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Answer: A

A review of the parameter settings will provide a good basis
for comparison of the actual configuration to the security
policy and will provide audit evidence documentation. The
other choices do not provide as strong audit evidence as
choice A.

An organization has outsourced network and desktop support. Although the relationship has been reasonably successful, risks remain due to connectivity issues. Which of the following controls should FIRST be performed to assure the organization reasonably mitigates these possible risks? A. Network defense program B. Encryption/Authentication C. Adequate reporting between organizations D. Adequate definition in contractual relationship

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Which of the following provides a mechanism for coding and compiling programs interactively? A. Firmware B. Utility programs C. Online programming facilities D. Network management software

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Which of the following exposures associated with the spooling of sensitive reports for offline printing would an IS auditor consider to be the MOST serious? A. Sensitive data can be read by operators. B. Data can be amended without authorization. C. Unauthorized report copies can be printed. D. Output can be lost in the event of system failure.

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The window of time recovery of information processing capabilities is based on the: A. criticality of the processes affected. B. quality of the data to be processed. C. nature of the disaster. D. applications that are mainframe based.

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When performing an audit of access rights, an IS auditor should be suspicious of which of the following if allocated to a computer operator? A. READ access to data B. DELETE access to transaction data files C. Logged READ/EXECUTE access to programs D. UPDATE access to job control language/script files

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During an audit of a reciprocal disaster recovery agreement between two companies, the IS auditor would be PRIMARILY concerned about: A. the soundness of the impact analysis. B. hardware and software compatibility. C. differences in IS policies and  procedures. D. frequency of system testing.

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A decrease in amplitude as a signal propagates along a transmission medium is known as: A. noise. B. crosstalk. C. attenuation. D. delay distortion.

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Which of the following should be the FIRST step of an IS audit? A. Create a flowchart of the decision branches. B. Gain an understanding of the environment under review. C. Perform a risk assessment. D. Develop the audit plan.

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Which of the following IS functions may be performed by the same individual, without compromising on control or violating segregation of duties? A. Job control analyst and applications programmer B. Mainframe operator and system programmer C. Change/problem and quality control administrator D. Applications and system programmer

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A referential integrity constraint consists of: A. ensuring the integrity of transaction processing. B. ensuring that data are updated through triggers. C. ensuring controlled user updates to database. D. rules for designing tables and queries.

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The extent to which data will be collected during an IS audit should be determined, based on the: A. availability of critical and required information. B. auditor's familiarity with the circumstances. C. auditee's ability to find relevant evidence. D. purpose and scope of the audit being done.

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Which of the following describes a difference between unit testing and system testing? A. Unit testing is more comprehensive. B. Programmers are not involved in system testing. C. System testing relates to interfaces between programs. D. System testing proves user requirements are complete.

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