Receiving an EDI transaction and passing it through the
communications interface stage usually requires:
A. translating and unbundling transactions.
B. routing verification procedures.
C. passing data to the appropriate application system.
D. creating a point of receipt audit log.
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Answer: B
The communications interface stage requires routing
verification procedures. EDI or ANSI X12 is a standard that
must be interpreted by an application for transactions to be
processed and then to be invoiced, paid and sent, whether
they are for merchandise or services. There is no point in
sending and receiving EDI transactions if they cannot be
processed by an internal system. Unpacking transactions and
recording audit logs are both important elements that help
follow business rules and establish controls, but are not
part of the communications interface stage.
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An IS auditor conducting a review of disaster recovery planning at a financial processing organization has discovered the following: * The existing disaster recovery plan was compiled two years ago by a systems analyst in the organization's IT department using transaction flow projections from the operations department. * The plan was presented to the deputy CEO for approval and formal issue, but it is still awaiting his attention. * The plan has never been updated, tested or circulated to key management and staff, though interviews show that each would know what action to take for their area in the event of a disruptive incident. The basis of an organization's disaster recovery plan is to reestablish live processing at an alternative site where a similar, but not identical hardware configuration is already established. The IS auditor should: A. take no action as the lack of a current plan is the only significant finding. B. recommend that the hardware configuration at each site should be identical. C. perform a review to verify that the second configuration can support live processing. D. report that the financial expenditure on the alternative site is wasted without an effective plan.
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