BEC CPA INFO TECH 1

Accumulating transaction records into groups or batches for processing at some regular interval such as daily or weekly

Concurrent audit techniques that embed audit routines into application software to flag certain kinds of transaction that might be indicative of fraud

Data transmission in which each character is transmitted separately

Using two keys to encrypt and decrypt a message, either public or private

American Standard Code for Information Interchange, provides a standard representation for English characters, which each letter assigned a number for 0 to 127.

A company that provides access to and use of application programs via the Internet. The ASP owns and hosts the software, the contracting organization accesses the software remotely via the Internet.

A description of the overall standards and procedures for the data processing facility, including policies relating to justification and authorization of new systems or systems changes

An expansion board that provides specialized processing and control for the microprocessor

Nonrepetitive requests for reports or answers to specific questions about the contents of the system's data files.

The five major accounting cycles: acquisition and cash disbursement, payroll and personnel, sales and collection, capital acquisition and repayment, and inventory and warehousing

An internally maintained list that the computer uses to verify that the person attempting to access system resources is authorized to do so.

Tests of new systems using specifically developed transactions and acceptance criteria. The test results are evaluated to determine if the system is acceptable.