Question 1

What are program version numbers and how are the used?

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The SPLMS assigns a version number autom...

Question 2

Typical contents of a run manual include all of the following except

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A)   run schedule
B)   logic flowchart
C)   file requirements
D)   explanation of error messages

Question 3

Which control ensures that production files cannot be accessed without specific permission?

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A)   Database Management System
B)   Recovery Operations Function
C)   Source Program Library Management System
D)   Computer Services Function

Question 4

When the nature of the project and the needs of the user permit,most organizations will seek a pre-coded commercial software package rather than develop a system in-house.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Systems analysis involves all of the following except

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A)   gathering facts
B)   surveying the current system
C)   redesigning bottleneck activities
D)   reviewing key documents

Question 6

Maintenance access to systems increases the risk that logic will be corrupted either by the accident or intent to defraud.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

List three advantages and one disadvantage of commercial software.

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Advantages include very quick implementa...

Question 8

Which test of controls will provide evidence that the system as originally implemented was free from material errors and free from fraud? Review of the documentation indicates that

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A)   a cost-benefit analysis was conducted
B)   the detailed design was an appropriate solution to the user's problem
C)   tests were conducted at the individual module and total system levels prior to implementation
D)   problems detected during the conversion period were corrected in the maintenance phase

Question 9

Firms with an independent internal audit staff may conduct tests of the system development life cycle on an ongoing basis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Recurring costs include all of the following except

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A)   data conversion
B)   software maintenance
C)   insurance
D)   supplies

Question 11

What are the audit's objectives relating to systems development?

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The auditor's objectives are to ensure t...

Question 12

Which of the following is not a tool of systems analysts?

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A)   observation
B)   task participation
C)   audit reports
D)   personal interviews

Question 13

Examples of one-time costs include all of the following except

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A)   hardware acquisition
B)   insurance
C)   site preparation
D)   programming

Question 14

Programs in their compiled state are very susceptible to the threat of unauthorized modification.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which statement is correct?

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A)   compiled programs are very susceptible to unauthorized modification
B)   the source program library stores application programs in source code form
C)   modifications are made to programs in machine code language
D)   the source program library management system increases operating efficiency

Question 16

Which control is not associated with new systems development activities?

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A)   reconciling program version numbers
B)   program testing
C)   user involvement
D)   internal audit participation

Question 17

Which control is not a part of the source program library management system?

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A)   using passwords to limit access to application programs
B)   assigning a test name to all programs undergoing maintenance
C)   combining access to the development and maintenance test libraries
D)   assigning version numbers to programs to record program modifications

Question 18

A disadvantage of surveying the current system is

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A)   it constrains the generation of ideas about the new system
B)   it highlights elements of the current system that are worth preserving
C)   it pinpoints the causes of the current problems
D)   all of the above are advantages of surveying the current system

Question 19

The user test and acceptance procedure is the last point at which the user can determine the system's acceptability prior to it going into service.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A tangible benefit can be measured and expressed in financial terms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Systems Development and Program Change Activities

Which test of controls will provide evidence that the system as originally implemented was free from material errors and free from fraud? Review of the documentation indicates that

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List three advantages and one disadvantage of commercial software.

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The user test and acceptance procedure is the last point at which the user can determine the system's acceptability prior to it going into service.

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When the nature of the project and the needs of the user permit,most organizations will seek a pre-coded commercial software package rather than develop a system in-house.

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Systems analysis involves all of the following except

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Which of the following is not a tool of systems analysts?

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Which statement is correct?

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Which control ensures that production files cannot be accessed without specific permission?

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What are the audit's objectives relating to systems development?

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Programs in their compiled state are very susceptible to the threat of unauthorized modification.

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A tangible benefit can be measured and expressed in financial terms.

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Firms with an independent internal audit staff may conduct tests of the system development life cycle on an ongoing basis.

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Maintenance access to systems increases the risk that logic will be corrupted either by the accident or intent to defraud.

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Which control is not associated with new systems development activities?

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Recurring costs include all of the following except

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What are program version numbers and how are the used?

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Which control is not a part of the source program library management system?

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Typical contents of a run manual include all of the following except

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A disadvantage of surveying the current system is

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