8-10 and 8-12 8-9. Explain the meann thhe ti systems department. How might a cli

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8-10 and 8-12

8-9. Explain the meann thhe ti systems department. How might a client's documentation be used by the auditors? The number of personnel in an information systems department may limit the extent to which segregation of duties is feasible. What is the minimum amount of segregation of duties that will permit satisfactory internal control? 8-10. 8-11. Compare the responsibilities and objectives of the data control group in an informnation sys- tems department to those of the internal auditors with respect to IT processing activities. Define and give the purpose of each of the following controls: a. Record counts b. Limit test c. Validity test d. Hash totals 8-12.

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8-10) The objective behind segregation of duties is to prevent iconflict of interest and to ensure that the same person doesn't have conflicting rights. For example, a person booking expense should not have the right for approving the expense or for making payment for the expense. So, in an organisation a person can handle multiple activities but the duties should be segregated in a way to ensure that the conflicting rights are not there. Further, the company may also implement maker-checker mechanism to ensure that the controls are strenghtened and proper control mechanism is in place for all necessary activities.

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