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Creation of an electronic signature does not in itself
encrypt the message or secure it from compromise. It only
verifies the message's origination.

Which of the following audit tools is MOST useful to an IS auditor when an audit trail is required? A. Integrated test facility (ITF) B. Continuous and intermittent simulation (CIS) C. Audit hooks D. Snapshots

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IS management has recently informed the IS auditor of its decision to disable certain referential integrity controls in the payroll system to provide users with a faster report generator. This will MOST likely increase the risk of: A. data entry by unauthorized users. B. a nonexistent employee being paid. C. an employee receiving an unauthorized raise. D. duplicate data entry by authorized users.

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When reviewing the quality of an IS department's development process, the IS auditor finds that they do not use any formal, documented methodology and standards. The IS auditor's MOST appropriate action would be to: A. complete the audit and report the finding. B. investigate and recommend appropriate formal standards. C. document the informal standards and test for compliance. D. withdraw and recommend a further audit when standards are implemented.

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An organization having a number of offices across a wide geographical area has developed a disaster recovery plan (DRP). Using actual resources, which of the following is the MOST cost-effective test of the DRP? A. Full operational test B. Preparedness test C. Paper test D. Regression test

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During which phase of a system development process should an IS auditor first raise the issue of application controls? A. Construction B. System design C. Acceptance testing D. Functional specification

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Which of the following BEST describes an integrated test facility? A. A technique that enables the IS auditor to test a computer application for the purpose of verifying correct processing B. The utilization of hardware and/or software to review and test the functioning of a computer system C. A method of using special programming options to permit printout of the path through a computer program taken to process a specific transaction D. A procedure for tagging and extending transactions and master records that are used by an IS auditor for tests

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Which of the following testing methods is MOST effective during the initial phases of prototyping? A. System B. Parallel C. Volume D. Top-down

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IS management has recently informed the IS auditor of its decision to disable certain referential integrity controls in the payroll system to provide users with a faster report generator. This will MOST likely increase the risk of: A. data entry by unauthorized users. B. a nonexistent employee being paid. C. an employee receiving an unauthorized raise. D. duplicate data entry by authorized users.

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Which of the following systems or tools can recognize that a credit card transaction is more likely to have resulted from a stolen credit card than from the holder of the credit card? A. Intrusion detection systems B. Data mining techniques C. Firewalls D. Packet filtering routers

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The objective of IT governance is to ensure that the IT strategy is aligned with the objectives of (the): A. enterprise. B. IT. C. audit. D. finance.

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Which of the following reports should an IS auditor use to check compliance with a service level agreement (SLA) requirement for uptime? A. Utilization reports B. Hardware error reports C. System logs D. Availability reports

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Which of the following implementation modes would provide the GREATEST amount of security for outbound data connecting to the Internet? A. Transport mode with authentication header plus encapsulating security payload (ESP) B. Secure socket layer (SSL) mode C. Tunnel mode with AH plus ESP D. Triple-DES encryption mode

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