IIA IIA-CIA-Part2 Quiz 129 Topic 7 Questions 641-645

Question: 1

The purpose of input controls is to ensure the

AAuthorization of access to data files.

BAuthorization of access to program files.

CCompleteness, accuracy, and validity of updating.

DCompleteness, accuracy, and validity of input.

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Question: 2

A mail-order retailer of low-cost novelty items is receiving an increasing number of complaints from customers about the wrong merchandise being shipped. The order code for items has the format w xxyyzz. The major category is avw, xx is the minor category, yy identifies the item, and zz identifies the catalog. In many cases, the wrong merchandise was sent because adjacent characters in the order code had been transposed. The best control for decreasing the number of orders with the wrong merchandise is to

ARequire customers to specify the name for each item they order.

BAdd check-digits to the order codes and verifjr them for each order.

CSeparate the parts of the order code with hyphens to make the characters easier to read.

DUse a master file reference for all order codes to verify the existence of items.

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Question: 3

Which of the following computerized control procedures would be most effective in ensuring that data uploaded from desktop computers to a server are complete and that no additional data are added?

ASelf-checking digits to ensure that only authorized part numbers are added to the database.

BBatch control totals, including control totals and hash totals.

CPasswords that effectively limit access to only those authorized to upload the data to the mainframe computer.

DField-level edit controls that test each field for alphanumerical integrity.

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Question: 4

When assessing application controls, which one of the following input controls or edit checks is most likely to be used to detect a data input error in the customer account number field?

ALimit check.

BValidity check.

CControl total.

DHash total.

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Question: 5

Omen Company is a manufacturer of men's shirts. It distributes weekly sales reports to each sales manager. The quantity 2R5 appeared in the quantity sold column for one of the items on the weekly sales report for one of the sales managers. The most likely explanation for what has occurred is that the

AOutput quantity has been stated in hexadecimal numbers.

BComputer has malfunctioned during execution.

CPrinter has malfunctioned and the 'R' should have been a decimal point.

DProgram did not contain a data checking routine for input data.

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IIA IIA-CIA-Part2 Quiz:129 Topic:7 Questions:641-645