Page
Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
27)
This tests a numerical amount to ensure that it does not exceed a predetermined
value.
A)
Completeness check
B)
Limit check
C)
Range check
D)
Sign check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
28)
This batch processing data entry control sums a field that contains dollar
values.
A)
Record count
B)
Financial total
C)
Hash total
D)
Sequence check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
29)
This batch processing data entry control sums a non-financial numeric field.
A)
Record count
B)
Financial total
C)
Hash total
D)
Sequence check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
30) When I enter
a correct customer number, the data entry screen displays the customer name and
address. This is an example of
A)
prompting.
B)
preformatting.
C)
closed-loop verification.
D)
error checking.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
31)
This control ensures that the correct and most current files are being updated.
A)
Cross-footing balance test
B)
Data matching
C)
File labels
D)
Write-protect mechanism
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB: Analytic
32)
This batch processing data entry control sums the number of items in a batch.
A)
Financial total
B)
Hash total
C)
Record count
D)
Sequence check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
33)
This data entry control compares the ID number in transaction data to a master
file to verify that the ID number exists.
A)
Reasonableness test
B)
User review
C)
Data matching
D)
Validity check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
34)
File labels are an example of
A)
data entry controls.
B)
output controls.
C)
processing controls.
D)
source data controls.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
35)
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?
A)
Internal header label
B)
Validity check
C)
Check digit
D)
Parity check
Answer:
Page
Ref: 277
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
36) Chaz
Finnerty called the IT Help Desk in a huff. "I'm trying to open an Excel
file and I get a message that says that the file is locked for editing. What's
going on?" The answer is likely that
A)
the file is corrupted due to a computer virus.
B)
there is no problem. Chaz is editing the file, so it is locked.
C)
concurrent update controls have locked the file.
D)
Chaz probably opened the file as read-only.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 278
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB:
Analytic
37)
This control protects records from errors that occur when two or more users
attempt to update the same record simultaneously.
A)
Concurrent update controls
B)
Cross-footing balance test
C)
Data conversion controls
D)
Recalculation of batch totals
Answer:
Page
Ref: 278
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
38) Modest
Expectations Investment Services (MEIS) allows customers to manage their
investments over the Internet. If customers attempt to sell more shares of a
stock than they have in their account, an error message is displayed. This is
an example of a
A)
reasonableness test.
B)
field check.
C)
validity check.
D)
limit check.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB: Analytic
39) 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)
reasonableness test.
B)
field check.
C)
validity check.
D)
limit check.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 276
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB:
Analytic
40) 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
A)
data integrity test.
B)
zero-balance test.
C)
trial balance audit.
D)
cross-footing balance test.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 278
Objective: Learning Objective 1
Difficulty
: Moderate
AACSB: Analytic
41) What is the
most effective way to ensure information system availability?
A)
High bandwidth
B)
Maintain a hot site
C)
Maintain a cold site
D)
Frequent backups
Answer:
Page
Ref: 287
Objective: Learning Objective 2
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
42)
Concerning system availability, which of the following statements is true?
A)
Human error does not threaten system availability.
B)
Proper controls can maximize the risk of threats causing significant system
downtime.
C)
Threats to system availability can be completely eliminated.
D)
Threats to system availability include hardware and software failures as well
as natural and man-made disasters.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 284
Objective: Learning Objective 2
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB:
Analytic
43)
Which of the following is not an objective of a disaster recovery plan?
A)
Minimize the extent of the disruption, damage or loss.
B)
Permanently establish an alternative means of processing information.
C)
Resume normal operations as soon as possible.
D)
Train employees for emergency operations.
Answer:
Page
Ref: 287
Objective: Learning Objective 2
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
44)
Which item below would not typically be part of an adequate disaster
recovery plan?
A)
a system upgrade due to operating system software changes
B)
uninterruptible power systems installed for key system components
C)
scheduled electronic vaulting of files
D)
backup computer and telecommunication facilities
Answer:
Page
Ref: 287
Objective: Learning Objective 2
Difficulty
: Easy
AACSB: Analytic
45)
A facility that contains all the computing equipment the organization needs to
perform its essential business activities is known as a
A)
cold site.
B)
hot site.
C)
remote site.
D)
subsidiary location.
Answer:
Page
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Objective: Learning Objective 2
Difficulty
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