December
1998 QUESTION 3 Total Marks: 20 Marks |
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| (a) | (i) Name four activities which are carried out by internal auditors during the auditing process. | [4] |
| (ii) What is the primary function of an external auditor? | [1] | |
| (iii) Why is the role of an internal auditor
not simply an extension of that of an external auditor?
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[1] | |
| (b) | (i) Why are auditors sometimes actively discouraged from auditing through complex computer systems? | [1] |
| (ii) Why are considerable sums of money typically expended on providing security for systems which are already operational? | [1] | |
| (iii) Name two problems in
ensuring that the audit function makes a realistic contribution to computer security.
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[2] | |
| (c) | (i) Describe three ways of protecting original products. | [6] |
(ii) For each of the following,
identify which method of protection is most appropriate :
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[4] |