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
Answer / guest
Answer: D
A review of accounts receivable will provide evidence of the
validity and propriety of the financial statement balance.
Choices A, B and C are compliance tests to determine that
policies and procedures are being followed.
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LANs: A. protect against virus infection. B. protect against improper disclosure of data. C. provide program integrity from unauthorized changes. D. provide central storage for a group of users.
During an audit, an IS auditor learns that lengthy and complex passwords are required to reach the network via modem. These passwords were established by an outside provider. The communications software allows users to select a ?remember password? option. What should the IS auditor's PRIMARY recommendation be? A. Disable the save password option and have users record them elsewhere. B. Request that the provider change the dial-in password to a group password. C. Establish and enforce a process to have users change their passwords. D. Allow users to change their passwords to something less complex.
Which of the following is the MOST important criterion for the selection of a location for an offsite storage facility for IS backup files? The offsite facility must be: A. physically separated from the data center and not subject to the same risks. B. given the same level of protection as that of the computer data center. C. outsourced to a reliable third party. D. equipped with surveillance capabilities.
A primary reason for an IS auditor's involvement in the development of a new application system is to ensure that: A. adequate controls are built into the system. B. user requirements are satisfied by the system. C. sufficient hardware is available to process the system. D. data are being developed for pre-implementation testing of the system.
Which of the following is widely accepted as one of the critical components in networking management? A. Configuration management B. Topological mappings C. Application of monitoring tools D. Proxy server trouble shooting
An IS auditor recommends that an initial validation control be programmed into a credit card transaction capture application. The initial validation process would MOST likely: A. check to ensure the type of transaction is valid for that card type. B. verify the format of the number entered then locate it on the database. C. ensure that the transaction entered is within the cardholder's credit limit. D. confirm that the card is not shown as lost or stolen on the master file.
An IS auditor evaluates the test results of a modification to a system that deals with payment computation. The auditor finds that 50 percent of the calculations do not match predetermined totals. Which of the following would MOST likely be the next step in the audit? A. Design further tests of the calculations that are in error. B. Identify variables that may have caused the test results to be inaccurate. C. Examine some of the test cases to confirm the results. D. Document the results and prepare a report of findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Which of the following pairs of functions should not be combined to provide proper segregation of duties? A. Tape librarian and computer operator B. Application programming and data entry C. Systems analyst and database administrator D. Security administrator and quality assurance
Which of the following will help detect changes made by an intruder to the system log of a server? A. Mirroring of the system log on another server B. Simultaneously duplicating the system log on a write-once disk C. Write protecting the directory containing the system log D. Storing the backup of the system log offsite
Which of the following would an IS auditor consider to be the MOST important to review when conducting a business continuity audit? A. A hot site is contracted for and available as needed. B. A business continuity manual is available and current. C. Insurance coverage is adequate and premiums are current. D. Media backups are performed on a timely basis and stored offsite.
Access rules normally are included in which of the following documentation categories? A. Technical reference documentation B. User manuals C. Functional design specifications D. System development methodology documents
As a business process reengineering (BPR) project takes hold it is expected that: A. business priorities will remain stable. B. information technologies will not change. C. the process will improve product, service and profitability. D. input from clients and customers will no longer be necessary.