...modern day organization. An organization must exercise control over these computer based information systems because the cost of errors and irregularities that may arise in these systems can be high and can even challenge the very existence of the organization. An organizations ability to survive can be severely undermined through corruption or destruction of its database; decision making errors caused by poor-quality information systems; losses incurred through computer abuses; loss of computer assets and their control on how the computers are used within the organization. Therefore managements across the world have deployed specialized auditors to audit their information systems to find out gaps between declared policies and actual use and shortcomings in the information system design and usage. Information Systems Audit is the process of collecting and evaluating evidence to determine whether a computer system has been designed to maintain data integrity, safeguard assets, allows organizational goals to be achieved effectively and uses the resources efficiently. The IS Auditor should see that not only adequate internal controls exist in the system but they also wok effectively to ensure results and achieve objectives. Internal controls should be commensurate with the risk assessed so as to reduce the impact of identified risks to acceptable levels. IT Auditors need to evaluate the adequacy of internal controls in computer systems to mitigate the risk of loss due to...
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...general and application controls in a computerized information system. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 66 | 2. Explain the difference between auditing around the computer and auditing through the computer. | 14, 15, 16 | 51, 65 | 3. List several techniques auditors can use to perform tests of controls in a computerized information system. | 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 | 64 | 4. Describe the characteristics and control issues associated with end-user and other computing environments. | 22, 23, 24, 25 | 63 | 5. Define and describe computer fraud and the controls that an entity can use to prevent it. | 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 | 56 | SOLUTIONS FOR REVIEW CHECKPOINTS H.1 Given its extensive use, auditors must consider clients’ computerized information systems technology. All auditors should have sufficient familiarity with computers, computerized information systems, and computer controls to be able to complete the audit of simple systems and to work with information system auditors. More importantly, auditors must assess the control risk (and the risk of material misstatement) regardless of the technology used for preparing the financial statements. In a computerized processing environment, auditors must study and test information technology general and application controls. H.2 COBIT (which stands for Control Objectives for...
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...least most) of the time. You should be able to pop open a browser any time you like and have access to information anywhere in the world. You also need email applications to fetch new mail for you whenever it is available, without you having to manually log on somewhere to get it. Other applications, such as RSS feed readers, instant messaging clients, and so on also get information from the Internet in the same way. These are examples of using web services to communicate with other applications that exist somewhere on the Internet. Web services allow you to send and receive information. A cloud is a combination of hardware, networks, storage, services, and interfaces that helps in delivering computing as a service. It has broadly three users, which are end user, business management user, and cloud service provider. The end user is the one who uses the services provided by the cloud. The business management user in the cloud takes the responsibility of the data and the services provided by the cloud. The cloud service provider is the one who takes care or is responsible for the maintenance of the IT assets of the cloud. The cloud acts as a common center for its users to fulfill their computing needs. Cloud Computing Cloud Computing makes computer infrastructure and services available "on-need" basis. The computing infrastructure could include hard disk, development platform, and database computing power or complete software applications. To access these resources from...
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...as Data Base Detail 10 Court Type (Category table) 10 Employee（Object table） 10 Equipment (Category table) 10 Member (Object table) 11 Membership Type (Category table) 11 Payment （Transaction table） 11 Rental Record (Intersection table) 12 Schedule (Transaction table） 12 Information Technology Controls for XYZ Recreation center 14 ADD A TiTLE, Such s overview of Controls 14 Control Details 14 Control classification zone 15 Type 16 Implementation 17 Metrics 17 Compensating Control 18 Change log 19 PRJ 1 19 PRJ 2 20 Exclusive summary Going to stadium is an enduring activities among Americans, especially among those college students. Those people are keen to exercise their body day by day. It brings our company, XYZ Stadium, large amount of clients and incomes. What’s more, other organizations are willing to rent our space to hold their activities such as sport event. However, these good news challenge us in management process especially in check-in process which we did not think it over carefully before. To mitigate these problem, our company pushes and implement a sequence of system associated with the check-in process to control and prevent existing and potential risks. Our check-in system is mainly constituted by a main process and two sub-processes. The main process is a general and simple process which our clients will face directly. It’s an almost automatic process operating and recording by computer system after staffs input...
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...AdWords Study Guide Chapter 1: Introduction to AdWords Chapter 2: Getting Started with AdWords Chapter 3: Targeting Chapter 4: Costs and Billing Chapter 5: Tracking Ad Performance Chapter 6: Optimizing Ad Performance Chapter 7: Account Performance Tools Chapter 8: Google Analytics Chapter 9: Managing Client Accounts 2 5 8 11 13 16 18 20 22 AdWords Study Guide © Naper Solutions, Inc 1 Chapter 1 Introduction to AdWords AdWords Basics Google and Google AdWords Google is a search engine Google uses keyword based advertising to target your ads to users searching for your product or service The text ad headline is limited to 25 characters (including spaces) Basic AdWords Features The CTR helps determine whether your ad is effective If you elect to show your ads on the Google content network, your ads will be eligible to show on websites that contain content related to your ad. Google ads can be targeted to any language or location available worldwide. Benefits of AdWords There is no minimum spending limit with Google AdWords AdWords allows an unlimited amount of changes to an account per month Google Ads appear primarily on the right hand side of the screen or above the search results and are titled “sponsored links” Your ads will appear when a user’s search query includes a keyword that is part of your ad campaign You control the budget for your advertising campaign. You can set a daily budget and Google will stop showing your ad when you reach the daily limit. AdWords...
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...Objectives 5 Success Criteria 5 Project Context 5 Project Deliverables 6 Scope Specifications 6 Out-of-Scope Specifications 6 Assumptions 7 Constraints 7 Risks 7 Stakeholders 7 Recommended Project Approach 7 Cost Matrix 8 Security/Maintenance Plan 9 Introduction and Background 9 Budget 10 Roles and Responsibilities 10 System Administrator 10 Help Desk IT 11 Office Manager 11 Financial manager 11 Supervisors 12 Receptionist 12 Performance Measures and Reporting 12 Printers 12 Phones 13 Work stations and laptops 13 Serves 13 Routers and Switches 13 Software 14 Card Access System 14 Governance and Management/Security Approach 14 Customer/Business Owner Management and security 14 Standard Operations and Business Practices 14 Security 14 Data Sharing 15 Data Storage 16 Tools used for change control management 16 Problem reporting 16 Risk identification 16 Disaster Recovery 16 Documentation Strategies 16 Training 16 Security 17 Roles and Responsibilities 17 Network 19 Acceptance 20 Training Plan 20 Introduction 20 Scope 20 Training Approach 21 Curriculum 22 Evaluation 23 Testing Document 24 Test Set 1: Fault Tolerance 24 Test 1: Basic Failover 24 Test Set 2: Recovery 25 Test 2.1: Manual Recovery to a Second Machine 25 Test Set 3: Exception Handling 26 Test 3.1 Out-of-Order Startup Sequence 26 Test 3.2 Test Death of Naming...
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...MP RAPDRP (Part-A) Index: Topic What is RAPDRP ? RAPDRP Roles Modules of RAPDRP Key Field Activities Web Self Service Meter Data Acquisition System Energy Audit GIS New Connection Billing Collection Asset management Infrastructure Setup Slide No. 3 14 16 17 22 23 29 30 39 40 42 46 53 What is R-APDRP Power sector reforms in India have been going on for more than a decade Initially the focus was more on bringing about structural changes like unbundling of SEBs and creation of independent generation, transmission and distribution companies Subsequently power generation received maximum focus In the recent past, it was felt that power distribution was the weakest link in the entire value chain and sector cannot achieve viability unless issues in the power distribution sector are resolved, aiming at a sustainable development of the sector With these objectives in mind, Government of India’s Ministry of Power launched R-APDRP scheme This is a unique initiative in the utility industry globally This covers total automation of core utility business processes of the targeted towns in an ESCOM covering millions of consumers using a common infrastructure 3 What is R-APDRP R-APDRP is GoI’s initiative with primarily objectives of Establishment of baseline data Fixation of accountability Reduction of AT&C losses Commercial viability Reduction of outages & interruptions Increase consumer satisfaction through strengthening & up-gradation of Sub-Transmission & Distribution network...
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...6. Managing the security of information 6.1 Control over data integrity, privacy and security 6.1.1 Information Classification: is the conscious decision to assign a level of sensitivity to data as it is being created, amended, enhanced, stored, or transmitted. The classification of the data should then determine the extent to which the data needs to be controlled / secured and is also indicative of its value in terms of Business Assets. The classification of data and documents is essential if you are to differentiate between that which is a little (if any) value, and that which is highly sensitive and confidential. When data is stored, whether received, created or amended, it should always be classified into an appropriate sensitivity level. For many organizations, a simple 5 scale grade will be sufficient as follows: Document / Data Classification | Description | Top Secret | Highly sensitive internal documents e.g. pending mergers or acquisitions; investment strategies; plans or designs; that could seriously damage the organization if such information were lost or made public. Information classified as Top Secret has very restricted distribution and must be protected at all times. Security at this level is the highest possible. | Highly Confidential | Information that, if made public or even shared around the organization, could seriously impede the organization’s operations and is considered critical to its ongoing operations. Information would include...
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...KAPIL SHARMA AND ASHUTOSH MUTSADDI Configuring SAP ERP Sales and Distribution ® SERIOUS SKILLS. Configuring SAP ERP Sales and Distribution ® Kapil Sharma Ashutosh Mutsaddi Acquisitions Editor: Agatha Kim Development Editor: Laurene Sorensen Technical Editor: Dheeraj Oswal Production Editor: Liz Britten Copy Editor: Kim Wimpsett Editorial Manager: Pete Gaughan Production Manager: Tim Tate Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Vice President and Publisher: Neil Edde Book Designer: Franz Baumhackl Compositor: Craig Johnson, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Proofreader: Word One, New York Indexer: Ted Laux Project Coordinator, Cover: Lynsey Stanford Cover Designer: Ryan Sneed Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-40473-7 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken,...
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...If a single row of the PLAN_TABLE has a 'Y' value in more than one of the sort composite columns, what is indicated.? A. The next sort step will perform two sorts. B. There are multiple sorts in the plan step. C. One sort in the plan step will accomplish two tasks. D. Two sorts are performed on the new table of a star join. Answer: C 3.What IBM provided stored procedure will access DB2 real time statistics tables? A. DSNAEXP B. DSNAIMS C. DSNACCOX D. DSNLEUSR Answer: C 4.The EXPLAIN STMTCACHE ALL statement provides information about SQL tuning. Which information is part of the DSN_STATEMENT_CACHE_TABLE? A. Filter factor information. B. Stage 1 and stage 2 information. C. Number of columns used in an index. D. Number of times an SQL statement is executed. Answer: D 5.Which two of the following DB2 performance features will ignore clustering in favor of faster insert performance? (Choose two.) A. Append B. Inline LOBs C. Member cluster D. Volatile table E. Include columns Answer: A,C 6.When is a merge scan join a well performing access path? A. When the number of qualifying rows of the inner and outer table are both large. B. When the query references at least two dimensions and the STARJOIN subsystem...
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...the new equipment sales. Company’s market share dependent on responsiveness, price and quality. Responsiveness to customer call backs was seen as the main differentiating factor in assessing the quality of a service company. OTISLINE not only helped in this regard but also improved Otis’ service by impacting the following headers: Customer Service – Call back responsiveness was greatly enhanced since OTISLINE made service available 24 hours a day and reduced the time to fulfil the service requests. Microprocessors technology – The future of elevator technology lied in microprocessors and to provide servicing to those microprocessor powered elevators required access to propriety information which small service providers would not have. Thus Otis with OTISLINE would have a comparative advantage in better handling the needs of the future. Process automation – Otis had historically pursued automation of their manual process, OTISLINE would help cut down on those costs since these benefits such as automated billing and price estimating would be an integral part of this system. This would be achieved by the further expansion and integration of SMS and OTISLINE. Management Information System – OTISLINE would serve as a robust source for information needed by management to better run the business by providing timely and...
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...Riordan Manufacturing SR-rm-012 Final Project BSA/310 – Business Systems Company Background Information Owned by a Fortune 1000 enterprise Riordan Manufacturing is one of the leading global plastics manufacturer with a projected annual earnings of $46 million. Since the company’s inception in 1991, Riordan Manufacturing expanded and acquired a manufacturing plant in Pontiac, MI and another manufacturing plant in Albany, GA, its headquarters is house in San Jose, CA. They have also created a joint venture with the People’s Republic of China. This organization focuses on being Six Sigma, exceeding ISO 9000 standards, and continues to maintain an edge in Research & Development along with being the leader in industry trends. Finance and Accounting (F&A) Systems There are approximately 12 components to the F & A Systems: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Order Entry, Procurement, Sales and Purchasing History, Invoicing and Shipping, Payroll, Financial Reporting, EDI, Bar Code Reading and EDSS (Executive Decision Support System). Not all locations however have all the 12 components mentioned, EDI, Bar Code Reading and EDSS is only available in the San Jose office. In addition, the three entities are not compatible with each other as each three F & A systems has purchased software from three different vendors. The following table will outline a breakdown of current systems within the three United States offices. Vendor License Current Setup Language ...
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...Procedures 7 6.00 BANK RECONCILIATION 6.10 Policies 8 6.20 Procedures 8 7.00 END OF MONTH ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES 7.10 Policies 9 7.20 Procedures 9 8.00 END OF YEAR ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES 8.10 Policies 10 8.20 Procedures 10 8.21 Financial Audit 10 9.00 COST ALLOCATIONS 9.10 Policies 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) 10.00 INVESTMENTS 10.10 Policies 13 10.20 Procedures 13 11.00 DEBT 11.10 Policies 14 11.20 Procedures 14 12.00 RESERVES AND DESIGNATED FUNDS 12.10 Policies 15 12.20 Procedures 15 13.00 INTERNAL CONTROLS AND FINANCIAL AUDIT 13.10 Policies 16 13.20 Procedures 16 14.00 COMPLIANCE 14.10 Policies 17 14.20 Procedures 17 14.21 Compliance Committee 17 14.22 Restricted Donations 17 15.00 BUDGETING 15.10 Policies 18 15.20 Procedures 18 16.00 COMPUTER ACCESS AND BACKUP 16.10 Policies 19 16.20 Procedures 19...
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...Strengthening Patient Registration and Fraud Prevention using Cloud Computing Technology at George Hopesman-Wubarte Hospital By XXX Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 Professor XXX DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management August 17, 2013 Table of Contents 1.0 ABSTRACT3 2.0 BRIEF COMPANY BACKGROUND4 3.0 BUSINESS PROBLEM4 4.0 HIGH LEVEL SOLUTION5 5.0 GENERAL BENEFITS6 6.0 BUSINESS/TECHNICAL APPROACH AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 8 7.0 BUSINESS PROCESS CHANGES13 8.0 HISTORICAL RESEARCH15 9.0 TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS PRACTICE19 10.0 CONCLUSION AND OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS25 11.0 REFERENCE27 1.0 ABSTRACT George Hopesman-Wubarte Hospital (GHW) has been a nationally recognized leader in the healthcare industry for several years. However, in order to remain the innovative leader of its kind, the Greinly and Associates Consulting Group (GACG) has been asked to give some recommendations on how Information Technology can bring some improvements. The results of a conducted study of the patient information and medical records system indicted that a biometric known as Electronic Health Records (EHR) would drastically improve the timeliness and security of this process. A complete comprehensive study of the current antiquated system has been done. This study has allowed for the recommendations of how to implement the business and technical changes of the old system into the new EHR system to be brought forth. A theoretical analysis, backed...
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...This can result in an increase in scheduled visits per hour with no lessoning of patient care quality. Also, by reducing the burden of administrative work, it allows a healthcare provider to concentrate more on the patient and less on paperwork. By definition, an EHR system is a record in digital format that is capable of being shared across different health care settings. In some cases this sharing can occur by way of network-connected, enterprise-wide information systems and other information networks or exchanges. EHRs may include a range of data, including demographics, medical history, medication and allergies, immunization status, laboratory test results, radiology images, vital signs, personal statistics like age and weight, and billing information. There is much variety of health record software available for medical records. Sharing patient charts and medical information with other health care providers is also made substantially easier with an EMR system. While EMR interoperation is a long term goal and one not realized yet, it is possible to select patient information, including lab results and other diagnostic information, and share that with other providers, substantially increasing the quality of patient care. Today hospitals are adopting, implementing, upgrading, or demonstrating the Meaningful Use of...
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