A policy:
a. is a plan or process put in place to guide actions and achieve goals.
b. can compel behavior and enforce penalties for failure to follow.
c. can be used to prevent fraud in an organization.
d. all of the above.
Sales force automation software
a. automates order processing
b. monitors inventory
c. assists with employee performance evaluations
d. all of the above
Supply chain execution software:
a. accumulates data about orders from retail customers, sales from retail outlets, and
data about manufacturing.
b. receives and routes customer orders and executes the invoice for the sale.
c. Both a. and b.
d. Neither a. nor b.
A collection of entity/event instances is a
a. record
b. table
c. field
d. character
In the applications approach to business event processing, a data change in one
application before updating another application could lead to:
a. data redundancy
b. inconsistent data
c. data integrity
d. data deletion
Which of the following control plans is designed to achieve the goal of input accuracy?
a. key verification
b. confirm input acceptance
c. batch sequence check
d. cumulative sequence check
COBIT 5:
a. shifts the center of attention from IT to governance.
b. can be implemented by updating from COBIT 4.1.
c. does not have the enablers used in COBIT 4.1
d. all of the above.
Which one of the following personnel is not involved in safeguarding resources
resulting from consummating events?
a. security officer
b. technical service manager
c. database administrator
d. CIO
Frauds in the cash disbursement function:
a. are less direct and more subtle than purchasing and accounts payable frauds
b. have decreased significantly due to a decrease in the number of checks being written
c. can be decreased or prevented by using digitally signed electronic payments
d. all of the above
The following is a jumbled list of the four steps in structured systems analysis that were
presented in the text:
Which of the following is the logically correct sequence of steps?
a. II, IV, I, III
b. III, II, I, IV
c. III, II, IV, I
d. II, I, III, IV
The information quality that enables users to identify similarities and differences in two
pieces of information is
a. Understandability
b. Predictive value
c. Neutrality
d. Comparability
The data flows in a logical data flow diagram (DFD) show:
a. how the data are transmitted
b. where the data are transmitted
c. the nature of the data being transmitted
d. who transmits the data
SQL
a. has become the de facto standard database language
b. can be used to define database systems
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
Structured decision
a. are usually tactical management decisions
b. require the use of an organization’s AIS system.
c. are relatively routine and repetitive
d. All of the above
Strong antifraud controls include:
a. segregation of duties
b. job rotations
c. mandatory vacations
d. all of the above
A collection of related characters that comprise an attribute such as a customer number
or name is known as a
a. Character
b. Field
c. Record
d. Table
The DELETE command is the method used to delete a tuple from a relation.
TB Figure 16.1 is a Level 0 DFD for the general ledger and financial reporting
(GL/BR) process.
Required:
Explode bubble 3.0, for the “Record Adjustments” process into a level 1DFD
Because of the enormous implementation costs, only very large organizations can
afford ERP systems.
When choosing modules for an organization’s ERP system, it is generally best to select
them all from a single vendor.
The Level 0 diagram of the AP/CD Process contains the two process bubbles of
______________________________ and ______________________________.
What are the potential problems with a best-of-breed approach?
______________________________ such as requiring separate authorizations for
data-maintenance and business event processing activities is important in the prevention
of many fraudulent activities.
The manager of shipping reviews a file of open sales orders¾items to be shipped
today¾to determine that all shipments are made in a timely manner. The file of open
sales orders is called a(n) ______________________________.