This research addresses the most sophisticated level of complexity of current electronic data processing(EDP) technology realtime, distributed data base(DDB) system. The major objective is to develop guidelines for the control and audit of these sophisticated system, since the control and audit philosophies, control features, and audit techniques applicable to traditional EDP systems are no longer fully appropriate for, or relevant to, these stat-of-art systems. An attempt is made to develop an internally consistent audit and control Conceptual Framework summarizing and integrating the material developed in this research, which then leads into the analysis of the control and audit model.