Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach (Irwin Accounting)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780077732509
Author: William F Messier Jr, Steven M. Glover Associate Professor, Douglas F. Prawitt Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.32MCQ
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Internal controls are policies and procedures defined by the management to ensure the smooth functioning of the business processes. Internal controls ensure the complete and correct accounting and safeguards to the assets.
To choose: the option that indicates weakness in internal control of IT system.
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Which of the following would reduce the effectiveness of internal control in an accountinginformation system?a. The computer librarian maintains custody of computer program instructions and detailed lists.b. Computer operators have access to operator instructions and detailed program lists.c. The control group is solely responsible for the distribution of all computer output.d. Computer programmers write and debug programs that perform routines designed by thesystems analyst.
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