Application Controls

Question 1

___ ___ provides an overview of the program and data files, processing logic, and interactions with each of the other programs and systems and is appropriate for the auditor to use as a means of gaining familiarity with the system.

Answer 1

Systems documentation

Question 2

____ ___ ___ is an input control associated with online real-time systems.

Answer 2

Closed loop verification

Question 3

A ___ ___ compares the value entered in a field to a list of valid data values. An error message is displayed if the value is not found on the list.

Answer 3

validity check

Question 4

A ___ ___ ____ program is used to compare an archived version of the program to the program actually in use.

Answer 4

source code comparison

Question 5

A ___ ___looks at the values in two related fields to ensure that they make sense as a unit;

Answer 5

Reasonableness check

Question 6

An edit check is an application ___ control.

Answer 6

input control.

Question 7

The distribution of reports is considered an ___ control.

Answer 7

output control.

Question 8

An audit trail is considered a ___ control.

Answer 8

processing control

Question 9

A digital signature is used primarily to determine that a message is ____ in ___.

Answer 9

Unaltered in transmission.

Question 10

What is a major disadvantage of using a private key to encrypt data?

Answer 10

Both the sender and receiver must have the private key before this encryption method will work.