A retail company recently installed data warehousing client
software at geographically diverse sites. Due to time zone
differences between the sites, updates to the warehouse are
not synchronized. Which of the following will be affected
the MOST?
A. Data availability
B. Data completeness
C. Data redundancy
D. Data inaccuracy
Answer / guest
Answer: B
Unsynchronized updates will generally cause data
completeness to be affected, for example sales data from one
site do not match costs incurred in another site.
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Which of the following is a continuity plan test that uses actual resources to simulate a system crash to cost-effectively obtain evidence about the plan's effectiveness? A. Paper test B. Post test C. Preparedness test D. Walk-through
Which of the following encrypt/decrypt steps provides the GREATEST assurance in achieving confidentiality, message integrity and nonrepudiation by either sender or recipient? A. The recipient uses his/her private key to decrypt the secret key. B. The encrypted pre-hash code and the message are encrypted using a secret key. C. The encrypted pre-hash code is derived mathematically from the message to be sent. D. The recipient uses the sender's public key, verified with a certificate authority, to decrypt the pre-hash code.
Disaster recovery planning addresses the: A. technological aspect of business continuity planning. B. operational piece of business continuity planning. C. functional aspect of business continuity planning. D. overall coordination of business continuity planning.
An IS auditor is auditing the controls relating to employee termination. Which of the following is the MOST important aspect to be reviewed? A. The related company staff are notified about the termination B. User ID and passwords of the employee have been deleted C. The details of employee have been removed from active payroll files D. Company property provided to the employee has been returned
Which of the following would an IS auditor expect to find in a console log? A. Names of system users B. Shift supervisor identification C. System errors D. Data edit errors
Which of the following is the MOST important objective of data protection? A. Identifying persons who need access to information B. Ensuring the integrity of information C. Denying or authorizing access to the IS system D. Monitoring logical accesses
An IS auditor who is reviewing application run manuals would expect them to contain: A. details of source documents. B. error codes and their recovery actions. C. program logic flowcharts and file definitions. D. change records for the application source code.
When reviewing a system development project an IS auditor would be PRIMARILY concerned with whether: A. business objectives are achieved. B. security and control procedures are adequate. C. the system utilizes the strategic technical infrastructure. D. development will comply with the approved quality management processes
In a risk-based audit approach an IS auditor should FIRST complete a/an: A. inherent risk assessment. B. control risk assessment. C. test of control assessment. D. substantive test assessment.
A hub is a device that connects: A. two LANs using different protocols. B. a LAN with a WAN. C. a LAN with a metropolitan area network (MAN). D. two segments of a single LAN.
Which of the following is the MOST effective control over visitor access to a data center? A. Visitors are escorted. B. Visitor badges are required. C. Visitors sign in. D. Visitors are spot-checked by operators.
In the ISO/OSI model, which of the following protocols is the FIRST to establish security for the user application? A. Session layer. B. Transport layer C. Network layer D. Presentation layer