Answer the following questions as True or False

  1. Good Internal control procedures include restricting access of systems specialists to software programs but providing unrestricted access to computer programmers.
  2. Good internal control procedures include controlling computer access by placing the computer in an unsecured room but allowing only authorized personnel to enter and operate the room.
  3. Risk assessment involves examining the risks associated with each objective allowing management to develop the means to control these risks.
  4. Good internal control procedures include using passwords to access sensitive company data.
  5. According to the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, there are four elements of an internal control structure.
  6. The control environment is the basis for all other elements of the internal control structure.
  7. The Board of Directors hold ultimate responsibility for establishing and maintaining an effective internal control structure.
  8. Computerized financial records require the same internal control principles of separation of duties and control over access as a manual accounting system.