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Question 1

List six risks that are greater in an automated than in a manual system

Answer 1

1. reliance on faulty programs
2. Unauthorized access
3. Unauthorized changes
4. failure to update systems
5. Inappropriate manual intervention
6. data loss

Question 2

How does the audit trail differ in an automated, compared to a manual accounting system

Answer 2

In automated systems, audit trails are often in imaged or other electronic forms. In manual systems, they are paper.

Question 3

How does segregation of duties differ in an automated compared to a manual accounting system

Answer 3

Segregated functions are often combined in a automated system with automated processes then used as a compensating control

Question 4

Do automated systems increase or decrease the potential for data analytics compared with manual accounting systems

Answer 4

Automated systems increase the potential for data analytics since they designed to include data and text analytic subsystems ex expert systems, DSS, executive support systems

Question 5

According to the COBIT model what are the four IT domans

Answer 5

1. Planning and organization
   2 Acquisition and implementation
2. Delivery and support
   4 Monitoring

Question 6

According to the COBIT model what are the seven criteria or properties that information should possess

Answer 6

1. Effectiveness
2. Efficiency
3. Confidentiality
   4 Integrity
   5 Availability
   6 Compliance
4. Reliability

Question 7

According to the COBIT what are the five physical resources that together comprise an IT system

Answer 7

People applications technology facilities data

Question 8

Describe the control objectives for information and related technology COBIT framework

Answer 8

A widely used international standard for identifying best practices in IT security and control. Provides management with an information technology IT governance model that helps in delivering value from IT processes and in understanding and managing the IT related risks.

Question 9

What are the three major components of the COBIT model?

Answer 9

Domains and processes, information criteria, IT resources

Question 10

Define Software as a Service (SaaS).

Answer 10

Remote access to software. Office 365, a suite of office productivity programs, is an example of SaaS.

Question 11

Define online transaction processing system (OLTP)

Answer 11

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) modules that comprise the core business functions:sales, production, purchasing, payroll, financial reporting, etc. These functions collect the operational data for the organization and provide the fundamental motivation for the purchase of an ERP.

Question 12

Define Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Answer 12

Creating cloud-based software and programs Salesforce.com’s Force.com is an example of PaaS

Question 13

What is a cloud-based system?

Answer 13

A could-based sytem is avirtual data pool that is created by contracting with a third-party data storage provider

Question 14

Define Scalability

Answer 14

The cpacity of a system to grow with the information processing needs of an organization

Question 15

Describe the responsibilities of the computer operations department

Answer 15

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the computer system

Question 16

What are the duties of the librarian

Answer 16

Responsible for controlling IT-related files, checking them in and out only as necessary to support scheduled jobs. Should not have access to live operating equipment or data

Question 17

List the three main functional areas within as information technology department

Answer 17

Applications development
System administration and programming
Computer operations

Question 18

Describe the responsibilities of application programmers

Answer 18

They work under the direction of the systems analyst to write the actual programs that process data and produce reports

Question 19

What personnel in an organization should have access to computer operations (“live data”)

Answer 19

Computer operations (and systems programmers, though their access should be limited to times when they need to update systems hardware or software)

Question 20

Which department is responsible for developing new systems?

Answer 20

Applications development

Question 21

What is an online analytical processing system (OLAP)

Answer 21

This system incorporates data warehouse and data mining capabilities into an ERP system

Question 22

What are enterprise resource planning systems ERPs

Answer 22

These systems provide transaction processing, management support, and decision-making support in a single integrated package. By integrating all data and processes of an organization into a unified system,ERPs attempt to eliminate many of the problems faced by organizations when they attempt to consolidate information from operations in multiple departments regions or divisions

Question 23

Define Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Answer 23

Use of the cloud to access virtual hardware, such as computers and storage. Examples include Amazon Web Services and Carbonite