Discuss the importance of the role of the database administrator. In the flat-file environment, why is such a role not necessary? What tasks does the DBA perform?

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Q: The most significant control challenges in end-user computer settings are as follows:

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Q: Which important duties are generally not separated in end-user computing environments?

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Q: Discuss how the nature of the necessary internal control features is affected by switching from a…

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Q: Which of the following statements is not correct?   a.The database approach uses one common database…

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Q: Explain the normal process an auditor would expect to find in the client's systems. governing…

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Q: Which of the following is a characteristic of a relational database system?a. All data within the…

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Q: Which of the following would reduce the effectiveness of internal control in an…

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Q: Even with a high-end machine and sufficient data indexes, your company's database application cannot…

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Q: explain the normal process and auditor can would expect to find in the client system  governing…

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Q: The database approach has several unique characteristics not found in traditional (flat-file)…

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Q: Which of the following is least likely to be a general control over computer activities?       a.…

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Q: Discuss the key segregation of duties related to computer programs that process accounting…

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Q: What is database conversion? Why is it risky activity, and what precautions should be taken?

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Q: Which of the following is NOT a data communications control objective?a. maintaining the critical…

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Q: Why might an auditor use a program flowchart?

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Q: Which statement best describes the issue of distributed data processing (DDP)?a. The centralized and…

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Q: Which statement about flowcharts is correct? a. They list internal control activities that are…

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Q: The installation of a database management system is likely to have the least impact ona. data…

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Q: . In the relational database environment, certain accounting records (for example, journals and…

A: Determine the reason for non-existence of accounting records in the relational database environment.

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Q: In a relational database environment, certain accounting records (for example, journals, subsidiary…

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Q: Discuss how the nature of the necessary internal control features is affected by switching from a…

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