Why Do Auditors and Systems Analysts Use Systems Documentation

question 50

Multiple Choice

Why do auditors and systems analysts use systems documentation?

• A) to understand, explain, and improve complex systems
• B) only to provide justification to management for systems investments
• C) to reduce the number and amount of external entities
• D) to eliminate evidence to be collected

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Definitions:

Tracks

Physical or digital paths recorded media follows or the specific courses of development or research.

Seek Time

The time it takes for a hard drive’s read/write head to locate the correct track on a disk.

Platters

The circular disks inside a hard drive where data is magnetically recorded and stored.

System Clock

A timing device within a computer that synchronizes and governs the timing of all computer operations.