Organizational Needs and Systems Design 5

Question 1

Segregation of Duties Control

Answer 1

1) User departments participate in systems design
2) Both users and information systems personnel test new systems
3) Management, users and information systems personnel approve new systems before they are placed into operation

Question 2

Segregation of IT duties does not allow

Answer 2

the information systems department to authorize transactions

Question 3

Other valid segregation of IT controls segregate functions between

Answer 3

1) information systems departments and user departments
2) do not allow information systems departments to initiate and authorize transactions
3) segregate programming, operations and the library function within the information systems department

Question 4

All master and transaction file conversions

Answer 4

should be controlled to prevent unauthorized changes and to verify the accuracy of the results.

Question 5

File conversions are generally overseen by

Answer 5

Information systems personnel

Question 6

Two distinct functions of Information systems department

Answer 6

systems development

data processing

Question 7

Batch vs Online processing and examples

Answer 7

Online processes transactions as they occur (airline reservation)

Batch processes transactions in batches. (writing checks to every vendor at the end of the night)

Question 8

Three types of processing

Answer 8

1) Centralized
2) Decentralized
3) Distributed

Question 9

Project scope analysis

Answer 9

is performed during the planning phase of systems design.

Question 10

Types of systems used by Auditors and Analyst

Answer 10

Data Flow Diagrams

System Flowcharts

Entity Relationship Diagrams