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Answer: D

All of the answers in this question are reasons why an IS
auditor should be involved in a development project.
However, the most important reason is to ensure that
adequate controls are built into the system during development.

Reconfiguring which of the following firewall types will prevent inward downloading of files through the file transfer protocol (FTP)? A. Circuit gateway B. Application gateway C. Packet filter D. Screening router

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Which of the following procedures would MOST effectively detect the loading of illegal software packages onto a network? A. The use of diskless workstations B. Periodic checking of hard drives C. The use of current antivirus software D. Policies that result in instant dismissal if violated

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Which of the following is the MOST important function to be performed by IS management when a service has been outsource? A. Ensuring that invoices are paid to the provider B. Participating in systems design with the provider C. Renegotiating the provider's fees D. Monitoring the outsourcing provider's performance

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An IS auditor has recently discovered that because of a shortage of skilled operations personnel, the security administrator has agreed to work one late-night shift a month as the senior computer operator. The MOST appropriate course of action for the IS auditor is to: A. advise senior management of the risk involved. B. agree to work with the security officer on these shifts as a form of preventative control. C. develop a computer-assisted audit technique to detect instances of abuses of this arrangement. D. review the system log for each of the late-night shifts to determine whether any irregular actions occurred.

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A tax calculation program maintains several hundred tax rates. The BEST control to ensure that tax rates entered into the program are accurate is: A. an independent review of the transaction listing. B. a programmed edit check to prevent entry of invalid data. C. programmed reasonableness checks with 20 percent data entry range. D. a visual verification of data entered by the processing department.

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When an information security policy has been designed, it is MOST important that the information security policy be: A. stored offsite. B. written by IS management. C. circulated to users. D. updated frequently.

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A hacker could obtain passwords without the use of computer tools or programs through the technique of: A. social engineering. B. sniffers. C. backdoors. D. trojan horses.

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Which of the following is the BEST way to handle obsolete magnetic tapes before disposing of them? A. Overwriting the tapes B. Initializing the tape labels C. Degaussing the tapes D. Erasing the tapes

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An IS steering committee should: A. include a mix of members from different departments and staff levels. B. ensure that IS security policies and procedures have been executed properly. C. have formal terms of reference and maintain minutes of its meetings. D. be briefed about new trends and products at each meeting by a vendor.

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Which of the following is an object-oriented technology characteristic that permits an enhanced degree of security over data? A. Inheritance B. Dynamic warehousing C. Encapsulation D. Polymorphism

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IS auditors, in performing detailed network assessments and access control reviews should FIRST: A. determine the points of entry. B. evaluate users access authorization. C. assess users identification and authorization. D. evaluate the domain-controlling server configuration.

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Which of the following is a telecommunication device that translates data from digital form to analog form and back to digital? A. Multiplexer B. Modem C. Protocol converter D. Concentrator

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