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Requiring passwords to be changed on a regular basis,
assigning a new one-time password when a user forgets
his/hers, and requiring users not to write down their
passwords are all examples of:
A. audit objectives.
B. audit procedures.
C. controls objectives.
D. control procedures.
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Answer: D
Control procedures are practices established by management
to achieve specific objectives (control objectives, choice
C). The above examples are all control procedures intended
to achieve the control objective of ensuring compliance with
policies, procedures and standards. Choices A and B refer to
the audit process that is used to verify the effectiveness
and adequacy of the control procedures
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