Which of the following pairs of functions should not be
combined to provide proper segregation of duties?
A. Tape librarian and computer operator
B. Application programming and data entry
C. Systems analyst and database administrator
D. Security administrator and quality assurance
Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback
Answer / guest
Answer: B
The role of application programming and data entry should
not be combined since no compensating controls exist that
can mitigate the segregation of duties risk. All other
combined pairs of functions are acceptable.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 4 Yes | 2 No |
Without compensating controls, which of the following functions would represent a risk if combined with that of a system analyst? A. Application programming B. Data entry C. Quality assurance D. Database administrator
Which of the following IT governance best practices improves strategic alignment? A. Supplier and partner risks are managed. B. A knowledge base on customers, products, markets and processes is in place C. A structure is provided that facilitates the creation and sharing of business information. D. Top management mediate between the imperatives of business and technology
An organization provides information to its supply-chain partners and customers through an extranet infrastructure. Which of the following should be the GREATEST concern to an IS auditor reviewing the firewall security architecture? A. A secure socket layer (SSL) has been implemented for user authentication and remote administration of the firewall. B. On the basis of changing requirements, firewall policies are updated. C. Inbound traffic is blocked unless the traffic type and connections have been specifically permitted. D. The firewall is placed on top of the commercial operating system with all installation options.
During a review of a customer master file an IS auditor discovered numerous customer name duplications arising from variations in customer first names. To determine the extent of the duplication the IS auditor would use: A. test data to validate data input. B. test data to determine system sort capabilities. C. generalized audit software to search for address field duplications. D. generalized audit software to search for account field duplications.
One of the purposes of library control software is to allow: A. programmers access to production source and object libraries. B. batch program updating. C. operators to update the control library with the production version before testing is completed. D. read-only access to source code.
Which of the following would be of MOST concern to an IS auditor reviewing a VPN implementation? Computers on the network that are located: A. on the enterprise's facilities. B. at the backup site. C. in employees' homes. D. at the enterprise's remote offices.
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.
During an implementation review of a multiuser distributed application, the IS auditor finds minor weaknesses in three areas-the initial setting of parameters is improperly installed, weak passwords are being used and some vital reports are not being checked properly. While preparing the audit report, the IS auditor should: A. record the observations separately with the impact of each of them marked against each respective finding. B. advise the manager of probable risks without recording the observations, as the control weaknesses are minor ones. C. record the observations and the risk arising from the collective weaknesses. D. apprise the departmental heads concerned with each observation and properly document it in the 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:
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.
Which of the following is necessary to have FIRST in the development of a business continuity plan? A. Risk-based classification of systems B. Inventory of all assets C. Complete documentation of all disasters D. Availability of hardware and software
Which of the following provides nonrepudiation services for e-commerce transactions? A. Public key infrastructure (PKI) B. Data encryption standard (DES) C. Message authentication code (MAC) D. Personal identification number (PIN)