In an EDI process, the device which transmits and receives
electronic documents is the:
A. communications handler.
B. EDI translator.
C. application interface.
D. EDI interface.
Answer / guest
Answer: A
A communications handler transmits and receives electronic
documents between trading partners and/or wide area networks
(WANs). An EDI translator translates data between the
standard format and a trading partner's proprietary format.
An application interface moves electronic transactions to,
or from, the application system and performs data mapping.
An EDI interface manipulates and routes data between the
application system and the communications handler.
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The document used by the top management of organizations to delegate authority to the IS audit function is the: A. long-term audit plan. B. audit charter. C. audit planning methodology. D. steering committee minutes.
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