CAF-8 · Chapter 5 · Question 3 of 10
Which of the following is an example of a 'General IT Control' rather than an 'Application Control'?
Test yourself: pick an answer
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B) A firewall and password system restricting access to the server room and overall network.
Explanation
General IT controls apply broadly to the IT environment (security, backups, network access), while application controls apply to specific business software processes (input checks, batch totals).
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