Discuss Two IT Controls or Edits That Can Be Programmed

question 102

Essay

Discuss two IT controls or edits that can be programmed into a system to minimize the risk from data input errors.

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Definitions:

Merchandising Companies

Businesses that purchase goods in finished form for the purpose of reselling them to customers without further processing.

Resale

Resale refers to the process of selling a previously purchased product, generally used or surplus items, to another buyer.

Financial Accounting

The branch of accounting that is concerned with recording transactions using generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for a business or other economic unit and with a periodic preparation of various statements from such records.

Business

An organization in which basic resources (inputs), such as materials and labor, are assembled and processed to provide goods or services (outputs) to customers.