In which of the following phases of the system development
life cycle (SDLC) is it the MOST important for the IS
auditor to participate?

A. Design

B. Testing

C. Programming

D. Implementation



In which of the following phases of the system development life cycle (SDLC) is it the MOST importa..

Answer / guest

Answer: A

Controls should be considered in the design phase and
included in the system. The cost of building controls into a
system will be minimized if they are included in the initial
design.

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 1 No

Post New Answer

More CISA Certification Interview Questions

A distinction that can be made between compliance testing and substantive testing is that compliance testing tests: A. details, while substantive testing tests procedures. B. controls, while substantive testing tests details. C. plans, while substantive testing tests procedures. D. for regulatory requirements, while substantive testing tests validations.

3 Answers  


Which of the following procedures should be implemented to help ensure the completeness of inbound transactions via electronic data interchange (EDI)? A. Segment counts built into the transaction set trailer B. A log of the number of messages received, periodically verified with the transaction originator C. An electronic audit trail for accountability and tracking D. Matching acknowledgement transactions received to the log of EDI messages sent

2 Answers  


An IS auditor performing an application maintenance audit would review the log of program changes for the: A. authorization for program changes. B. creation date of a current object module. C. number of program changes actually made. D. creation date of a current source program.

1 Answers  


The BEST defense against network eavesdropping is: A. encryption. B. moving the defense perimeter outward. C. reducing the amplitude of the communication signal. D. masking the signal with noise.

1 Answers  


While designing the business continuity plan (BCP) for an airline reservation system, the MOST appropriate method of data transfer/back up at an offsite location would be: A. shadow file processing. B. electronic vaulting. C. hard-disk mirroring. D. hot-site provisioning.

2 Answers  






An organization is developing a new business system. Which of the following will provide the MOST assurance that the system provides the required functionality? A. Unit testing B. Regression testing C. Acceptance testing D. Integration testing

1 Answers  


An IS auditor is performing an audit of a network operating system. Which of the following is a user feature the IS auditor should review? A. Availability of online network documentation B. Support of terminal access to remote hosts C. Handling file transfer between hosts and inter-user communications D. Performance management, audit and control

1 Answers  


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.

1 Answers  


Which of the following would normally be found in application run manuals? A. Details of source documents B. Error codes and their recovery actions C. Program flowcharts and file definitions D. Change records for the application source code

1 Answers  


Which of the following fire suppressant systems would an IS auditor expect to find when conducting an audit of an unmanned computer center? A. Carbon dioxide B. Halon C. Dry-pipe sprinkler D. Wet-pipe sprinkler

1 Answers  


A disaster recovery plan (DRP) for an organization should: A. reduce the length of the recovery time and the cost of recovery. B. increase the length of the recovery time and the cost of recovery. C. reduce the duration of the recovery time and increase the cost of recovery. D. not affect the recovery time nor the cost of recovery.

1 Answers  


The database administrator has recently informed you of the decision to disable certain normalization controls in the database management system (DBMS) software to provide users with increased query performance. This will MOST likely increase the risk of: A. loss of audit trails. B. redundancy of data. C. loss of data integrity. D. unauthorized access to data.

1 Answers  


Categories
  • Cisco Certifications Interview Questions Cisco Certifications (2321)
  • Microsoft Certifications Interview Questions Microsoft Certifications (171)
  • Sun Certifications Interview Questions Sun Certifications (45)
  • CISA Certification Interview Questions CISA Certification (744)
  • Oracle Certifications Interview Questions Oracle Certifications (64)
  • ISTQB Certification Interview Questions ISTQB Certification (109)
  • Certifications AllOther Interview Questions Certifications AllOther (295)