In which of the following phases of the system development
life cycle (SDLC) is it the MOST important for the IS
auditor to participate?
A. Design
B. Testing
C. Programming
D. Implementation
Answer / guest
Answer: A
Controls should be considered in the design phase and
included in the system. The cost of building controls into a
system will be minimized if they are included in the initial
design.
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Which of the following would contribute MOST to an effective business continuity plan (BCP)? The BCP: A. document was circulated to all interested parties. B. planning involved all user departments. C. was approved by senior management. D. was audited by an external IS auditor.
A control log basic to a real-time application system is a(n): A. audit log. B. console log. C. terminal log. D. transaction log.
While planning an audit, an assessment of risk should be made to provide: A. reasonable assurance that the audit will cover material items. B. definite assurance that material items will be covered during the audit work. C. reasonable assurance that all items will be covered by the audit. D. sufficient assurance that all items will be covered during the audit work.
A PRIMARY benefit derived from an organization employing control self-assessment (CSA) techniques is that it: A. can identify high-risk areas that might need a detailed review later. B. allows IS auditors to independently assess risk. C. can be used as a replacement for traditional audits. D. allows management to relinquish responsibility for control.
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 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.
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.
The implementation of cost-effective controls in an automated system is ultimately the responsibility of the: A. system administrator. B. quality assurance function. C. business unit management. D. chief of internal audit.
The difference between a vulnerability assessment and a penetration test is that a vulnerability assessment: A. searches and checks the infrastructure to detect vulnerabilities, whereas penetration testing intends to exploit the vulnerabilities to probe the damage that could result from the vulnerabilities. B. and penetration tests are different names for the same activity. C. is executed by automated tools, whereas penetration testing is a totally manual process. D. is executed by commercial tools, whereas penetration testing is executed by public processes.
Which of the following reports is a measure of telecommunication transmissions and determines whether transmissions are completed accurately? A. Online monitor reports B. Downtime reports C. Help desk reports D. Response time reports
The method of routing traffic through split cable facilities or duplicate cable facilities is called: A. alternative routing. B. diverse routing. C. redundancy. D. circular routing.
A disaster recovery plan (DRP) for an organization should: A. reduce the length of the recovery time and the cost of recovery. B. increase the length of the recovery time and the cost of recovery. C. reduce the duration of the recovery time and increase the cost of recovery. D. not affect the recovery time nor the cost of recovery.