Which of the following is an objective of a control
self-assessment (CSA) program?
A. Concentration on areas of high risk
B. Replacement of audit responsibilities
C. Completion of control questionnaires
D. Collaborative facilitative workshops
Answer / guest
Answer: A
The objectives of CSA programs include education for line
management in control responsibility and monitoring and
concentration by all on areas of high risk. The objectives
of CSA programs include the enhancement of audit
responsibilities, not replacement of audit responsibilities.
Choices C and D are tools of CSA, not objectives.
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The phases and deliverables of a systems development life cycle (SDLC) project should be determined: A. during the initial planning stages of the project. B. after early planning has been completed, but before work has begun. C. through out the work stages based on risks and exposures. D. only after all risks and exposures have been identified and the IS auditor has recommended appropriate controls.
During an audit of an enterprise that is dedicated to e-commerce, the IS manager states that digital signatures are used in the establishment of its commercial relations. To substantiate this, the IS auditor must prove that which of the following is used? A. A biometric, digitalized and encrypted parameter with the customer's public key B. A hash of the data that is transmitted and encrypted with the customer's private key C. A hash of the data that is transmitted and encrypted with the customer's public key D. The customer's scanned signature, encrypted with the customer's public key
Which of the following is a substantive audit test? A. Verifying that a management check has been performed regularly B. Observing that user IDs and passwords are required to sign on the computer C. Reviewing reports listing short shipments of goods received D. Reviewing an aged trial balance of accounts receivable
Which of the following types of risks assumes an absence of compensating controls in the area being reviewed? A. Control risk B. Detection risk C. Inherent risk D. Sampling risk
A database administrator is responsible for: A. maintaining the access security of data residing on the computers. B. implementing database definition controls. C. granting access rights to users. D. defining system's data structure.
A manufacturing firm wants to automate its invoice payment system. Objectives state that the system should require considerably less time for review and authorization and the system should be capable of identifying errors that require follow up. Which of the following would BEST meet these objectives? A. Establishing an inter-networked system of client servers with suppliers for increased efficiencies B. Outsourcing the function to a firm specializing in automated payments and accounts receivable/invoice processing C. Establishing an EDI system of electronic business documents and transactions with key suppliers, computer to computer, in a standard format D. Reengineering the existing processing and redesigning the existing system
Which of the following provides the GREATEST assurance of message authenticity? A. The pre-hash code is derived mathematically from the message being sent. B. The pre-hash code is encrypted using the sender's private key. C. Encryption of the pre-hash code and the message using the secret key. D. Sender attains the recipient's public key and verifies the authenticity of its digital certificate with a certificate authority.
The development of an IS security policy is ultimately the responsibility of the: A. IS department. B. security committee. C. security administrator. D. board of directors.
An offsite information processing facility: A. should have the same amount of physical access restrictions as the primary processing site. B. should be easily identified from the outside so that in the event of an emergency it can be easily found. C. should be located in proximity to the originating site so that it can quickly be made operational. D. need not have the same level of environmental monitoring as the originating site since this would be cost prohibitive.
Which of the following would not prevent the loss of an asset but would assist in recovery by transferring part of the risk to a third party? A. Full system backups B. Insurance C. Testing D. Business impact analysis
A company has implemented a new client-server enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Local branches transmit customer orders to a central manufacturing facility. Which of the following would BEST ensure that the orders are entered accurately and the corresponding products are produced? A. Verifying production to customer orders B. Logging all customer orders in the ERP system C. Using hash totals in the order transmitting process D. Approving (production supervisor) orders prior to production
Which audit technique provides the BEST evidence of the segregation of duties in an IS department? A. Discussion with management B. Review of the organization chart C. Observation and interviews D. Testing of user access rights