Test-Bank-for-Information-Technology-Auditing and Internal Control 4th-Edition--C

1. Corporate management (including the CEO) must certify monthly and annually their organization’s internal controls over financial reporting. ANS: F PTS: 1 2. Both the SEC and the PCAOB require management to use the COBIT framework for assessing internal control adequacy. ANS: F PTS: 1 3. Both the SEC and the PCAOB require management to use the COSO framework for assessing internal control adequacy. ANS: F PTS: 1 4. A qualified opinion on management’s assessment of internal controls over the financial reporting system necessitates a qualified opinion on the financial statements? ANS: F PTS: 1 5. The same internal control objectives apply to manual and computer-based information systems. ANS: T PTS: 1 6. The external auditor is responsible for establishing and maintaining the internal control system. ANS: F PTS: 1 7. Segregation of duties is an example of an internal control procedure. ANS: T PTS: 1 8. Preventive controls are passive techniques designed to reduce fraud. ANS: T PTS: 1 9. A key modifying assumption in internal control is that the internal control system is the responsibility of management.