The Primary Purpose of a Generalized Computer Audit Program Is

question 57

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of a generalized computer audit program is to allow the auditor to

• A) Use the entity's employees to perform routine audit checks of the electronic data processing records that otherwise would be done by the auditor's staff accountants.
• B) Test the logic of computer programs used in the entity's electronic data processing systems.
• C) Select larger samples from the entity's electronic data processing records than would otherwise be selected without the generalized program.
• D) Independently process electronic data processing records.

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Definitions:

Attitude

A psychological construct that represents an individual's degree of like or dislike, favor or disfavor, towards an object, person, thing, or event.

Evaluation

The systematic assessment of the value, importance, or quality of something, often for the purpose of making decisions or improvements.

Object Of Thought

The content or subject matter that is being considered or mentally represented by an individual.

Obedience

The act of following orders or directives from an authority figure or set of rules, often studied in psychology.