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Answer: C

The first consideration in reviewing the agreement is to
ensure that the business is asking for the most appropriate
services to meet its business requirements. There should be
evidence that they have considered what services are
required, both at present and in the future. The cost is
important (choice A), since the business may be paying for
levels of services that are not required or are not
appropriate, but is not of first importance. Both, audit
access (choice D) and security objectives, rather than
security mechanisms (choice B), are issues to be considered
as part of the review, but are not of first importance.

Which of the following controls would be MOST effective in ensuring that production source code and object code are synchronized? A. Release-to-release source and object comparison reports B. Library control software restricting changes to source code C. Restricted access to source code and object code D. Date and time-stamp reviews of source and object code

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When a complete segregation of duties cannot be achieved in an online system environment, which of the following functions should be separated from the others? A. Origination B. Authorization C. Recording D. Correction

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In a risk-based audit approach, an IS auditor should FIRST complete :

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Which of the following concerns about the security of an electronic message would be addressed by digital signatures? A. Unauthorized reading B. Theft C. Unauthorized copying D. Alteration

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Which of the following would an IS auditor consider to be the MOST helpful when evaluating the effectiveness and adequacy of a computer preventive maintenance program? A. A system downtime log B. Vendors' reliability figures C. Regularly scheduled maintenance log D. A written preventive maintenance schedule

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Which of the following systems or tools can recognize that a credit card transaction is more likely to have resulted from a stolen credit card than from the holder of the credit card? A. Intrusion detection systems B. Data mining techniques C. Firewalls D. Packet filtering routers

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There are several methods of providing telecommunications continuity. The method of routing traffic through split cable or duplicate cable facilities is: A. alternative routing. B. diverse routing. C. long-haul network diversity. D. last mile circuit protection.

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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.

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Which of the following information valuation methods is LEAST likely to be used during a security review? A. Processing cost B. Replacement cost C. Unavailability cost D. Disclosure cost

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During a review of a large data center an IS auditor observed computer operators acting as backup tape librarians and security administrators. Which of these situations would be MOST critical to report? A. Computer operators acting as tape librarians B. Computer operators acting as security administrators C. Computer operators acting as a tape librarian and security administrator D. It is not necessary to report any of these situations.

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Which of the following is an output control objective? A. Maintenance of accurate batch registers B. Completeness of batch processing C. Appropriate accounting for rejections and exceptions D. Authorization of file updates

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Which of the following is the MOST critical and contributes the MOST to the quality of data in a data warehouse? A. Accuracy of the source data B. Credibility of the data source C. Accuracy of the extraction process D. Accuracy of the data transformation

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