IT Part 1 MC Solutions 2. (C) In a manual system, one individual is assigned responsibility for maintaining and safeguarding the records.

However, in a personal computer environment, the data files may be subject to change by others without documentation or indication of who made the changes. 4. (A) Computer operators need access to operator instructions. Otherwise, they could not perform their duties. Operators, however, should not have the authority to change computer programs. 6. (D) Expert systems are systems that allow a computer to make decisions in a human way. Expert systems allow even small companies to perform activities and provide services previously only available from larger firms. The use of expert systems has helped to improve the quality of customer service in applications such as maintenance and scheduling by automating them and making them easy to perform. 8. (C) Distributed processing involves decentralizing processing tasks and data storage and assigning these functions to multiple computers, often in separate locations. Therefore, a situation in which large volumes of data are generated at many locations, with fast access being a necessity, would be benefited by a distributed processing environment. 10. (A) The database administrator (DBA) is the person who has overall responsibility for developing and maintaining the database. One primary responsibility is for designing the content of the database. Another responsibility of the DBA is to protect and control the database. A third responsibility is to monitor and improve the efficiency of the database. The responsibility of developing applications to access the database belongs to systems analysts and programmers. 12. (D) A server is a computer in a network that operates as a librarian. It stores programs and data files for users of the LAN and manages access to them. 14. (B) An AIS is a subsystem of a management information system that collects, sorts, and processes operational financial and transactional data relevant to managerial and financial accounting. An AIS is concerned not only with external parties, but also with the internal activities needed for management decision making at all levels. An AIS is best suited to solve problems when reporting requirements are well defined. A decision support system is a better choice for problems in which decision making is less structured. 16. (C) During processing, the operating system records in the console log the activities of the computer system and the actions taken by the computer operator. It should therefore contain entries for the work performed and provide a control over operator intervention. 18. (A) The decision support system (DSS) assists a decision maker by allowing him/her to access data and to test different solutions to the problem. This system only supplies support and should not take the place of the decision makers insights and judgment. 20. (A) In a manual system with appropriate internal control, separate individuals are responsible for authorizing transactions, recording transactions, and custody of assets. These check and balances prevent fraud and detect inaccurate or incomplete transactions. In a computer environment, however, this segregation of duties is not always feasible. For example, a computer may print checks, record disbursements, and generate information for reconciling the account balance.