25 questions & 15 questions: 8 questions each member

1. The individuals who build the system.

a. System professionals
b. End users
c. Stakeholders
d. Accountants/Auditors

2. For whom the system is built.

a. System professionals
b. End users
c. Stakeholders
d. Accountants/Auditors

3. It provides a basic system structure on which to build.

a. Turnkey Systems
b. General Accounting Systems
c. Vendor - Supported Systems
d. Backbone Systems

4. Involves the allocation of systems resources at the macro level.

a. Strategic Systems Planning
b. Project Planning
c. Project Proposal
d. None of the above

5. Represents management’s commitment to the project.

a. Strategic Systems Planning
b. Project Planning
c. Project Schedule
d. Project Proposal

Quiz:
1. All are advantages of commercial software except:
a. Implementation Time
b. Cost
c. Independence
d. Reliability

2. Hybrids of custom systems and commercial software.

a. Turnkey Systems
b. Office Automation Systems
 c. Special - Purpose Systems
d. Vendor - Supported Systems

3. The auditor’s role in systems planning is to ensure that adequate systems planning
takes place.
a. True
b. False

1. This process engages the designers, programmers, database administrators, user, and
accountants.
a. Testing
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Observation

2. External events initiated by users dictate the control flow of programs built from this
model of programming language.
a. Event-driven languages
b. Assembly languages
c. Object-oriented languages
d. Procedural languages

3. It is a formal process by which application programs undergo changes to accommodate

changes in user needs.
a. Systems Planning
b. Systems Programming
c. Systems Implementation
d. Systems Maintenance

4. When implementing a cutover in simple systems, this approach is often the easiest and
least costly approach.
a. Phased Cutover
b. Cold Turkey Cutover
c. Parallel Operation Cutover
d. Pilot Cutover

5. A precaution taken in database conversion that sometimes must be done manually,

record by record and field by field.
a. Documentation
b. Validation
c. Backup
d. Validation
Quiz
1. This provides the auditor with essential information about how the system works.
a. Manifestation
b. Implementation
c. Documentation
d. Application

2. External events initiated by users dictate the control flow of programs built from this
model of programming language.
a. Event-driven languages
b. Assembly languages
c. Object-oriented languages
d. Procedural languages

3. A precaution taken in database conversion that sometimes must be done manually,

record by record and field by field.
a. Documentation
b. Validation
c. Backup
d. Validation

The acronym TELOS provides guidance for assessing project feasibility. The term stands for the
following except:
a. Technical
b. Economic
c. Legal
d. Operation
e. System

2. Cost–benefit analysis helps the auditor determine whether (and by how much) the benefits
received from a proposed system will outweigh its costs.
a. True
b. False

3. What are the two categories under the identifying cost?

a. Cost benefit analysis and net present value method
b. Increased revenue and cost reduction
c. one-time costs and recurring cost

4. The break-even point is reached when total costs equal total benefits
a. True
b. False
5. the auditor should ensure these things, except
a. Tangible benefits are assigned reasonable financial values.
b. Reasonable interest rates are used in measuring present values of cash flows.
c. One-time and recurring costs are completely and accurately reported.
d. Realistic useful lives are used in comparing competing projects.

Quiz
1. The development team usually performs a system design quality assurance to ensure
that the design is free from conceptual errors that could become programmed into the
final system
a. True
b. False

2. It is a phase in which it produces a detailed description of the proposed system that both
satisfies the system requirements identified during systems analysis.
a. Detailed selection
b. Detailed design
c. Detailed review
d. Detailed valuation

3. It is an optimization process that seeks to identify the best system.

a. Prepare Systems Selection Report
b. Detailed Design
c. systems evaluation and selection
d. Review System Documentation

1. One method is to ___ rights exclusively to individuals who act as librarians.

a. is to assign library access
b. Is to assign computer access
c. Is to assign laboratory access
d. Is to assign canteen access

2.
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1. _____ is actually a two step process involving first a survey of the current system and
then an analysis of the user’s needs.

a. System Analysis
b. Predictive Analysis
c. Data Analysis

2. These are the Disadvantages of Surveying the Current System

a. Current physical tar pit

b. Thinking inside the box
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

3. Is an extension of observation, whereby the analyst takes an active role in performing

the user’s work

a. Task Participation
b. Observation
c. Review Key Documents
d. Personal Interviews

4. Is a method of extracting facts about the current system and user perceptions about
the requirements for the new system.
a. Observation
b. Review Key Documents
c. Personal Interviews
d. Task Participation

5. This approach is to build information systems from reusable standard components or

objects

a. Structured Approach
b. Object Oriented Approach
c. Integrated Approach
d. Research Approach

6. This approach is a disciplined way of designing systems from the top down.
a. Structured Approach
b. Object Oriented Approach
c. Integrated Approach
d. Research Approach