When a Company Uses Purchased Software Packages for Its Accounting

question 133

Multiple Choice

When a company uses purchased software packages for its accounting software, such packages normally do not permit the company to change the software package's functionality. This means that the auditor will consider

• A) access controls as being poor.
• B) program change controls as poor.
• C) program change controls as excellent.
• D) access controls as being excellent.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Style

An individual's characteristic pattern of behavior, emotional response, and way of interacting with the environment and others.

Novelty

The quality of being new, original, or unusual.

Mixed Reactions

Varied responses among a group of people, demonstrating a range of emotions or opinions.

Slow-To-Warm-Up

This term describes a temperament in children who tend to be cautious in new situations or with unfamiliar people, taking longer to adapt but eventually becoming comfortable.