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Answer: B

Standard development methodologies will provide consistency
for all systems utilized in the company. They also assist
the IS auditor by providing a standard with which to measure
the adequacy of a system.

Controls designed to ensure that unauthorized changes are not made to information residing in a computer file are known as: A. data security controls. B. implementation controls. C. program security controls. D. computer operations controls.

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There are several methods of providing telecommunications continuity. The method of routing traffic through split cable or duplicate cable facilities is: A. alternative routing. B. diverse routing. C. long-haul network diversity. D. last mile circuit protection.

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During an audit of a telecommunications system the IS auditor finds that the risk of intercepting data transmitted to and from remote sites is very high. The MOST effective control for reducing this exposure is: A. encryption. B. callback modems. C. message authentication. D. dedicated leased lines.

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Involvement of senior management is MOST important in the development of: A. strategic plans. B. IS policies. C. IS procedures. D. standards and guidelines.

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Receiving an EDI transaction and passing it through the communications interface stage usually requires: A. translating and unbundling transactions. B. routing verification procedures. C. passing data to the appropriate application system. D. creating a point of receipt audit log.

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During the course of an audit, the IS auditor discovers that the human resources (HR) department uses a cloud-based application to manage employee records. The HR department engaged in a contract outside of the normal vendor management process and manages the application on its own. Which of the following choices is of MOST concern? A. Maximum acceptable downtime metrics have not been defined in the contract. B. The IT department does not manage the relationship with the cloud vendor. C. The help desk call center is in a different country, with different privacy requirements. D. Company-defined security policies are not applied to the cloud application.

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A debugging tool, which reports on the sequence of steps executed by a program, is called a/an: A. output analyzer. B. memory dump. C. compiler. D. logic path monitor.

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The PRIMARY advantage of a continuous audit approach is that it: A. does not require an IS auditor to collect evidence on system reliability while processing is taking place. B. requires the IS auditor to review and follow up immediately on all information collected. C. can improve system security when used in time-sharing environments that process a large number of transactions. D. does not depend on the complexity of an organization's computer systems.

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Which of the following represents the GREATEST risk created by a reciprocal agreement for disaster recovery made between two companies? A. Developments may result in hardware and software incompatibility. B. Resources may not be available when needed. C. The recovery plan cannot be tested. D. The security infrastructures in each company may be different.

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The MOST important responsibility of a data security officer in an organization is: A. recommending and monitoring data security policies. B. promoting security awareness within the organization. C. establishing procedures for IT security policies. D. administering physical and logical access controls.

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Web and e-mail filtering tools are PRIMARILY valuable to an organization because they: A. Safeguard the organization’s image. B. Maximize employee performance. C. Protect the organization from viruses and nonbusiness materials. D. Assist the organization in preventing legal issues.

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An offsite information processing facility having electrical wiring, air conditioning and flooring, but no computer or communications equipment is a: A. cold site. B. warm site. C. dial-up site. D. duplicate processing facility.

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