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3) What is a denial of service attack? A) A denial of service attack occurs when the perpetrator sends hundreds of messages from randomly generated false addresses, overloading an Internet service provider's e-mail server. B) A denial of service attack occurs when an e-mail message is sent through a re-mailer, who removes the message headers making the message anonymous, then resends the message to selected addresses. C) A denial of service attack occurs when a cracker enters a system through an idle modem, captures the PC attached to the modem, and then gains access to the network to which it is connected. D) A denial of service attack occurs when the perpetrator e-mails the same message to everyone on one or more Usenet newsgroups LISTSERV lists.
A
3) Which of the following would probably be the least effective control to mitigate the risk of paying a phony invoice payable for inventory purchases that were never made? A) Only pay from original invoices. B) Require three-way match for all inventory purchase invoices. C) Cancel all invoices and supporting documentation when paid. D) Establish strict access and authorization controls for the approved vendor master file.
A
30) Falk Noam is the internal auditor for Matan Incorporated. Before investigating the HRM / payroll cycle at Matan, Falk decided to read up on the proper segregation of duties regarding payroll disbursement processes. For strongest segregation of duties, the ________ should record payroll. A) accounts payable department B) cashier C) internal audit department D) external auditor
A
34) If a firm does not use an ERP, the best way to mitigate the risk of the destruction of master data is to A) implement backup and disaster recovery procedures. B) use an ERP. C) proper segregation of duties. D) use of multiple master data files.
A
4) Regularly reviewing an accounts receivable aging report can help management do what? A) spot firms who are falling behind in their payments B) identify customers who have not purchased anything lately C) improve the speed which customers make payments D) determine whether the firm's pricing policy is effective
A
4) Which of the following is not a management characteristic that increases pressure to commit fraudulent financial reporting? A) close relationship with the current audit engagement partner and manager B) pay for performance incentives based on short-term performance measures C) high management and employee turnover D) highly optimistic earnings projections
A
47) For strongest segregation of duties, the credit manager should never report to A) the marketing department. B) the accounting department. C) the credit department. D) the IT department.
A
54) Although there are some similarities between JIT and MRP, identify one major difference below. A) production scheduling B) reducing the opportunity for inventory theft C) reducing inventory carrying costs D) requires more analysis than EOQ
A
6) Evaluated receipt settlement approves payment of vendor invoices after reconciling the purchase order and the A) receiving report. B) vendor invoice. C) sales invoice. D) disbursement voucher.
A
6) Which of the following is not an example of one of the basic types of fraud? A) While straightening the store at the end of the day, a shoe store employee finds and keeps an expensive pair of sunglasses left by a customer. B) An executive devised and implemented a plan to accelerate revenue recognition on a long-term contract, which will allow the company to forestall filing for bankruptcy. The executive does not own any stock, stock options or grants, and will not receive a bonus or perk because of the overstated revenue. C) A purchasing agent places a large order at higher-than-normal unit prices with a vendor that gave the agent tickets to several football games. D) A salesperson approves a large sales discount on an order from a company owned partially by the salesperson's sister.
A
6) Which of the following is true about IFRS? A) There is a global trend towards using IFRS for reporting purposes, though U.S. companies are not currently required to do so. B) The switch to IFRS is required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. C) IFRS is only slightly different than U.S. GAAP. D) The switch to IFRS is cosmetic only—there isn't any real impact on AIS.
A
7) A ________ is similar to a ________, except that it is a program rather than a code segment hidden in a host program. A) worm; virus B) Trojan horse; worm C) worm; Trojan horse D) virus; worm
A
5) Regularly reviewing an accounts receivable aging report can help management do what? A) identify customers who have not purchased anything lately B) determine whether changes are needed in the firm's credit policies C) improve the speed which customers make payments D) determine whether the firm's pricing policy is effective
B
6) Identify the opportunity below that could enable an employee to commit fraud. A) An employee's spouse loses her job. B) An employee has a close association with suppliers or customers. C) An employee suddenly acquires lots of credit cards. D) An employee is upset that he was passed over for a promotion.
B
7) What is the best control to mitigate the threat of paying prices that are too high for goods ordered? A) Require the receiving department to verify the existence of a valid purchase order. B) Use only approved suppliers and solicit competitive bids. C) Only pay invoices that are supported by the original voucher package. D) Use bar-code technology to eliminate data entry errors.
B
8) How is credit approval generally handled for established customers with a documented payment history? A) A new credit application is requested. B) General authorization by a sales clerk C) Specific authorization by the credit manager D) A formal credit check should be made for each sale.
B
4) The most vital control in preventing unauthorized changes to the payroll master file is A) hiring totally honest people to access and make changes to this file. B) segregation of duties between the preparation of paychecks and their distribution. C) segregation of duties between the authorization of changes and the physical handling of paychecks. D) having the controller closely review and then approve any changes to the master file.
C
48) For strongest segregation of duties, a sales representative should never be allowed to A) discuss the company's products. B) negotiate the sales price. C) approve a sale on credit. D) send a customer a gift.
C
5) A fraud technique that allows a perpetrator to bypass normal system controls and enter a secured system is called A) superzapping. B) data diddling. C) using a trap door. D) piggybacking.
C
5) According to generally accepted accounting principles, a sale is recognized when A) cash is received from the customer. B) inventory is removed from the warehouse. C) inventory becomes the legal property of the customer. D) a sales order is approved by sales, inventory control, and credit departments.
C
5) Intentional or reckless conduct that results in materially misleading financial statements is called A) financial fraud. B) misstatement fraud. C) fraudulent financial reporting. D) audit failure fraud.
C
9) A fraud technique that slices off tiny amounts from many projects is called the ________ technique. A) Trojan horse B) round down C) salami D) trap door
C
9) All of the following are required for an act to be legally classified as fraudulent except A) a falsehood is made. B) about a material fact. C) to inflict pain. D) resulting in a financial loss.
C
1) To accomplish the objectives set forth in the expenditure cycle, a number of key management decisions must be addressed. Which of the decisions below is not ordinarily found as part of the expenditure cycle? A) How can cash payments to vendors be managed to maximize cash flow? B) What is the optimal level of inventory and supplies to carry on hand? C) Where should inventories and supplies be held? D) What are the optimal prices for each product or service?
D
1) Which of the following statements is not true regarding XBRL? A) XBRL is a variant of XML. B) XBRL is specifically designed for use in communicating the content of financial data. C) XBRL creates unique tags for each data item. D) XBRL's adoption will require accountants and systems professionals tag data for their clients.
D
10) Data diddling is A) gaining unauthorized access to and use of computer systems, usually by means of a personal computer and a telecommunications network. B) unauthorized copying of company data such as computer files. C) unauthorized access to a system by the perpetrator pretending to be an authorized user. D) changing data before, during, or after it is entered into the system in order to delete, alter, or add key system data.
D
10) Misappropriation of assets is a fraudulent act that involves A) dishonest conduct by those in power. B) misrepresenting facts to promote an investment. C) using computer technology to perpetrate. D) theft of company property.
D
10) Segregation of duties controls dictates that the collection and recording functions be kept separate from each other. However, the accounts receivable department needs to know when customers pay their invoices. What is a solution to this potential internal control problem? A) Establish a lockbox arrangement with a bank. B) Have customers send a remittance advice with their payment. C) Have mailroom personnel prepare a remittance list which can be forwarded to accounts receivable. D) all of the above
D
11) What is the key difference between the MRP and JIT inventory management approaches? A) Only JIT reduces costs and improves efficiency. B) MRP is especially useful for products such as fashion apparel. C) JIT is more effectively used with products that have predictable patterns of demand. D) MRP schedules production to meet estimated sales needs; JIT schedules production to meet customer demands.
D
11) Which of the following is not an example of social engineering? A) obtaining and using another person's Social Security number, credit card, or other confidential information B) creating phony websites with names and URL addresses very similar to legitimate websites in order to obtain confidential information or to distribute malware or viruses C) using e-mail to lure victims into revealing passwords or user IDs D) setting up a computer in a way that allows the user to use a neighbors unsecured wireless network
D
12) Depreciation expense and bad debt expense are examples of which type of adjusting journal entry? A) deferrals B) accruals C) revaluations D) estimates
D
15) The average annual management salary at Iyov Management is $80,000. If the average turnover rate for employees is ten per year, what is the approximate average annual cost of turnover? A) $80,000 B) $400,000 C) $800,000 D) $1,200,000
D
20) Anong Mali is the purchasing manager at Wattana Technologies. She has responsibility for reviewing and authorizing purchase orders. She also reviews receiving reports, approves or corrects them, and authorizes the cashier to pay vendor invoices. Which of the following would correct control weaknesses related to these activities? A) Controls are adequate under the current system. B) Vendor invoices should be reviewed by accounts receivable and then cancelled when paid. C) Vendor invoices should be reviewed by the purchasing manager to ensure that they are correct. D) Accounts payable should reconcile purchase orders, receiving reports, and invoices.
D
21) Adjusting entries that reflect a change in accounting principle used to value inventories are classified as A) corrections. B) estimates. C) deferrals. D) revaluations.
D
23) Which of the following duties could be performed by the same individual and not violate segregation of duty controls? A) handling cash and posting to customer accounts B) issuing credit memos and maintaining customer accounts C) handling cash and authorizing credit memos D) handling cash receipts and mailing vendor payments
D
29) A clerk at a grocery store scanned the bar code for a low cost bag of frozen chicken wings then gave his friend an expensive brand-name bag of frozen chicken wings.Which of the following controls would best prevent the clerk from getting away with doing this? A) physical inventory count B) segregation of duties C) limited physical access to bar codes D) use of RFID tags
D
3) Communications technology and the Internet can be used to reduce the time and costs involved in disseminating financial statement information. Users of such financial information still struggle in that many recipients have different information delivery requirements and may have to manually reenter the information into their own decision analysis tools. The ideal solution to solve these problems and efficiently transmit financial information via the Internet is to use A) HTML code. B) XML. C) pdf file. D) XBRL
D
3) Insiders are frequently the ones who commit fraud because A) they are more dishonest than outsiders. B) they need money more than outsiders. C) they are less likely to get caught than outsiders. D) they know more about the system and its weaknesses than outsiders.
D
3) The unauthorized use of special program that bypass regular system controls to perform illegal acts is called A) a Trojan horse. B) a trap door. C) the salami technique. D) superzapping.
D
3) Which of the following is not a key decision that needs to be made in the revenue cycle? A) How should merchandise be delivered to customers? B) Should credit be extended to customers? C) How can customer payments be processed to maximize cash flow? D) Which vendor should inventory be purchased from?
D
4) Gaining control of somebody's computer without their knowledge and using it to carry out illicit activities is known as A) hacking. B) sniffing. C) phreaking. D) hijacking.
D
4) Which of the following controls would be the least effective in preventing paying the same invoice twice? A) Only pay from original invoices. B) Cancel each document in the voucher package once the check is prepared and mailed. C) Only pay vendor invoices that have been matched and reconciled to a purchase order and a receiving report. D) Allow only the accounts payable department to authorize payment for vendor invoices and allow only the cash disbursements department to cut and mail checks to vendors.
D
6) A set of unauthorized computer instructions in an otherwise properly functioning program is known as a A) logic bomb. B) spyware. C) trap door. D) Trojan horse.
D
6) Which of the following is not a method of identity theft? A) scavenging B) phishing C) shoulder surfing D) phreaking
D
7) Which of the following is a financial pressure that could cause an employee to commit fraud? A) a feeling of not being appreciated B) failing to receive a deserved promotion C) believing that their pay is too low relative to others around them D) having a spouse injured in a car accident and in the hospital for several weeks
D
8) Developers of computer systems often include a user name and password that is hidden in the system, just in case they need to get into the system and correct problems in the future. This is referred to as a A) Trojan horse. B) key logger. C) spoof. D) back door.
D
2) Which of the following is not an example of the fraud triangle characteristic concerned with rationalization? A) revenge against the company B) intent to repay "borrowed" funds in the future C) sense of entitlement as compensation for receiving a lower than average raise D) belief that the company won't suffer because an insurance company will reimburse losses
A
20) When a proper segregation of duties exists in the area of handling cash receipts, the ________, who reports to the ________, actually handles the cash and is not the same person who posts cash receipts to customer accounts. A) cashier; treasurer B) cashier; controller C) accountant; treasurer D) accountant; controller
A
21) Anong Mali is the purchasing manager at Wattana Technologies. She has responsibility for reviewing and authorizing purchase orders. Receiving reports are prepared by shipping and receiving based on the relevant purchase order(s). Purchase orders, receiving reports, and vendor invoices are reconciled by accounts payable, which authorizes payment. Which of the following would correct control weaknesses related to these activities? A) Controls are adequate under the current system. B) Accounts payable should authorize purchase orders. C) Receiving reports should be reviewed and corrected by the purchasing manager. D) Vendor invoices should be reviewed by the purchasing manager to ensure that they are correct.
A
22) The receiving clerk at Wattana Technologies examines incoming shipments and reconciles their contents with the relevant purchase orders. A receiving report is then sent to accounts receivable and the vendor's invoice is approved for payment. Which of the following would correct control weaknesses related to these activities? A) Accounts payable should reconcile the purchase order and the receiving report. B) The invoice should be approved for payment by the shipping clerk after the purchase order and receiving report are reconciled. C) Invoices, purchase orders, and receiving reports should be reconciled by the receiving clerk. D) Controls are adequate under the current system.
A
23) The receiving clerk at Wattana Technologies examines incoming shipments and checks their purchase order numbers. A receiving report is then sent to accounts payable, where it is reconciled with the relevant purchase orders and invoices and payment is authorized. Which of the following would correct control weaknesses related to the clerk's activities? A) Controls are adequate under the current system. B) Vendor invoices should be approved for payment by the purchasing manager. C) Purchase orders and receiving reports should be reconciled by the purchasing manager. D) Vendor invoices should be approved for payment by the shipping clerk after the purchase order and receiving report are reconciled.
A
36) Identify a useful tool for monitoring accounts receivable. A) ERP exception report B) accounts receivable aging report C) accounts receivable tolerance report D) customer credit limit report
B
37) An accounts receivable aging report is useful for doing everything except A) estimating bad debts. B) estimating future sales. C) projecting the timing of future cash flows. D) deciding whether to increase a specific customer's credit limit.
B
2) Comparing quantities on a vendor invoice to quantities on the receiving report would not prevent or detect which of the following situations? A) receiving and accepting inventory not ordered B) theft of inventory by receiving department employees C) update of wrong inventory items due to data entry error D) order for an excessive quantity of inventory
A
2) The following control can reduce the distribution of fraudulent paychecks. A) Have internal audit investigate unclaimed paychecks. B) Allow department managers to investigate unclaimed paychecks. C) Immediately mark "void" across all unclaimed paychecks. D) Match up all paychecks with time cards.
A
4) Computer fraud perpetrators that modify programs during systems development, allowing access into the system that bypasses normal system controls are using A) a Trojan horse. B) a trap door. C) the salami technique. D) superzapping.
B
16) Wassim Masood has been the webmaster for Woori Finance only ten days when Woori's website was flooded with access attempts. Wassim shut down the site and only opened it to Web addresses which he specifically identified as legitimate. As a result, many of Woori's customers were unable to obtain loans, causing Woori to lose a significant amount of business. Woori Finance suffered from a A) denial-of-service attack. B) zero-day attack. C) malware attack. D) cyber-extortion attack.
A
18) Terrorists often use ________ because it is an effective way to transmit information and receive orders. A) steganography B) packet sniffers C) trap doors D) time bombs
A
1) Requiring all packing slips be reconciled to purchase orders before accepting a delivery of inventory would be most likely to prevent which of the following situations? A) A supplier delivers more inventory than ordered at the end of the year and sends an invoice for the total quantity delivered. B) An employee mails a fake invoice to the company, which is then paid. C) The inventory records are incorrectly updated when a receiving department employee enters the wrong product number on the receiving report. D) Receiving department employees steal inventory and then claim the inventory was received and delivered to the warehouse.
A
10) Recording interest earned on an investment is an example of which type of adjusting journal entry? A) accrual entry B) deferral entry C) revaluation entry D) correcting entry
A
11) A major way in which IFRS differs from GAAP that will affect the design of a company's general ledger and reporting system is an IFRS principle known as A) componentization. B) monetization. C) securitization. D) none of the above
A
12) Which of the following would be least effective to reduce exposure to a computer virus? A) Only transfer files between employees with USB flash drives. B) Install and frequently update antivirus software. C) Install all new software on a stand-alone computer for until it is tested. D) Do not open e-mail attachments from unknown senders.
A
16) Ransomware often comes in the form of A) fake antivirus software. B) an e-mail that threatens to kidnap the reader unless a ransom is paid. C) free performance-maximizing software. D) free apps.
A
7) Which of the following scenarios will not be allowed under IFRS? A) A landscaping and garden retail store keeps piles of river rock, gravel, paving stones, and small decorative rocks in a fenced area on the side of the store. The store uses the most recent inventory costs when calculating cost of goods sold, since new inventory is piled on top of the older inventory. B) A grocery store strictly enforces a shelf rotation policy, so that older inventory is always at the front and sold first. The store uses the oldest inventory costs to calculate cost of goods sold. C) A farm chemical supplier maintains a large holding tank of chemicals, into which deliveries are periodically combined with the older chemicals. The supplier averages the cost of all inventory to calculate cost of goods sold. D) All of the above are acceptable under IFRS.
A
8) Which of the following is true about accounting for fixed assets? A) Depreciation expense under IFRS will likely be higher than under GAAP, because acquisitions of assets with multiple components must be separately depreciated under IFRS, whereas under GAAP assets could be bundled and depreciated over the longest of the useful life for any of the components. B) IFRS doesn't allow capitalization of any asset that separately accounts for less than 20% of total assets. C) Depreciation expense under IFRS will likely be less than under GAAP, because standards for depreciable lives on asset classes are much longer than under GAAP. D) IFRS and GAAP account for fixed assets in much the same way.
A
9) Narang Direct Sales is a telemarketing firm that operates out of India. The turnover rate among employees is quite high. Recently, the information technology manager discovered that an unknown employee had used a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to access the firm's database and copied a list of customers from the past three years and their credit card information. Narang Direct Sales was a victim of A) Bluesnarfing. B) splogging. C) vishing. D) typosquatting.
A
9) Not all journal entries affect cash flow. Adjusting entries that reflect events that have already occurred, but have no effect on cash, are classified as A) accruals. B) deferrals. C) revaluations. D) corrections
A
1) A part of a program that remains idle until a specified date or event activates it to cause havoc is called a A) virus. B) logic bomb. C) trap door. D) data diddle.
B
1) Basic segregation of duties requires the credit manager reports to the ________ and the treasurer report to the ________. A) treasurer; controller B) treasurer; vice president of finance C) controller; vice president of finance D) marketing manager; vice president of finance
B
1) Which of the decisions below is not ordinarily found as part of the revenue cycle? A) What credit terms should be offered? B) How often should accounts receivable be subjected to audit? C) How can customer payments be processed to maximize cash flows? D) What are the optimal prices for each product or service?
B
10) Rina Misra, a first-time computer user, purchased a brand new PC two months ago and it was now operating much more slowly and sluggishly. Since purchasing the computer, she had been accessing the Internet and had installed a variety of free software. The problem is mostly likely to be A) a zero-day attack. B) a virus. C) a spoof. D) Bluesnarfing
B
11) Identify the adjusting entry that is made at the end of an accounting period to reflect an exchange of cash prior to the performance of a related event is classified as a(n) A) accrual entry. B) deferral entry. C) revaluation entry. D) correcting entry.
B
12) During a routine audit, a review of cash receipts and related accounting entries revealed discrepancies. Upon further analysis, it was found that figures had been entered correctly and then subsequently changed, with the difference diverted to a fictitious customer account. This is an example of A) kiting. B) data diddling. C) data leakage. D) phreaking.
B
13) Adjusting entries that are made to reflect differences between the actual and recorded value of an asset or a change in accounting principle are called A) reconciliations. B) revaluations. C) estimates. D) accruals.
B
14) Adjusting entries that are made to counteract the effects of errors found in the general ledger are called A) accruals. B) corrections. C) deferrals. D) estimates.
B
15) What is the most prevalent opportunity within most companies to commit fraud? A) lack of any internal controls B) failure to enforce the internal controls C) loopholes in the design of internal controls D) management's failure to believe employees would commit fraud
B
2) One of the basic activities in the expenditure cycle is the receiving and storage of goods, supplies, and services. What is the counterpart of this activity in the revenue cycle? A) sales order entry process B) shipping function C) cash collection activity D) cash payments activity
B
2) When a computer criminal gains access to a system by searching through discarded records, this is referred to as A) data diddling. B) dumpster diving. C) eavesdropping. D) data squatting.
B
2) Which item below is not considered a major input to the general ledger and reporting system? A) summary entries from the major subsystems B) reports from managers C) adjusting entries D) financing and investing activities
B
20) Adjusting entries that are made to recognize revenue that has been received but not yet earned are classified as A) estimates. B) deferrals. C) accruals. D) revaluations.
B
22) A serious exposure in the revenue cycle is loss of assets. What is the related threat and applicable control procedure that address this exposure? A) shipping errors; reconciliation of sales order with picking ticket and packing slip B) theft of cash; segregation of duties and minimization of cash handling C) making sales that turn out to be uncollectible; force sales people to make collection calls on customers with past due balances D) poor performance; preparation and review of performance reports
B
29) Falk Noam is the internal auditor for Matan Incorporated. Before investigating the HRM / payroll cycle at Matan, Falk decided to read up on the proper segregation of duties regarding payroll disbursement processes. For strongest segregation of duties, the ________ should distribute paychecks. A) accounts payable department B) cashier C) internal audit department D) external auditor
B
1) Seble wants to open a floral shop in a downtown business district. She doesn't have funds enough to purchase inventory and pay six months'' rent up front. Seble approaches a good friend, Zhou, to discuss the possibility of Zhou investing funds and becoming a 25% partner in the business. After a lengthy discussion Zhou agrees to invest. Eight months later, Zhou and Seble have a major argument. In order for Zhou to sue Seble for fraud, all the following must be true except A) Zhou's decision to invest was primarily based on Seble's assertion that she had prior floral retail experience. B) Seble told Zhou she had worked at a floral shop for several years, when in fact she did not have any prior experience in floral retail. C) before Zhou invested, Seble prepared a detailed business plan and sales forecasts, and provided Zhou with copies. D) Zhou's 25% share of the business is worth substantially less than her initial investment.
C
10) What is the best control to reduce the risk of losing payroll data? A) passwords B) physical security controls C) backup and disaster recovery procedures D) encryption
C
11) In November of 2005 it was discovered that many of the new CDs distributed by Sony BMG installed software when they were played on a computer. The software was intended to protect the CDs from copying. Unfortunately, it also made the computer vulnerable to attack by malware run over the Internet. The scandal and resulting backlash was very costly. The software installed by the CDs is a A) virus. B) worm. C) rootkit. D) squirrel.
C
12) At a minimum, a switch to IFRS from GAAP will affect companies' accounting information system by A) requiring companies to increase the processing power of their existing accounting information systems. B) requiring IT departments to hire programmers that are fluent in languages besides English. C) requiring the creation of additional fields in research and development (R&D) records to capture information about the stage of research and development that costs are incurred in. D) requiring firms to completely redesign their existing accounting information systems because current systems are not compatible with IFRS accounting principles.
C
13) LOLer was chatting online with l33ter. "I can't believe how lame some people are! :) I can get into any system by checking out the company website to see how user names are defined and who is on the employee directory. Then, all it takes is brute force to find the password." LOLer is a ________, and the fraud he is describing is ________. A) hacker; social engineering B) phreaker; dumpster diving C) hacker; password cracking D) phreaker; the salami technique
C
13) XBRL stands for A) extensible business reporting language. B) extreme business reporting ledgers. C) external business reporting language. D) extensive business report logic.
C
15) Spyware that pops banner ads on a monitor, then collects information about the users web-surfing and spending habits is an example of A) a Trojan horse B) scareware C) adware D) a keylogger
C
15) To ensure proper segregation of duties, only the ________ has authority to issue credit memos. A) accounts receivable supervisor B) controller C) credit manager D) cashier
C
17) Which of the following is a control that addresses the threat of unauthorized changes to the payroll master file? A) field checks B) batch totals C) segregation of duties D) sound hiring procedures
C
2) Spyware is A) software that tells the user if anyone is spying on his computer. B) software that monitors whether spies are looking at the computer. C) software that monitors computing habits and sends the data it gathers to someone else. D) none of the above
C
2) The benefits of XBRL include A) organizations can publish financial information only once, using standard XBRL tags. B) tagged data is readable and interpretable by computers, so users don't need re-enter data into order to work with it. C) Both are benefits of XBRL. D) Neither is a benefit of XBRL.
C
28) Because it is the most fungible of all assets, the management of cash has always been the most difficult of all control issues. The most important of cash controls is A) minimization of cash handling. B) lockbox arrangements. C) segregation of duties. D) frequent reconciliation of records.
C
3) "Cooking the books" is typically accomplished by all the following except A) overstating inventory. B) accelerating recognition of revenue. C) inflating accounts payable. D) delaying recording of expenses.
C
31) Falk Noam is the internal auditor for Matan Incorporated. Before investigating the HRM / payroll cycle at Matan, Falk decided to read up on the proper segregation of duties regarding payroll disbursement processes. For strongest segregation of duties, the ________ should periodically observe the paycheck distribution process. A) accounts payable department B) cashier C) internal audit department D) external auditor
C
19) True or False: Steganography malware uses encryption to increase its effectiveness.
F
17) True or False: Law enforcement uses key logging software, a form of malware, to detect crime.
T
