ACC 574 Week 4 Assignment 2 - Operating and Database Systems

Imagine that you have been selected as the consultant to design a new computer system for an investment company. 

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

1. Discuss      the considerations for implementing an operating and database system.      Recommend the optimum system, considering the types of revenue and expense      transactions for this company.
2. Assess      the issues related to data management, key elements of the database      environment, controlling and auditing data management, and the related      risk to an organization. Discuss possible strategies to mitigate those      risks of installing a database without adequate controls.
3. Analyze      the six (6) broad classes of control activities defined by Committee of Sponsoring      Organizations (COSO) and determine how they will impact the database      design.
4. Recommend      the appropriate database structure for the types of transactions that will      be entered and whether the computer operations would be more effective if      they were centralized or decentralized.
5. Use      at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia      and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be      typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch      margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or      school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional      instructions.
• Include      a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name,      the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and      the reference page are not included in the required assignment page      length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Assess      how security and controls processes related to networks, operating      systems, and data management are designed and implemented to create      sufficient controls over organizational assets.
• Use      technology and information resources to research issues in emerging auditing      technologies.
• Write      clearly and concisely about emerging auditing technologies using proper      writing mechanics.