Section E: Professional Ethics Flashcards
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Matrix
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- Matrix analysis find the solutions to a set of equations in the form of a matrix.
- would not enable the auditor to see or to identify missing steps.
- Matrix theory users numbers and symbols, not descriptions.
- not useful for illustrating a process
- would not be enable to show risks and controls.
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Flowchat
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- represent a process using symbol.
- useful tool for auditors who want to gain an understanding of internal control.
- can become familiar with payments processing by following the steps in a flowchart, which enable them to identify missing steps.
- do not show risks.
- shows the steps in a process
- up to the reader to identify the risks in the process.
- not provide evidence of how effectively the procedures are actually operating
- does bot necessary replace the auditor’s internal control questionnaire.
- Controls beyond those depicted on the systems flowchart must also be considered by the auditor, and information obtained from the questionnaire may be used to develop the flowchart.
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Risk
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- risk can never be completely eliminated.
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System flowchats
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- provide a visual representation of a series of sequential process, that is, of a flow of documents data, and operations.
- In many instances a flowchart is preferable to a questionnaire because a picture is usually more easily comprehended.
- is a symbolic representation of the flow of documents and procedures through a series of steps in the accounting process of the client’s organization.
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Dial back system
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- a primitive countermeasure that are only appropriate to old-style dialup modem connections.
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Message acknowledgement procedures
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- a means only for affirming that a message has been received by the intend party
- do not provide any means of alert in case of interception by an unintended party.
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Password code
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- must be assigned and saved on specific systems
2. are not applicable to ongoing electronic transmission.
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rectangle
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- the appropriate symbol for a process or a single step in a procedure or program
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Terminal display
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by a symbol similar to the shape of a cathode ray tube.
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A predefined process step
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- represented by a rectangle with double lines on either side
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A disaster recovery plan
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- a hot-site recovery system (a service bureau that is immediately available for purpose of disaster recovery)
- Automatic failover (1. a backup operational mode used to make system more fault-tolerant 2. typically an integral part of mission-critical systems that must be constantly available 3. involves automatically offloading tasks to a standby system component so that the procedure is as seamless as possible to the end user )
- focus on disaster prevention (important aspect of most disaster recovery plans )
- data conversion operation are not part of a disaster recovery plan (1. perform the tasks of data presentation and transmission. 2.conversion of source data to magnetic disk or tape and entry of transactions from remote terminals)
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Data-flow diagram
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- show only the flow of data, not the total system
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System flowchart
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- a graphic analysis of a data processing application
- prepared by a systems analyst
- is general and stress flows of data, not computer program logic
- a graphic representation of the detailed steps and logic of an individual computer program
- should both manual and computer processing
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A Gantt chart
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- a bar char used to monitor the progress of large projects.
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Program flowchart
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- shows only the details of a single program, not the entire computer system
- identify the specific edit tests implemented
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Master file
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- depicted by a parallelogram (input/output)
2. or a symbol for the type of storage device used (e.g. magnetic tape or disk)