30) When I enter a correct customer number, the data entry screen displays the customer

name and address. This is an example of

A) prompting.
B) preformatting.
C) closed-loop verification.
D) error checking.
Answer: C

31) This control ensures that the correct and most current files are being updated.
A) cross-footing balance test
B) data matching
C) file labels
D) write-protect mechanism
Answer: C

32) This batch processing data entry control sums the number of items in a batch.
A) financial total
B) hash total
C) record count
D) sequence check
Answer: C

33) This data entry control compares the ID number in transaction data to a master file to
verify that the ID number exists.
A) reasonableness test
B) user review
C) data matching
D) validity check
Answer: D

34) What control are file labels an example of?

A) data entry controls
B) output controls
C) processing controls
D) source data controls
Answer: C

35) A computer operator accidentally used the wrong master file when updating a transaction
file. As a result, the master file data is now unreadable. Which control could best have
prevented this from happening?
A) Internal header label
B) validity check
C) check digit
D) parity check
Answer: A

36) Sonja Greer called the IT Help Desk in a bad mood. "I'm trying to open an Excel file, but
I get a message that says that the file is locked for editing. Why is this happening to me?" The
answer is likely that
A) the file is corrupted due to a computer virus.
B) Sonja probably opened the file as read-only.
C) concurrent update controls have locked the file.
D) there is no problem. Sonja is editing the file, so it is locked.
Answer: C

37) This control protects records from errors that occur when two or more users attempt to
update the same record simultaneously.
A) concurrent update controls
B) cross-footing balance test
C) data conversion controls
D) recalculation of batch totals
Answer: A

38) Modest Expectations Investment Services (MEIS) allows customers to manage their
investments over the Internet. If customers attempt to sell more shares of a stock than they
have in their account, an error message is displayed. This is an example of a
A) reasonableness test.
B) field check.
C) validity check.
D) limit check.
Answer: A

39) Modest Expectations Investment Services (MEIS) allows customers to manage their
investments over the Internet. If customers attempt to spend more money than they have in
their account, an error message is displayed. This is an example of a
A) reasonableness test.
B) field check.
C) validity check.
D) limit check.
Answer: A

40) The Spontaneous Combustion Rocket Shoppe in downtown Fargo, North Dakota,
generates three quarters of its revenue from orders taken over the Internet. The revenue
clearing account is debited by the total of cash and credit receipts and credited by the total of
storefront and Internet sales. This is an example of a
A) data integrity test.
B) zero-balance test.
C) trial balance audit.
D) cross-footing balance test.
Answer: B

41) This control entails verifying that the proper number of bits are set to the value 1 in each
character received.
A) echo check
B) field check
C) parity check
D) trailer record
Answer: C
42) Which of the following is not a risk associated with the data input process?
A) Data is invalid.
B) Data is incomplete.
C) Data is inaccurate.
D) Data is corrupted.
Answer: D