The Primary purpose of audit trails is to
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Answer / pramod wani
for ascertaining the accountability of transactions done
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to ensure audit controls meet the orgnization's objectives
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provide useful information to auditors who may wish to track
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Which of the following protocols would be involved in the implementation of a router and interconnectivity device monitoring system? A. Simple network management B. File transfer C. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol D. Telnet
The risk that an IS auditor uses an inadequate test procedure and concludes that material errors do not exist when, in fact, they do, is an example of: A. inherent risk. B.control risk. C. detection risk. D. audit risk.
Which of the following is a substantive audit test? A. Verifying that a management check has been performed regularly B. Observing that user IDs and passwords are required to sign on the computer C. Reviewing reports listing short shipments of goods received D. Reviewing an aged trial balance of accounts receivable
Which of the following would an IS auditor consider to be the MOST important when evaluating an organization's IS strategy? That it: A. has been approved by line management. B. does not vary from the IS department's preliminary budget. C. complies with procurement procedures. D. supports the business objectives of the organization.
During an IT audit of a large bank, an IS auditor observes that no formal risk assessment exercise has been carried out for the various business applications to arrive at their relative importance and recovery time requirements. The risk that the bank is exposed to is that the: A. business continuity plan may not have been calibrated to the relative risk that disruption of each application poses to the organization. B. business continuity plan may not include all relevant applications and therefore may lack completeness in terms of its coverage. C. business impact of a disaster may not have been accurately understood by the management. D. business continuity plan may lack an effective ownership by the business owners of such applications.
An enterprise has established a steering committee to oversee its e-business program. The steering committee would MOST likely be involved in the: A. documentation of requirements. B. escalation of project issues. C. design of interface controls. D. specification of reports.
Which of the following would be included in an IS strategic plan? 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
A data warehouse is: A. object orientated. B. subject orientated. C. departmental specific. D. a volatile databases.
A manufacturing firm wants to automate its invoice payment system. Objectives state that the system should require considerably less time for review and authorization and the system should be capable of identifying errors that require follow up. Which of the following would BEST meet these objectives? A. Establishing an inter-networked system of client servers with suppliers for increased efficiencies B. Outsourcing the function to a firm specializing in automated payments and accounts receivable/invoice processing C. Establishing an EDI system of electronic business documents and transactions with key suppliers, computer to computer, in a standard format D. Reengineering the existing processing and redesigning the existing system
The MOST appropriate person to chair the steering committee for a system development project with significant impact on a business area would be the: A. business analyst. B. chief information officer. C. project manager. D. executive level manager.
The initial step in establishing an information security program is the: A. development and implementation of an information security standards manual. B. performance of a comprehensive security control review by the IS auditor. C. adoption of a corporate information security policy statement. D. purchase of security access control software.
Which of the following is a measure of the size of an information system based on the number and complexity of a system's inputs, outputs and files? A. Program evaluation review technique (PERT) B. Rapid application development (RAD) C. Function point analysis (FPA) D. Critical path method (CPM)
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