LU 6 Auditing General & application controls quiz

1. In a company that sells T-shirts, the online order form will only allow a customer to proceed with the transaction if they entered the correct email address in their profile. What application control is this an example of?

• a. Validity check

• b. Control totals

• a. Field size check

2. Smart University has facial recognition scanners at the entrance to each department. This is an example of:

• a. Physical access controls

• b. Logical access controls

• c. Supplementary access controls

3. The following could be considered application control(s):

• a. Existence check

• b. Batch control check

• c. Sequence check

• d. Arithmetic check

• e. All of the above

4. Which one of the following examples is not considered a general IT control?

• a. Security control (e.g passwords/fingerprints)

• b. Software change & maintenance control

• c. Batch control

• d. Software system acquisition control

5. To ensure that data is secure & protected from unauthorized access the following controls are used:

• a. Back up & recovery controls

• b. Security controls (e.g fingerprints/passwords)

• c. Access controls

• d. All of the above

6. Which one of the following controls aim to ensure accuracy, completeness & validity of data in an application?

• a. Access controls

• b. None of the options

• c. Input controls

• d. Authentication controls

7. The following example is part of processing controls?

• a. Sequential numbering/sequence check

• b. Management review

• c. Review of exception reports

• d. Reconciliation with input

8. A Limited backs up all data on the cloud daily. This constitutes as a?

• a. General control

• b. Application control

9. Controls which need to be in place before any processing of transactions gets underway are called:

• a. Application controls

• b. Access controls

• c. General controls

• d. Operating controls

A system development and implementation includes the following step(s):

• a. Post-implementation review

• b. Testing of the new system

• c. Training of employees on how to use the system

• d. All of the above