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Answer: D

Batch control reconciliations are an example of compensating
controls. Other examples of compensating controls are
transaction logs, reasonableness tests, independent reviews
and audit trails such as console logs, library logs and job
accounting date. Sequence checks and check digits are data
validation edits and source documentation retention is an
example of a data file control.

Which of the following is an object-oriented technology characteristic that permits an enhanced degree of security over data? A. Inheritance B. Dynamic warehousing C. Encapsulation D. Polymorphism

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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.

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Which of the following can consume valuable network bandwidth? A. Trojan horses B. Trap doors C. Worms D. Vaccines

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An IS auditor who is reviewing application run manuals would expect them to contain: A. details of source documents. B. error codes and their recovery actions. C. program logic flowcharts and file definitions. D. change records for the application source code.

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Which of the following is a role of an IS steering committee? A. Initiate computer applications. B. Ensure efficient use of data processing resources. C. Prepare and monitor system implementation plans. D. Review the performance of the systems department.

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The purpose of debugging programs is to: A. generate random data that can be used to test programs before implementing them. B. protect, during the programming phase, valid changes from being overwritten by other changes. C. define the program development and maintenance costs to be include in the feasibility study. D. ensure that program abnormal terminations and program coding flaws are detected and corrected.

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When an information security policy has been designed, it is MOST important that the information security policy be: A. stored offsite. B. written by IS management. C. circulated to users. D. updated frequently.

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What data should be used for regression testing? A. Different data than used in the previous test B. The most current production data C. The data used in previous tests D. Data produced by a test data generator

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Which of the following is an implementation risk within the process of decision support systems? A. Management control B. Semistructured dimensions C. Inability to specify purpose and usage patterns D. Changes in decision processes

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Passwords should be: A. assigned by the security administrator. B. changed every 30 days at the discretion of the user. C. reused often to ensure the user does not forget the password. D. displayed on the screen so that the user can ensure that it has been entered properly.

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Use of asymmetric encryption in an Internet e-commerce site, where there is one private key for the hosting server and the public key is widely distributed to the customers, is MOST likely to provide comfort to the: A. customer over the authenticity of the hosting organization. B. hosting organization over the authenticity of the customer. C. customer over the confidentiality of messages from the hosting organization. D. hosting organization over the confidentiality of messages passed to the customer.

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The BEST method of proving the accuracy of a system tax calculation is by: A. detailed visual review and analysis of the source code of the calculation programs. B. recreating program logic using generalized audit software to calculate monthly totals. C. preparing simulated transactions for processing and comparing the results to predetermined results. D. automatic flowcharting and analysis of the source code of the calculation programs.

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