Question

A batch of 73 time sheets was sent to the payroll department for weekly processing. Somehow, one of the time sheets did not get processed. The mistake was not caught until payday, when one employee complained about not receiving a paycheck.

a. Limit check
b. Check digits
c. Record counts
d. Hash totals

Answer 1

c. Record counts

d. Hash totals

Step-by-step explanation:

The payroll department could use record counts or hash totals in determining if there was a discrepancy in the total time sheets.

The record count counts the number of records in which case we could we could count the number of rows or columns to determine the record count.

The hash total calculates the sum of all fields in the data, such that we can compare it with the original to determine if there were any changes.