ACC 564 WK 8 Quiz 3
1) The best example of a hash total for a payroll transaction file could be
A) total of employees’ social security numbers.
B) sum of net pay.
C) total number of employees.
D) sum of hours worked.
2) Error logs and review are an example of
A) data entry controls.
B) data transmission controls.
C) output controls.
D) processing controls.
3) Following is the result of batch control totals on employee Social Security Numbers in a payroll processing transaction:
Correct Values From Masterfile
Values Entered DuringProcessing
487358796
487358796
534916487
534916487
498374526
498374526
514873420
514873420
534196487
534916487
678487853
678487853
471230589
471230589
3719438158
3720158158
The difference in the control totals is 720,000. Which data entry control would best prevent similar data entry errors in the future?
A) Modulus 11
B) Validity check
C) Check digit
D) Sequence check
4) Which of the following data entry controls would not be useful if you are recording the checkout of library books by members?
A) Sequence check
B) Prompting
C) Validity check
D) Concurrent update control
5) A customer failed to include her account number on her check, and the accounts receivable clerk credited her payment to a different customer with the same last name. Which control could have been used to most effectively to prevent this error?
A) Closed-loop verification
B) Duplicate values check
C) Validity check
D) Reconciliation of a batch control total
6) If invoices are processed in groups of fifty, which fields from the document shown below would not be used to create a hash control total?
A) Amount
B) Item Number
C) Quantity Ordered
D) Sales Order number
7) A data entry input control in which the application software sums the first four digits of a customer number to calculate the value of the fifth digit and then compares the calculated number to the number typed in during data entry is an example of a
A) check digit verification.
B) validity check.
C) closed-loop verification.
D) duplicate data check.
8) All of the following controls for online entry of a sales order would be useful except
A) check digit verification on the dollar amount of the order.
B) validity check on the inventory item numbers.
C) field check on the customer ID and dollar amount of the order.
D) concurrent update control.
9) A specific inventory record indicates that there were 12 items on hand before a customer brings two of the items to the check stand to be purchased. The cashier accidentally entered quantity 20 instead of 2. Which data entry control would best have prevented this error?
A) sign check
B) limit check
C) validity check
D) field check
10) When processing weekly payroll, an employee accidentally entered 400 for hours worked. The best data entry control for this error would be
A) a limit check.
B) a check digit.
C) batch total reconciliation.
D) a field check.
11) The data entry control that would best prevent entering an invoice received from a vendor who is not on an authorized supplier list is
A) a validity check.
B) an authorization check.
C) a check digit.
D) closed-loop verification.
12) Forms design is an example of this type of control.
A) Data entry control
B) Processing control
C) Output control
D) Input control
13) Sequentially prenumbered forms is an example of a(n)
A) data entry control.
B) data transmission control.
C) processing control.
D) input control.
14) Turnaround documents are an example of a(n)
A) data entry control.
B) output control.
C) processing control.
D) input control.
15) A validity check is an example of a(n)
A) data entry control.
B) data transmission control.
C) output control.
D) input control.
16) Parity checks are an example of a(n)
A) data entry control.
B) data transmission control.
C) output control.
D) processing control.
17) User reviews are an example of a(n)
A) data entry control.
B) data transmission control.
C) output control.
D) processing control.
18) Data matching is an example of a(n)
A) data entry control.
B) data transmission control.
C) processing control.
D) input control.
19) Batch totals are an example of a(n)
A) data entry control.
B) data transmission control.
C) output control.
D) processing control.
20) Cancellation and storage of documents means that
A) data are copied from a document and stored, after which the document is shredded.
B) documents are defaced before being shredded.
C) documents are defaced and stored.
D) cancellation data are copied from documents before they are stored.
21) Check digit verification is an example of a(n)
A) data transmission control.
B) output control.
C) processing control.
D) input control.
22) This ensures that the input data will fit into the assigned field.
A) Limit check
B) Range check
C) Size check
D) Validity check
23) This tests a numerical amount to ensure that it does not exceed a predetermined value nor fall below another predetermined value.
A) Completeness check
B) Field check
C) Limit check
D) Range check
24) This determines if all required data items have been entered.
A) Completeness check
B) Field check
C) Limit check
D) Range check
25) This determines the correctness of the logical relationship between two data items.
A) Range check
B) Reasonableness test
C) Sign check
D) Size check
26) This determines if characters are of the proper type.
A) Field check
B) Alpha-numeric check
C) Range check
D) Reasonableness test
27) This tests a numerical amount to ensure that it does not exceed a predetermined value.
A) Completeness check
B) Limit check
C) Range check
D) Sign check
28) This batch processing data entry control sums a field that contains dollar values.
A) Record count
B) Financial total
C) Hash total
D) Sequence check
29) This batch processing data entry control sums a non-financial numeric field.
A) Record count
B) Financial total
C) Hash total
D) Sequence check
30) When I enter a correct customer number, the data entry screen displays the customer name and address. This is an example of
A) prompting.
B) preformatting.
C) closed-loop verification.
D) error checking.