126.Which of the following controls is a processing controldesigned to ensure the reliability and accuracy of dataprocessing?Which of the following input controls is a numeric valuecomputed to provide assurance that the original value hasnotbeen altered in construction or transmission?
Limit testValidity check test
a.YesYesb.NoNoc.NoYesd.YesNo
127.Which of the following activities wouldmostlikely beperformed in the information systems department?
128.The use of a header label in conjunction with magnetictape ismostlikely to prevent errors by the
129.For the accounting system of Acme Company, the amounts of cash disbursements entered into a terminal aretransmitted to the computer that immediately transmits theamounts back to the terminal for display on the terminalscreen. This display enables the operator to
130.When computer programs or files can be accessed from terminals, users should be required to enter a(n)
a. Parity check.b. Personal identification code.c. Self-diagnosis test.d. Echo check.
131.The possibility of erasing a large amount of informationstored on magnetic tapemostlikely would be reduced by theuse of
132.Which of the following controlsmostlikely wouldassure that an entity can reconstruct its financial records?
133.
Which of the following input controls is a numeric value
computed to provide assurance that the original value has
not
been altered in construction or transmission?
134.Which of the following is an example of a validity check?
a. The computer ensures that a numerical amount in a record doesnotexceed some predetermined amount.b. As the computer corrects errors and data aresuccessfully resubmitted to the system, the causes of the errors are printed out.c. The computer flags any transmission for which the control field value did notmatch that of an existing file record.d. After data for a transaction are entered, the computer sends certain data back to the terminal for comparisonwith data originally sent.
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