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An IS auditor involved as a team member in the detailed
system design phase of a system under development would be
MOST concerned with:
A. internal control procedures.
B. user acceptance test schedules.
C. adequacy of the user training program.
D. clerical processes for resubmission of rejected items.
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Answer: A
As a member of the project team, the IS auditor's primary
role is to ensure that adequate and appropriate control
procedures are designed and programmed into the system. At
this stage, it is too early for user acceptance schedules,
training programs and user procedures to be the primary
concern of the IS auditor.
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