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Certified Internal Auditor - Part 3, Business Analysis and Information Technology Questions 676–680 (page: 137)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

Which of the following controls most likely could prevent computer personnel from modifying programs to bypass programmed controls?

  1. Periodic management review of computer utilization reports and systems documentation.
  2. Segregation of duties within computer for computer programming and computer operations.
  3. Participation of user department personnel in designing and approving new systems.
  4. Physical security of computer facilities in limiting access to computer equipment.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Programmers and analysts can modify programs, data files, and controls. Thus, they II should have no access to programs used to process transactions. Segregation of programming and operations is a control necessary to prevent unauthorized modifications of programs.



Both users and management approve the initial proposal, design specifications, conversion plan, and testing plan of an information system. This is an example of:

  1. Implementation controls.
  2. Hardware controls.
  3. Computer operations controls.
  4. Data security controls.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Implementation controls occur in the systems development process at various points to ensure that implementation is properly controlled and managed.



An electronics company has decided to implement a new system through the use of rapid application development techniques.
Which of the following would be included in the development of the new system?

  1. Deferring the need for system documentation until the final modules are completed.
  2. Removing project management responsibilities from the development teams.
  3. Creating the system module by module until completed.
  4. Using object development techniques to minimize the use of previous code.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The new system would be developed module by module until completed.



A bank is developing a computer system to help evaluate loan applications. The information systems IS staff interview the bank's mortgage underwriters to extract their knowledge and decision processes for input into the computer system. The completed system should be able to process information the same as do the underwriters and make final recommendations regarding loan decisions. This approach is called:

  1. An expert system.
  2. A neural network.
  3. An intelligent agent.
  4. Fuzzy logic.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

An expert system is a knowledge-intensive computer program that captures the expertise of a human in limited domains of knowledge.



After using the report writer for several months, the marketing analysts gained confidence in using it but the marketing department manager became concerned.
Whenever analysts revised reports they had written earlier, the coding errors kept reappearing in their command sequences. The manager was sure that all the analysts knew what the errors were and how to avoid them. The most likely cause of the reappearance of the same coding errors is inadequate:

  1. Backups.
  2. Change control
  3. Access control.
  4. Testing.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Change control manages changes in information system resources and procedures. It includes a formal change request procedure; assessments of change requests on technical and business grounds; scheduling changes; testing, installing, and monitoring changes; and reporting the status of recorded changes. The analysts were reusing erroneous code that should have been but was not corrected.



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