IT CONTROLS BEC QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2024
Field Check - ANSWER an edit check that tests whether the characters in a field are of the correct field
type (e.g., numeric data in numeric fields); also called a data format check/data type check
Logic Test or Reasonableness Check - ANSWER involves a relationship between two or more fields (for
example, in order to have any hours in OT, you must have 40 hours in regular. this test would prevent
input into hours in OT if there are not at least 40 hours in regular hours)
Range Test - ANSWER a check to ensure that the value in a field falls within an allowable range of values
Sign Test - ANSWER type of field and limit test that ensures a positive number is entered into a numeric
field (like hours worked) and would reject the entering of a negative number or 0
Financial Control Totals - ANSWER a total used to confirm all of the amounts were entered correctly
during data entry (e.g. in payroll, if you have 3 employees who each worked x number of hours at rate y,
the total gross pay calculated independently would be compared to what the payroll program gets)
Check Digit - ANSWER Where you have a string of numbers entered into a system and the last number in
the string confirms the accuracy of the previously entered numbers (like credit cards); good for numbers
that have a pattern; not good for dollar amounts
Valid Code Check - ANSWER a table-lookup procedure in which the table file consists of valid data codes;
codes entered are checked against valid values in a master file
Sequence Check - ANSWER an edit check that determines if a batch of input data is in the proper
numerical or alphabetical sequence
Closed Loop Verification - ANSWER an input validation method that uses data entered into the system to
retrieve and display other related information so that the data entry person can verify the accuracy of
the input data
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2024
Field Check - ANSWER an edit check that tests whether the characters in a field are of the correct field
type (e.g., numeric data in numeric fields); also called a data format check/data type check
Logic Test or Reasonableness Check - ANSWER involves a relationship between two or more fields (for
example, in order to have any hours in OT, you must have 40 hours in regular. this test would prevent
input into hours in OT if there are not at least 40 hours in regular hours)
Range Test - ANSWER a check to ensure that the value in a field falls within an allowable range of values
Sign Test - ANSWER type of field and limit test that ensures a positive number is entered into a numeric
field (like hours worked) and would reject the entering of a negative number or 0
Financial Control Totals - ANSWER a total used to confirm all of the amounts were entered correctly
during data entry (e.g. in payroll, if you have 3 employees who each worked x number of hours at rate y,
the total gross pay calculated independently would be compared to what the payroll program gets)
Check Digit - ANSWER Where you have a string of numbers entered into a system and the last number in
the string confirms the accuracy of the previously entered numbers (like credit cards); good for numbers
that have a pattern; not good for dollar amounts
Valid Code Check - ANSWER a table-lookup procedure in which the table file consists of valid data codes;
codes entered are checked against valid values in a master file
Sequence Check - ANSWER an edit check that determines if a batch of input data is in the proper
numerical or alphabetical sequence
Closed Loop Verification - ANSWER an input validation method that uses data entered into the system to
retrieve and display other related information so that the data entry person can verify the accuracy of
the input data
