IIA IIA-CIA-Part2 Quiz 121 Topic 8 Questions 601-605

Question: 1

The marketing department's proposal was finally accepted, and the marketing employees attended a class in using the report writer. Soon, the marketing analysts found that it was easier to download the data and manipulate it on their own desktop computers in spreadsheets than to perform all the data manipulation on the server. One analyst became highly skilled at downloading and wrote downloading command sequences for the other employees. When the analyst left the company fora better job, the department had problems making modifications to these command sequences. The department's problems are most likely due to inadequate

ADocumentation.

BData backup.

CProgram testing.

DAnti-virus software.

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Question: 2

Traditional information systems development procedures that ensure proper consideration of controls may not be followed by users developing end-user computing (EUC) applications. Which of the following is a prevalent risk in the development of EUC applications?

AManagement decision making may be impaired due to diminished responsiveness to management's requests for computerized information.

BManagement maybe less capable of reacting quickly to competitive pressures due to increased application development time.

CManagement may place the same degree of reliance on reports produced by EUC applications as it does on reports produced under traditional systems development procedures.

DManagement may incur increased application development and maintenance costs for EUC systems, compared with traditional (mainframe) systems.

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Question: 3

Traditional information systems development and operational procedures typically involve four functional areas. The systems analysis function focuses on identifying and designing systems to satisfy organizational requirements. The programming function is responsible for the design, coding, testing, and debugging of computer programs necessary to implement the systems designed by the analysis function. The computer operations function is responsible for data preparation, program/job execution, and system maintenance. The user function provides the input and receives the output of the system. Which of these four functions is often poorly implemented or improperly omitted in the development of a new end-user computing (EUC) application?

ASystems analysis function.

BProgramming function.

CComputer operations function.

DUser function.

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Question: 4

Responsibility for the control of end-user computing (EUC) exists at the organizational, departmental, and individual user level. Which of the following should be a direct responsibility of the individual users?

AAcquisition of hardware and software.

BTaking equipment inventories.

CStrategic planning of end-user computing.

DPhysical security of equipment.

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Question: 5

Which of the following risks is more likely to be encountered in an end-user computing (EUC) environment as compared with a centralized environment?

AInability to afford adequate uninterruptible power supply systems.

BUser input screens without a graphical user interface (GUI).

CApplications that are difficult to integrate with other information systems.

DLack of adequate utility programs.

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IIA IIA-CIA-Part2 Quiz:121 Topic:8 Questions:601-605