In an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)environment,when the Auditor Compares the Terms

question 38

Multiple Choice

In an electronic data interchange (EDI) environment,when the auditor compares the terms of the trading partner agreement against the access privileges stated in the database authority table,the auditor is testing which audit objective?

• A)all EDI transactions are authorized
• B)unauthorized trading partners cannot gain access to database records
• C)authorized trading partners have access only to approved data
• D)a complete audit trail is maintained

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