True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Organizational governance is a process by which organizations select objectives,
establish processes to achieve objectives, and monitor performance.
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Fraud is the possibility that an event or action will cause an organization to
fail to meet its objectives (or goals).
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Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of
internal control
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Expected gross risk is a function of the initial expected gross risk, reduced
risk exposure due to controls, and cost of controls.
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Risks are those events that could have a negative impact on organization
objectives.
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6.
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Opportunities are events that could have a positive impact on organization
objectives.
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Risk assessment is the entity's identification and analysis of relevant
risks to achievement of its objectives, forming a basis for determining how the risks should be
managed.
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The control environment reflects the organization’s general awareness and
commitment to the importance of control throughout the organization.
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Establishing a viable internal control system is the responsibility of
management.
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10.
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Monitoring is a process that assesses the quality of internal control
performance over time.
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A fraud is a deliberate act or untruth intended to obtain unfair or unlawful
gain.
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A computer crime technique called worm involves the systematic theft of very
small amounts from a number of bank or other financial accounts.
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A computer abuse technique called a back door involves a programmer's
inserting special code or passwords in a computer program that will allow the programmer to bypass
the security features of the program.
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A logic bomb is a computer abuse technique in which unauthorized code is
inserted in a program, which, when activated, may cause a disaster such as shutting down a system or
destroying data.
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Salami slicing is program code that can attach itself to other programs (i.e.,
"infect" those programs), that can reproduce itself, and that operates to alter the
programs or to destroy data.
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Ethical behavior and management integrity are products of the corporate
culture.
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The control matrix is a computer virus that takes control of the
computer’s operating system for malicious purposes.
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The control goal called efficiency of operations strives to assure that a given
operations system is fulfilling the purpose(s) for which it was intended.
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The control goal of input accuracy is concerned with the correctness of the
transaction data that are entered into a system.
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A sale to a customer is entered into the system properly, but the event does not
accurately update the customer's outstanding balance. This type of processing error would be
classified as a user error.
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A corrective control plan is designed to discover problems that have
occurred.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A process by which organizations select objectives, establish processes to
achieve objectives, and monitor performance is
a. | enterprise risk management | c. | organizational
governance | b. | internal control | d. | risk assessment |
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A manager of a manufacturing plant alters production reports to provide the
corporate office with an inflated perception of the plant's cost effectiveness in an effort to
keep the inefficient plant from being closed. This action would be classified as a(n):
a. | risk | c. | fraud | b. | hazard | d. | exposure |
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The ERM framework addresses four categories of management objectives. Which
category addresses the effective and efficient use of resources?
a. | compliance | c. | reporting | b. | operations | d. | strategic |
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Events that could have a negative impact on organizational
objectives:
a. | controls | c. | fraud | b. | embezzlement | d. | risks |
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Events that could have a positive impact on organizational
objectives:
a. | controls | c. | opportunities | b. | fraud | d. | profit |
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Who is legally responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system
of internal control?
a. | the board of directors | c. | investors | b. | stakeholders | d. | management |
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____ are the policies and procedures that help ensure that management directives
are carried out.
a. | Control environment | c. | Control activities | b. | Risk assessment | d. | Monitoring |
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According to the 2008 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and
Abuse, frauds are more likely to be detected by:
a. | audits | c. | managers | b. | internal controls | d. | tips |
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A deliberate act or untruth intended to obtain unfair or unlawful gain is
a(n)
a. | audit | c. | fraud | b. | embezzlement | d. | theft |
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A computer abuse technique where unauthorized instructions are inserted into a
program to systemati- cally steal very small amounts, usually by
rounding to the nearest cent in financial transactions
a. | worm | c. | logic bomb | b. | salami slicing | d. | Trojan horse |
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A measure of success in meeting a set of established goals is called
system:
a. | effectiveness | c. | efficiency | b. | monitoring | d. | control goals |
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The information system control goal which relates to preventing fictitious
events from being recorded is termed:
a. | ensure input validity | c. | ensure input completeness | b. | ensure input
accuracy | d. | ensure
effectiveness of operations |
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34.
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A business event which is not properly authorized is an example of:
a. | an invalid item | c. | an incomplete item | b. | an inaccurate item | d. | an unusual item |
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Failing to record a customer's order for the purchase of inventory violates
the information system control goal of:
a. | ensure input accuracy | c. | ensure input validity | b. | ensure input
completeness | d. | ensure input
accuracy and input validity |
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Assuring that the accounts receivable master data reflects all cash collections
recorded in the cash receipts event data addresses the control goal of:
a. | ensure input accuracy | c. | ensure update accuracy | b. | ensure input
completeness | d. | ensure update
completeness |
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Which of the following is a control goal for the information system for the
applicable master data?
a. | ensure input validity | c. | ensure input accuracy | b. | ensure update
accuracy | d. | ensure input
completeness |
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A programming error causes the sale of an inventory item to be added to the
quantity on hand attribute in the inventory master data. Which control goal was not achieved?
a. | ensure update completeness | c. | ensure update
accuracy | b. | ensure input accuracy | d. | ensure input completeness |
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Controls that stop problems from occurring are called:
a. | preventive controls | c. | corrective controls | b. | detective controls | d. | programmed
controls |
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A control that involves reprocessing transactions that are rejected during
initial processing is an example of:
a. | preventive controls | c. | corrective controls | b. | detective controls | d. | programmed
controls |
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The programmed verification of a customer number is a ____ control.
a. | preventive | c. | corrective | b. | detective | d. | application |
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Completion Complete each
statement.
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42.
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____________________ is the possibility that an event will occur.
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43.
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______________________________ includes crime in which the computer is the
target of the crime or the means used to commit the crime.
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44.
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A computer crime technique called ____________________ involves the systematic
theft of very small amounts usually by rounding to the nearest cent in financial transactions such as
the calculation of interest on
savings accounts.
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45.
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A computer abuse technique called a(n) _________________________ involves a
programmer's inserting special code or passwords in a computer program that will allow the
programmer to bypass the security features of the program.
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46.
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A(n) _________________________ is a computer abuse technique in which
unauthorized code is inserted in a program, which, when activated, could cause a disaster such as
shutting down a system or destroying data.
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The control goal that is concerned with the correctness of the transaction data
that are entered into a system is called ensure _________________________.
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48.
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A(n) ___________________________________ is designed to discover problems that
have occurred.
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49.
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A(n) ___________________________________ is designed to rectify problems that
have occurred.
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