embedded audit facility — A computer assisted audit technique in which the program and additional data are provided by the auditor and incorporated into the computerized accounting system of the client. This facility enables a continuous review of a client s computerized… … Accounting dictionary
computer-assisted audit techniques — CAATs Techniques developed by auditors for performing compliance tests and substantive tests on computer systems for firms in which the data being audited is processed by computers and held on computer files. There are two main categories of… … Accounting dictionary
integrated test facility — ITF An embedded audit facility consisting of program, code, or additional data provided by the auditor and incorporated into the computer element of the client s accounting system. Using ITF, a fictitious entity is created, for example a customer … Accounting dictionary
test data — Data used by an auditor in computer processing to check the operation of an organization s computer programs. The main use of test data is in conducting compliance tests on application controls; for example, to check that batch totals are being… … Accounting dictionary
systems control and review file — SCARF An embedded audit facility in a computer that consists of a program code or additional data provided by an auditor and incorporated into a computerized accounting system. The auditor designates files as SCARF or not and also specifies a… … Accounting dictionary
Access control — is the ability to permit or deny the use of a particular resource by a particular entity. Access control mechanisms can be used in managing physical resources (such as a movie theater, to which only ticketholders should be admitted), logical… … Wikipedia
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