tailieunhanh - AUDITNET sm Auditors Guide to Flowcharting

The aim of these notes is to give potential computer auditors an overview of the main activities of computer audit and the role of the computer auditor. They have been written to assist candidates who are planning to attend an interview for a position in computer audit but have a limited knowledge of the subject. For those from either an audit, business or information technology (IT) background seeking a move into computer audit, these notes will provide useful background reading. Whilst any organisation that has agreed to interview a candidate who has limited experience of computer auditing will judge them accordingly, there is substantial scope for candidates to improve their chances by. | AUDITNET sm Auditors Guide to Flowcharting By Jim Kaplan AuditNet 2001 auditnet@ TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW OF FLOWCHARTING SYMBOLS THEIR TYPES OF FLOW CHARTING FLOWCHARTING FOR FLOWCHARTING FLOWCHARTING GUIDELINES AND DOCUMENTATION TECHNIQUES. 10 Interviewing Selecting Employees to Cradle to Grave Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of Detailed Drawing a Flowchart. 11 Limitations of Tips for Preparing hisTory of program flow charting Historical Importance. 15 DECISION TrEeS DECISION Decision Tables. 16 Limitations of Decision DATA FLOW DIAGRAM DFD .17 DFD Drawing a DFD . 17 Limitations of DFD INTRODUCTION One Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Words Attributed to Fred R. Barnard Advertising Executive 1921 who said it was a Chinese Proverb Definition A flowchart is a graphical representation of the definition analysis or solution of a problem in which symbols are used to represent operations data flow equipment etc. Flowcharting is a tool originally developed in the computer industry for showing the steps involved in a process. Flowcharting is probably the oldest method of diagrammatically representing system processes or sequence of activities . A flow chart is a pictorial description of how accounting transactions flow through a system. Flowcharts clearly and graphically convey work processes process controls decision flows time flows and paper flows. A flowchart is a diagram made up of boxes diamonds and other shapes connected by arrows - each shape represents a step in the process and the arrows show the order in which they occur. They are frequently used to visually document how a job is being done and compare it to how it should be done. Because there is no better way to illustrate a .