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To review access to ceratin data base to determine whether
the "new user" forms were correctly authorized. This is an
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A. variable sampling.
B. auditor sampling.
C. compliance testing.
D. substantive testing.
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When implementing and application software package, which of the following presents the GREATEST risk? A. Uncontrolled multiple software versions B. Source programs that are not synchronized with object code C. Incorrectly set parameters D. Programming errors
Which of the following facilitates program maintenance? A. More cohesive and loosely coupled programs B. Less cohesive and loosely coupled programs C. More cohesive and strongly coupled programs D. Less cohesive and strongly coupled programs
Sign-on procedures include the creation of a unique user ID and password. However, an IS auditor discovers that in many cases the user name and password are the same. The BEST control to mitigate this risk is to: A. change the company's security policy. B. educate users about the risk of weak passwords. C. build in validations to prevent this during user creation and password change. D. require a periodic review of matching user ID and passwords for detection and correction.
Which of the following functions is performed by a virtual private network (VPN)? A. Hiding information from sniffers on the net B. Enforcing security policies C. Detecting misuse or mistakes D. Regulating access
Which of the following encrypt/decrypt steps provides the GREATEST assurance in achieving confidentiality, message integrity and nonrepudiation by either sender or recipient? A. The recipient uses his/her private key to decrypt the secret key. B. The encrypted pre-hash code and the message are encrypted using a secret key. C. The encrypted pre-hash code is derived mathematically from the message to be sent. D. The recipient uses the sender's public key, verified with a certificate authority, to decrypt the pre-hash code.
Which of the following would be a MAJOR disadvantage of using prototyping as a systems development methodology? A. User expectations of project timescales may be overly optimistic. B. Effective change control and management is impossible to implement. C. User participation in day-to-day project management may be too extensive. D. Users usually are not sufficiently knowledgeable to assist in system development.
When reviewing a system development project at the project initiation stage, an IS auditor finds that the project team is following the organization's quality manual. To meet critical deadlines the project team proposes to fast track the validation and verification processes, commencing some elements before the previous deliverable is signed off. Under these circumstances, the IS auditor would MOST likely: A. report this as a critical finding to senior management. B. accept that different quality processes can be adopted for each project. C. report to IS management the team's failure to follow quality procedures. D. report the risks associated with fast tracking to the project steering committee.
In addition to the backup considerations for all systems, which of the following is an important consideration in providing backup for online systems? A. Maintaining system software parameters B. Ensuring periodic dumps of transaction logs C. Ensuring grandfather-father-son file backups D. Maintaining important data at an off-site location
An IS auditor reviewing an organization's IT strategic plan should FIRST review: A. the existing IT environment. B. the business plan. C. the present IT budget. D. current technology trends.
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.
The PKI element that manages the certificate life cycle, including certificate directory maintenance and certificate revocation list (CRL) maintenance and publication is the: A. certificate authority. B. digital certificate. C. certification practice statement. D. registration authority.
Which of the following systems-based approaches would a financial processing company employ to monitor spending patterns to identify abnormal patterns and report them? A. A neural network B. Database management software C. Management information systems D. Computer assisted audit techniques
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