ACIS 3504 Final Exam Review | STUDY GUIDE
Terms in this set (80)
Forms designed to minimize chances for errors;
Input Controls
sequentially prenumbered/ sequence test; makes it
possible to verify no documents are missing
Record of company data sent to an external party
Turnaround Documents
then returned by external party for subsequent
input into system
Field Check Determines if the characters in field are proper type
Sign Check Data in a field is appropriate sign
, Limit Check Tests numerical amount against lower and upper limits
Size Check Input data fits into field
Completeness Check Verifies that all required data is entered
Validity Check Compares data from transaction file to the master file to
verify existence
Reasonableness Test Correctness of logical relationship between two data items
Check Digit Verification Check digit is computed from the other digits in an ID number
Batch Processing Input multiple source documents at once in group
Prompting System prompts you for input (online completeness check)
Checks accuracy of input data by using it to retrieve
and display other related information
Closed Loop Verification
Ex. Customer # retrieves Customer name
Includes detailed record of all transactions, including a
Transaction Logs
unique transaction identifier, date and time of entry
and who entered transaction
Data Matching Two or more items must be matched before an action takes
place
File Labels Header Record & Trailer Record
Located at beginning of each file and contains the
Header Record
file name, expiration data, and other identification
data
Trailer Record Located at the end of file, includes batch totals calculated
during input
Batch totals should be recomputed as each
Recalculation of Batch
transaction record is processed, and total for
Totals
batch should then be compared to values in
Terms in this set (80)
Forms designed to minimize chances for errors;
Input Controls
sequentially prenumbered/ sequence test; makes it
possible to verify no documents are missing
Record of company data sent to an external party
Turnaround Documents
then returned by external party for subsequent
input into system
Field Check Determines if the characters in field are proper type
Sign Check Data in a field is appropriate sign
, Limit Check Tests numerical amount against lower and upper limits
Size Check Input data fits into field
Completeness Check Verifies that all required data is entered
Validity Check Compares data from transaction file to the master file to
verify existence
Reasonableness Test Correctness of logical relationship between two data items
Check Digit Verification Check digit is computed from the other digits in an ID number
Batch Processing Input multiple source documents at once in group
Prompting System prompts you for input (online completeness check)
Checks accuracy of input data by using it to retrieve
and display other related information
Closed Loop Verification
Ex. Customer # retrieves Customer name
Includes detailed record of all transactions, including a
Transaction Logs
unique transaction identifier, date and time of entry
and who entered transaction
Data Matching Two or more items must be matched before an action takes
place
File Labels Header Record & Trailer Record
Located at beginning of each file and contains the
Header Record
file name, expiration data, and other identification
data
Trailer Record Located at the end of file, includes batch totals calculated
during input
Batch totals should be recomputed as each
Recalculation of Batch
transaction record is processed, and total for
Totals
batch should then be compared to values in
