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FinanceAccounting Information Systemsa. Which, if any, category of application systems maintenance — corrective, perfective, or adaptive —presents the greatest risk from a control standpoint? Explain. b. Which, if any, pervasive control plans from Chapter 8 might be effective in controlling systems maintenance activities? What control plans other than those in Chapter 8 might be used? Discuss fully.
a. Which, if any, category of application systems maintenance — corrective, perfective, or adaptive —presents the greatest risk from a control standpoint? Explain. b. Which, if any, pervasive control plans from Chapter 8 might be effective in controlling systems maintenance activities? What control plans other than those in Chapter 8 might be used? Discuss fully.
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Accounting Information Systems
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Ulric J. Gelinas + 3 others
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Accounting Information Systems
11th Edition
Ulric J. Gelinas + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337552127
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Chapter 17, Problem 16DQ
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- a. Which, if any, category of application systems maintenance—corrective, perfective, or adaptive—presents the greatest risk from a control standpoint? Explain.
- b. Which, if any, pervasive control plans from Chapter 8 might be effective in controlling systems maintenance activities? What control plans other than those in Chapter 8 might be used? Discuss fully.
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