Which of the following user profiles should be of MOST
concern to the IS auditor, when performing an audit of an
EFT system?
A. Three users with the ability to capture and verifiy their
own messages
B. Five users with the ability to capturr and send their own
messages
C. Five users with the ability to verificy other users and
to send of their own messages
D. Three users with the ability to capture and verifiy the
messages of other users and to send their own messages
Answer / guest
Answer: A
The ability by one individual to capture and verify messages
represents an inadequate segregation, since messages can be
taken as correct and as if they had already been verified.
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When a PC that has been used for the storage of confidential data is sold on the open market the: A. hard disk should be demagnetized. B. hard disk should be mid-level formatted.s C. data on the hard disk should be deleted. D. data on the hard disk should be defragmented.
Many IT projects experience problems because the development time and/or resource requirements are underestimated. Which of the following techniques would provide the GREATEST assistance in developing an estimate of project duration? A. Function point analysis B. PERT chart C. Rapid application development D. Object-oriented system development
Which of the following is a detective control? A. Physical access controls B. Segregation of duties C. Backup procedures D. Audit trails
Which of the following would be the BEST method for ensuring that critical fields in a master record have been updated properly? A. Field checks B. Control totals C. Reasonableness checks D. A before-and-after maintenance report
To detect attack attempts that the firewall is unable to recognize, an IS auditor should recommend placing a network intrusion detection system (IDS) between the:
Which of the following BEST provides access control to payroll data being processed on a local server? A. Logging of access to personal information B. Separate password for sensitive transactions C. Software restricts access rules to authorized staff D. System access restricted to business hours
Which of the following is a practice that should be incorporated into the plan for testing disaster recovery procedures? A. Invite client participation. B. Involve all technical staff. C. Rotate recovery managers. D. Install locally stored backup.
Which of the following normally would be the MOST reliable evidence for an auditor? A. A confirmation letter received from a third party verifying an account balance B. Assurance from line management that an application is working as designed C. Trend data obtained from World Wide Web (Internet) sources D. Ratio analysis developed by the IS auditor from reports supplied by line management
Which of the following is the FIRST step in a business process reengineering (BPR) project? A. Defining the areas to be reviewed B. Developing a project plan C. Understanding the process under review D. Reengineering and streamlining the process under review
The PRIMARY reason for replacing checks (cheques) with EFT systems in the accounts payable area is to: A. make the payment process more efficient. B. comply with international EFT banking standards. C. decrease the number of paper-based payment forms. D. reduce the risk of unauthorized changes to payment transactions.
Which of the following is the MOST important reason for an IS auditor to be involved in a system development project? A. Evaluate the efficiency of resource utilization. B. Develop audit programs for subsequent audits of the system. C. Evaluate the selection of hardware to be used by the system. D. Ensure that adequate controls are built into the system during development.
With regard to sampling it can be said that: A. sampling is generally applicable when the population relates to an intangible or undocumented control. B. if an auditor knows internal controls are strong, the confidence coefficient may be lowered. C. attribute sampling would help prevent excessive sampling of an attribute by stopping an audit test at the earliest possible moment. D. variable sampling is a technique to estimate the rate of occurrence of a given control or set of related controls.