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ATo hide results from auditees
BTo reduce software licence costs
CTo avoid corrupting the client's data
DTo speed up report printing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. To avoid corrupting the client's data
Being independent of the audited system and working on a read-only copy prevents any corruption of the client's data.
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