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
Answer / guest
Answer: B
Data mining is a technique to detect trends or patterns of
transactions or data. If the historical pattern of charges
against a credit card account is changed than it is a flag
that the transaction may have resulted from a fraudulent use
of the card.
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An IS auditor is reviewing the change management process for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application. Which of the following is the BEST method for testing program changes? A. Select a sample of change tickets and review them for authorization. B. Perform a walk-through by tracing a program change from start to finish. C. Trace a sample of modified programs to supporting change tickets. D. Use query software to analyze all change tickets for missing fields.
Which of the following would help to ensure the portability of an application connected to a database? The: A. verification of database import and export procedures. B. usage of a structured query language (SQL). C. analysis of stored procedures/triggers. D. synchronization of the entity-relation model with the database physical schema.
Which of the following line media would provide the BEST security for a telecommunication network? A. Broad band network digital transmission B. Baseband network C. Dial-up D. Dedicated lines
Which of the following would be included in an IS strategic plan? A. Specifications for planned hardware purchases B. Analysis of future business objectives C. Target dates for development projects D. Annual budgetary targets for the IS department
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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
Which of the following procedures should be implemented to help ensure the completeness of inbound transactions via electronic data interchange (EDI)? A. Segment counts built into the transaction set trailer B. A log of the number of messages received, periodically verified with the transaction originator C. An electronic audit trail for accountability and tracking D. Matching acknowledgement transactions received to the log of EDI messages sent
Which of the following devices extends the network and has the capacity to store frames and act as a storage and forward device? A. Router B. Bridge C. Repeater D. Gateway
Which of the following BEST describes an IT department?s strategic planning process? A. The IT department will have either short-range or long-range plans depending on the organization?s broader plans and objectives. B. The IT department?s strategic plan must be time and project oriented, but not so detailed as to address and help determine priorities to meet business needs. C. Long-range planning for the IT department should recognize organizational goals, technological advances and regulatory requirements. D. Short-range planning for the IT department does not need to be integrated into the short-range plans of the organization since technological advances will drive the IT department plans much quicker than organizational plans.
A proposed transaction processing application will have many data capture sources and outputs in both paper and electronic form. To ensure that transactions are not lost during processing, the IS auditor should recommend the inclusion of: A. validation controls. B. internal credibility checks. C. clerical control procedures. D. automated systems balancing.
Accountability for the maintenance of appropriate security measures over information assets resides with the: A. security administrator. B. systems administrator. C. data and systems owners. D. systems operations group.
Which of the following types of controls is designed to provide the ability to verify data and record values through the stages of application processing? A. Range checks B. Run-to-run totals C. Limit checks on calculated amounts D. Exception reports