Which of the following would most likely be a weakness in the internal control of a client that utilizes portable computing devices rather than a large computer system?
A) Employee collusion possibilities are increased because portable computing devices from one vendor can process the programs of a system from different vendors.
B) Computer operators may be able to remove hardware and software components and modify them at an off-site location.
C) Programming errors result in all similar transactions being processed incorrectly because those transactions are processed under the same conditions.
D) Certain transactions may be automatically initiated by the computerized processing system and management's authorization of these transactions may be implicit in its acceptance of the system design.

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With portable computing devices, there is a higher risk of hardware and software components being removed and modified at an off-site location. This could lead to unauthorized changes to the system, which would be a weakness in the internal control. The other options may also be weaknesses in internal controls, but they are not specific to the use of portable computing devices.

Which of the Following Would Most Likely Be a Weakness