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The University of SydneyPage 28Application Controls–The set of functions within a system that attempt to prevent a system failure from occurring–Accuracyaddresses the need for a function to perform the correct process logic–Completenessaddresses the need for a function to perform the process logic on all of the necessary data–Security controls attempt to prevent security breaches–Input controls–Processing controls–Output controls–Breaches can be intentional or accidental–Application controls address the prevention of a failure