An IS auditor auditing hardware monitoring procedures should
review
A. system availability reports.
B. cost-benefit reports.
C. response time reports.
D. database utilization reports.
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Answer: A
An IS auditor while auditing hardware monitoring procedures
will review system availability reports. Cost-benefit
reports are reviewed during the feasibility study. Response
time reports are related to applications, not hardware.
Database utilization reports are reviewed to check the
optimal usage of the database across the organization.
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