Which of the following would be included in an IS strategic
plan?
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Answer / burhan babeker homaida
Analysis of future business opjectives
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Answer / aravind
A. Specifications for planned hardware purchases
B. Analysis of future business objectives
C. Target dates for development projects
D. Annual budgetary targets for the IS department
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Answer / guest
Long term and short term plans to meet overal business
objective.
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Answer / burhan babeker homaida
Target dates for development projects
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Which of the following is a strength of a client-server security system? A. Change control and change management procedures are inherently strong. B. Users can manipulate data without controlling resources on the mainframe. C. Network components seldom become obsolete. D. Access to confidential data or data manipulation is controlled tightly.
IS auditors reviewing access control should review data classification to ensure that encryption parameters are classified as: A. sensitive. B. confidential. C. critical. D. private.
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.
Which tests is an IS auditor performing when certain program is selected to determine if the source and object versions are the same?
An existing system is being extensively enhanced by extracting and reusing design and program components. This is an example of: A. reverse engineering. B. prototyping. C. software reuse. D. reengineering.
Which of the following is MOST likely to result from a business process reengineering (BPR) project? A. An increased number of people using technology B. Significant cost savings, through a reduction in the complexity of information technology C. A weaker organizational structures and less accountability D. Increased information protection (IP) risk will increase
An IS auditor performing an audit of the company's IS strategy would be LEAST likely to: A. assess IS security procedures. B. review both short- and long-term IS strategies. C. interview appropriate corporate management personnel. D. ensure that the external environment has been considered.
An IS auditor performing a review of the backup processing facilities should be MOST concerned that: A. adequate fire insurance exists. B. regular hardware maintenance is performed. C. offsite storage of transaction and master files exists. D. backup processing facilities are tested fully.
To identify the value of inventory that has been kept for more than eight weeks, an IS auditor would MOST likely use: A. test data. B. statistical sampling. C. an integrated test facility. D. generalized audit software.
Which of the following would be included in an IS strategic plan?
Passwords should be: A. assigned by the security administrator. B. changed every 30 days at the discretion of the user. C. reused often to ensure the user does not forget the password. D. displayed on the screen so that the user can ensure that it has been entered properly.
Which of the following groups should assume ownership of a systems development project and the resulting system? A. User management B. Senior management C. Project steering committee D. Systems development management