Ais Chapter 9

Front 1

Programmed edit checks are edits automatically performed by data entry programs upon entry of the input data.

A) True
B) False

Back 1

True

Front 2

A control matrix is a tool that assists in evaluating the potential effectiveness of control goals in a particular business process.

A) True
B) False

Back 2

True

Front 3

In a control matrix P-1 stands for process number one.

A) True
B) False

Back 3

False

Front 4

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

A) True
B) False

Back 4

False

Front 5

Control effectiveness addresses how individual control plans achieve multiple control goals.

A) True
B) False

Back 5

False

Front 6

Digital signatures address all of the following control goals except:

A) ensure security of resources
B) ensure input completeness
C) ensure input validity
D) ensure input accuracy

Back 6

B

Front 7

Which of the following is a control plan that controls the entry of data by defining the acceptable format of each data field?

A) document design
B) written approvals
C) preformatted screens
D) online prompting

Back 7

C

Front 8

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

A) document design
B) written approval
C) preformatted screens
D) online prompting

Back 8

D

Front 9

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

A) report generation
B) master data update
C) data entry
D) none of the above

Back 9

C

Front 10

Before a completed input screen is recorded the data entry clerk is asked if the data should be accepted. This is which control plan?

A) online prompting
B) mathematical accuracy check
C) preformatted screen
D) confirm input acceptance

Back 10

A

Front 11

Online prompting is aimed primarily at ensuring which of the following information systems control goals?

A) ensure input accuracy
B) ensure input completeness
C) ensure security of resources
D) ensure update completeness

Back 11

A

Front 12

A control that can be used to reduce the likelihood of an error occurring when an account number is entered into a computer is:

A) check digit
B) data encryption
C) preformatted screens
D) reasonableness checks

Back 12

A

Front 13

A summation of customer account numbers taken from a batch of sales invoices would be classified as a:

A) record count
B) line count
C) dollar total
D) hash total

Back 13

D

Front 14

Entity resources that are always considered in efficiency assessments for an AIS are:

A) cash and equipment
B) inventory and cash
C) people and computers
D) fixed assets and inventory

Back 14

C

Front 15

The purpose of input control goals is to ensure:

A) input validity, input completeness, and input accuracy
B) update completeness and update accuracy
C) input accuracy
D) none of the above

Back 15

A

Front 16

In the control matrix, the rows represent:

A) control goals of the operations process
B) recommended control plans including both present and missing controls
C) control goals of the information process
D) control goals of the management process

Back 16

B

Front 17

Which of the following compares manual calculations to computer calculations?

A) reasonableness check or limit check
B) document/record hash totals
C) mathematical accuracy check
D) check digit

Back 17

C

Front 18

Which of the following control plans is not directed primarily at the control goal of input accuracy?

A) document design
B) written approvals
C) preformatted screens
D) online prompting

Back 18

B

Front 19

The two primary steps in preparing the control matrix include:

A) specifying control goals, identifying recommended control plans
B) specifying control plans, specifying input goals
C) specifying the control environment, identifying information process goals
D) specifying control procedures, identifying process goals

Back 19

A

Front 20

The purpose of ____ control goals is to ensure that entity resources are protected from loss, destruction, disclosure, copying, sale, or other misuse.

A) efficiency
B) effectiveness
C) security
D) input

Back 20

C

Front 21

All of the following are types of programmed edit checks except:

A) a proximity check
B) document/record hash total
C) a mathematical accuracy check
D) a reasonableness check

Back 21

A

Front 22

A sales representative enters the customer's account number and the system retrieves certain data about the customer from master data. This control plan addresses all of the control goals except:

A) ensure efficient employment of resources
B) ensure effectiveness of operations (timeliness)
C) ensure input accuracy
D) ensure update completeness

Back 22

D