Course Details
Course

Auditor’s Guide to IT Auditing - Part 1: Technology Underlying Modern Computer Systems and the Role of IT Audit 1.5 CPE


Course Duration: 1.5 Hours
Course Rating:
Course Enrollments: 406 Enrolled
Mode of Delivery: On-Demand
Course Level: Basic
Study Area: Auditing

This is the first of a multi-part series following the structure of my book Auditor’s Guide to IT Auditing which follows the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Certified Information Systems Auditor qualification syllabus.

The whole series takes the aspiring IT auditor from the basics all the way through to advanced concepts and techniques for conducting professional IT audits.

Both the book and the courses have proven of major assistance to auditors for the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam as well as Part 1 of the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

Part 1 of the series covers the overall technology underlying modern computer systems as well the role and functionality of IT Audit.

Prerequisites

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Learning Objective
  • Identify the major elements in today’s IT systems.
  • Discover how to determine the overall control architecture within an IT environment.
  • Identify the major control objectives within the IT environment.
  • Identify the activities contained within a standard Systems Development Life Cycle.
  • Discover the potential Scope and Objectives of IT Audit.

 

 

Last updated/reviewed: March 8, 2024

(126) Reviews

(101 rating)
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kenneth.hopkins_1

This was a good review of the Control Environment. It provided great explanations and examples.

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wendy.sanyk_1

Enjoyed the conversational style. Nice change from a standard professional ethics course. Appreciated the discussion on corporate social responsibility.

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laticia.ladson

Trainer Lynn Fountain does a good job defining the traits of an ethical leader in a corporate context.

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blair.ellison

I found the course to be interesting and the exam to be challenging. The professor was fun to watch and I will look for other of her classes.

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angel.hinojosa

The instructor provided key points on how to prepare for video calls and meetings.

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ali.hasnat

It is a great course. However, needs to be updated as the statistics in Report to the Nations can vary at times.

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konstantin.kostenevskiy

Principles of Ethical Team Leadership is an important part of corporate culture. learning the fundamental principles will increase the value of the company and benefit everyone involved

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joseph.keating_1

very good overview and current topics presented were relevant .

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chris.hole

It's hard to distill the entire history of ethical thought down into a 2 hour business course, but I give credit to the instructor for making the effort.

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michael.smith_4

Great course, well structured and good content!!!!

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nicholas.wilhelm

The excitement of the content combined with the enthusiasm and insight of Mr. Wasny make this course, along with those he presents on AI, the most inspiring and motivational I've experienced on this platform.

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asalawu

Great course on ethical and regulatory considerations for remote employees. This will interest you!

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dcurtis

Excellent course! I love how so much material is covered especially the case examples.

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esha.rau

This is a good course to demonstrate knowledge to get CPE. It's a good pdf that is thorough.

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ryan.dooley

this course is a good consolidation of TPRM procedures and where the risk lies. The mitigating procedures are important to understand and will assist in acquisition and yearly maintenance on vendors.

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veeraj.agrawal

An answer for an exam question is wrong. Like with part 1 the material on slides does not completely cover the exam questions.

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randy.leduc

This was a great course to introduce me to features of excel that I have never used to give me a great understanding of how they might be used in practical everyday applications of Excel.

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tania.roberts

Concise review of journals, ledgers and GL. Good use of examples. The PDFs are extremely helpful as I listened to the recording.

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chad.bailey

Materials need some improvement. They are just bullet points without any context. That's good for normal presentations, but won't be useful if trying to use as a guide later on when the information is not fresh in our minds.

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kenneth.tobin

I really appreciate the CPE surrounding IT risks. Hoping to see more about OT risks in the future ... given IT/OT convergence (standards are: 62443, Purdue and cross-reference to NIST). I am an IT/OT Third Party Risk Manager, and my focus is Operations Tech (large manufacturing). Thank you!

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ravi.madappattu

Great course covering many important concepts and history behind evolution of current accounting standards

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sriram.chenjeri

Good overview of 2023 fraud trends and beyond, how account takeover happens, including the detection and prevention strategies for account takeover.

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cedric.thomas

Great pointers! This class is definitely beneficial. Would take again.

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edel.langan

This is a very detailed and informative course and clearly set out the differences between both areas.

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finn

Thank you for providing an informative opportunity to complete my ethics cpe requirement.

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delia.timpau

ExcelLent :) Well-structured and easy to study Text Based Course. Very useful supporting materials. Interesting info.

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tony.melton

Your courses always provide helpful insight and practical tips.

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heather.mariani

A thorough course on Texas ethics and requirements for Texas CPAs.

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keith.allison

Good course. Easy to follow. Would recommend for organizations who are trying to define risk tolerance, risk appetite, and RBA.

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celine.takizawa

This course was very informative and helps to review the basic concepts of the accounting process.

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alice.downie

I enjoy this instructor. The course is informative and offers real world usefulness.

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ben.wells

This is a good ESG overview. I removed a star because the pace was too slow for me. It's important to watch this on a PC or iPad so that you can watch at 1.5x speed.

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cris.luchsinger

good historical perspective on how batch has transformed into on-line

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dorothy.burns

Blair Cook was an excellent presenter. The material was useful.

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samuel.funt

This course provided an excellent overview of cyber security. I would recommend this course for anyone, especially those newer to the field of cybersecurity.

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ari.tafreshi

Great real-life applicable content. I enjoyed this course!

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kagiso_spencer.thitoyamore

The slides must reflect everything stated in the audio

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benjamin.hibbett

LOVE this class. Jeff explains some great concepts in clear, easy to follow language. It's great that he does it on the screen as he explains it.

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christine.matthes

This is an excellent course from Lynn Fountain! The real-life scenarios and current event considerations bring life to the topic.

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christiane.carroll

Jennifer speaks very clearly, which makes it easier to understand. This course covered a lot of ground.

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vasily.chesalov

This is a high-level overview of how to organize data analytics efforts and sell these services to the business.

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psherlock

A solid course providing the general macro overview of the fintech market and its importance on the financial system. Discussion includes emerging fintech such as blockchain/cryptocurrencies and their potential use cases in innovating the current financial markets and systems.

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phochaun

This may or may not align with CISA materials. It probably will later on but compared to the CISA review manual, it's not consistent with the first chapter.

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brandon.hanlon

I appreciated the simple comparisons between ITGCs and application controls.

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scestra

Good content. Some exam questions need to be written better.

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antoaneta.tasheva

Easy to follow. Relatable content. Clear presentation.

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pabstdavid

Great class- one of the better ones! As someone who has a published book, I can attest to the importance of editing.

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jpawliw

great course, easy to read and follow along the way the text is written

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erik.watts

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penny.conselman

This course provides a good understanding of fraudulent disbursements.

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marawan.rasmy

This course should be at least 1.5 CPE Credit since it is 1.5 hour long

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ccastillojr

I enjoyed this course as it discusses the importance and use of data analytics as it is the future of auditing.

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jewel.harris

The course objectives were met although the final exam questions did not pertain to the material covered.

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tara.boring

This course could have been really cool, but I couldn't follow the Excel directions....

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jason.e.rogers

One of the presentation sections was not included, but rather a repeat presentation of the previous section.

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craig.campbell

This course was well developed and well presented. Good coverage of the subject.

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claudia_jones

High level overview which is good, but I would appreciate accounting courses that were more detail. Illumeo appears to be lacking in government accounting courses.

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ahmed.saeed

Great course of audit committee effectiveness in the aftermath of 2007

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micheal.oconnor

Good review course. This was a solid refresher for something I have been away from for some time.

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jegerstrom

Great coverage of topical area. I enjoyed the approach and would make this part of every professional's annual CPE.

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amelia.romano

Good course that met objectives. Well structured and presented.

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jimmy.hall

This course was good at explaining the use of cryptography

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catherine.madrid

* Content was relevant, but in some instances more attenuated to the core topic of maturing an ERM function. * Disproportionate amount of time on various examples (e.g., FCPA, tax regulation, SEC and gatekeepers, historical/contextual backdrop) and survey results versus the 3 stages themselves (approx. last 15 min.), along with practices, tools and insights.

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apatel

Great course and instruction. Learned a lot about Cyber Security

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wa.gao

Very well presented. Easy to understand and follow.

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dustin.class

Wendi did an excellent job designing this course as a intro to use of cloud services in a corporate environment.

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jbeckman

This course helped me strengthen my understanding of IA fundamentals.

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gregor_timothy.marcaida_1

An important aspect that companies forget to look at because cyber attacks are seldomly experienced by them. Great refresher on how to react to cyber attacks

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mark.dunn

Fantastic presentation. I appreciated that you wrote out your script in the notes. I would like to see your additional presentations on the subject.

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jennifer.johnson_1

Great overview of cybersecurity. Linkage to NIST was clear. Slides were clear.

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katie.landy

good overview. there are two of the same questions in the final exam.

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todd.d'angelo

The slides provided as a PDF were 90% blank. This makes the PDF useless as a reference guide for the future.

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numeriano_.de_la_cruz_jr

The course is great for refreshing the skills in Pivot Tables. It is very informative and detailed. The presenter discusses the topic in a step-by-step procedure making it very clear and easy to understand.

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patrick.gowaty

Great Course I think we need more documentation.

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heath.white

CISA and CPA's would both benefit. I learned a lot about ERM and why it is very important for an organization.

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anton.chornyi

Very cool course! Many really useful things have been explained.

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deanna.arnott

Really enjoyed the FCPA explanations and examples.

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dung.luong

I like the examples given in this course, which are detailed, and very realistic.

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sean.kennedy

I thought the questions were less aligned to the information in the slide deck as they have been in other courses.

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charles.elwis

After having been away from auditing for many years, this was an excellent refresher course.

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carlos.ferreira

Great overview. Good explanation about different types of controls.

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paul.whatley

This course provides a good overall view of what composes ethics and what influences it within an organization

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ayman.anter

Many supporting materials didn't open. Many supporting materials didn't open.

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victor.fuentes

good refresher course for auditors who may not have manufacturing clients regularly

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peter.abader

great course for definitions and basic understanding of forensic accounting

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duy.nguyen

This was well detailed while providing very efficient timely lessons of the general topic.

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jonathan.hinkley

Very thoughtful and articulate presentation of usable insights. The summary of a very difficult subject was well developed and the handouts are very useful.

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dana.lopez

Interesting course with a lot of good information.

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makarand.vaidya

The course provided the required information quite effectively

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olubukola.ogunyemi

The topic was simplified and was able to pass necessary knowledge

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matthew.kissell

Helpful tools for creating goals and setting priorities and how they are important in your career and day to day life.

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kirit.kapadia

Good insight in personalities and leadership. Excellent explanations of human behavior

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evgeny.skazkin

For me it was the best Finance course - it is really good structured with real life examples.

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sareesha.maheshwari

Great overview and detailed account of the information.

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john.isit

This is a good refresher course for those that have not seen this material since college finance courses

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luca.platini

Having recently joined the RAAS team this was a very good opportunity to get familiar with RAAS procedures and audit phases. Really appreciated

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cynthia.alley

Good Information, started to drift during the conclusion!

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jordan.saffron

Course was overall very informative. Great way to explain how to use the text to column and concatenate functions in excel.

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jennifer.richardson

Really liked discussion around the two types of leadership and the characteristics of each. Good guidance from presenter in terms of focusing on one of two qualities to improve over the next 6 months. Overall a very practical session that anyone can benefit from.

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colin.ahern

The final exam questions that were not fully or well discussed in the presentation.

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diann.saltman

It seemed a little odd to spend only 10 percent of the class on solutions and not to have a section on examples of how solutions work. I think there was some of this in the rest of the course, but it wasn't explicit.

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janis.balodis

Course was very interesting! Its also very useful for further understanding.

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nathaniel.hatten

Great course. Good instructor. Would definitely recommend.

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carlinton.clarke

Lot of new information to absorb but was very informative .

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zach.raizen

The course spends a lot of time on the values assigned to risk ratings. Also, one of the final exam questions is wrong.

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francis.enyame

Very informative and detailed. Highly recommended.

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jordann.hoo

Slides are brief and simple to read, the presenter does talk straight to the point and make it easier to absorb.

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kate.goodwin

Course was fantastic. Final exam however had misleading questions and did not seem to focus on key aspects from the course.

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sid.alvarez

Very well explained and detailed presentation about how to implement a RBIA.

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patrick.munchel

This course is very useful, but difficult to focus on.

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abubacker.syed_abdul

Some more error rectification technique may be included in this course.

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simon.adell

A very interesting topic, another one they don't teach you in school.

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alyssa.phung

clear and concise.

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bryan.baki

Good overview of 606.

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julio.valdes

Great introduction to IS Auditing and it's roles/responsibilities.

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nancy.jeffreys

Content not related to test!!!

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prashant.modani

Good

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angela.cavin

Great class will implement the information on subtotal tomorrow will look for more of these

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suxian.teh

I like the course as it fits the non IT auditors. The presenter needs to be more interactive.

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andrew_20

Questions are vague

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wilson.karanja

A trining for a system Administrator

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lmarteney04

Good details

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penny.lozano

Good description of the audit and report

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bill.grant

Test questions were not captured in the presentation materials.

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lmanuel

Easy to understand.

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fatima.mustafa

Very simple to the point

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