An audit charter should:
A. be dynamic and change often to coincide with the changing
nature of technology and the audit profession.
B. clearly state audit objectives for the delegation of
authority for the maintenance and review of internal controls.
C. document the audit procedures designed to achieve the
planned audit objectives.
D. outline the overall authority, scope and responsibilities
of the audit function.
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Answer: D
An audit charter should state management's objectives for,
and delegation of authority to, IS audit. This charter
should not significantly change over time and should be
approved at the highest level of management. The audit
charter would not be at a detail level and therefore would
not include specific audit objectives or procedures.
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An audit charter should: A. be dynamic and change often to coincide with the changing nature of technology and the audit profession. B. clearly state audit objectives for the delegation of authority for the maintenance and review of internal controls. C. document the audit procedures designed to achieve the planned audit objectives. D. outline the overall authority, scope and responsibilities of the audit function.
The intent of application controls is to ensure that when inaccurate data is entered into the system, the data is: A. accepted and processed. B. accepted and not processed. C. not accepted and not processed. D. not accepted and processed.
During an audit of the tape management system at a data center, an IS auditor discovered that parameters are set to bypass or ignore the labels written on tape header records. The IS auditor also determined that effective staging and job setup procedures were in place. In this situation, the IS auditor should conclude that the: A. tape headers should be manually logged and checked by the operators. B. staging and job setup procedures are not appropriate compensating controls. C. staging and job setup procedures compensate for the tape label control weakness. D. tape management system parameters must be set to check all labels.
In planning a software development project, which of the following is the MOST difficult to determine? A. Project slack times B. The project's critical path C. Time and resource requirements for individual tasks D. Relationships that preclude the start of an activity before others are complete
Which of the following would an IS auditor consider a weakness when performing an audit of an organization that uses a public key infrastructure (PKI) with digital certificates for its business-to-consumer transactions via the Internet? A. Customers are widely dispersed geographically, but the certificate authorities (CAs) are not. B. Customers can make their transactions from any computer or mobile device. C. The CA has several data processing subcenters to administer certificates. D. The organization is the owner of the CA.
An organization is moving its application maintenance in-house from an outside source. Which of the following should be the main concern of an IS auditor? A. Regression testing B. Job scheduling C. User manuals D. Change control procedures
The application test plans are developed in which of the following systems development life cycle (SDLC) phases? A. Design B. Testing C. Requirement D. Development
Which of the following should be in place to protect the purchaser of an application package in the event that the vendor ceases to trade? A. Source code held in escrow. B. Object code held by a trusted third party. C. Contractual obligation for software maintenance. D. Adequate training for internal programming staff.
Which of the following tests performed by an IS auditor would be the MOST effective in determining compliance with an organization's change control procedures? A. Review software migration records and verify approvals. B. Identify changes that have occurred and verify approvals. C. Review change control documentation and verify approvals. D. Ensure that only appropriate staff can migrate changes into production.
In a risk-based audit approach an IS auditor should FIRST complete a/an: A. inherent risk assessment. B. control risk assessment. C. test of control assessment. D. substantive test assessment.
When reviewing a business process reengineering (BPR) project, which of the following is the MOST important for an IS auditor to evaluate? A. The impact of removed controls. B. The cost of new controls. C. The BPR project plans. D. The continuous improvement and monitoring plans.