Transactions which were erroneous and had been previously
rejected by the computer system apparently were not being reentered
and reprocessed once they had been corrected. This erroneous
condition is best controlled by:
a) Comparing a record count of transactions input into the
system
b) A comparison of the batch control totals
c) Scanning the error control log
d) Scanning the console log
e) Desk checking
this erroneous condition is best controlled by:
c) Scanning the error control log
Transactions which were erroneous and had been previously rejected by the computer system apparently were not...
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