Computer Controls That Are Pervasive and Apply to All Applications

question 21

Multiple Choice

Computer controls that are pervasive and apply to all applications of a computerized processing system are referred to as

• A) computer controls.
• B) environment controls.
• C) automated application controls.
• D) general controls.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values, indicating how much the individual data points differ from the mean.

Median

The middle value or point in a data set, where half the data lies above and half below it.

Empirical Rules

Statistical rules that allow for the determination of probability within a normal distribution, stating percentages of data that lie within certain standard deviations from the mean.

Standard Deviations

Measures of how spread out the numbers in a dataset are, indicating the degree of variation from the mean.