Electromagnetic emissions from a terminal represent an
exposure because they:
A. affect noise pollution.
B. disrupt processor functions.
C. produce dangerous levels of electric current.
D. can be detected and displayed.
Answer / guest
Answer: D
Emissions can be detected by sophisticated equipment and
displayed, thus giving access to data to unauthorized
persons. They should not cause disruption of CPUs or effect
noise pollution.
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The review of router access control lists should be conducted during a/an: A. environmental review. B. network security review. C. business continuity review. D. data integrity review.
Once an organization has finished the business process reengineering (BPR) of all its critical operations, the IS auditor would MOST likely focus on a review of: A. pre-BPR process flowcharts. B. post-BPR process flowcharts. C. BPR project plans. D. continuous improvement and monitoring plans.
A company has recently upgraded its purchase system to incorporate EDI transmissions. Which of the following controls should be implemented in the EDI interface in order to provide for efficient data mapping? A. Key verification B. One-for-one checking C. Manual recalculations D. Functional acknowledgements
Transmitting redundant information with each character or frame to facilitate detection and correction of errors is called: A. feedback error control. B. block sum check. C. forward error control. D. cyclic redundancy check.
Which of the following environmental controls is appropriate to protect computer equipment against short-term reductions in electrical power? A. Power line conditioners B. A surge protective device C. An alternative power supply D. An interruptible power supply
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.
The impact of EDI on internal controls will be: A. that fewer opportunities for review and authorization will exist. B. an inherent authentication. C. a proper distribution of EDI transactions while in the possession of third parties. D. that IPF management will have increased responsibilities over data center controls.
Which of the following is intended to detect the loss or duplication of input? A. Hash totals B. Check digits C. Echo checks D. Transaction codes
In an EDI process, the device which transmits and receives electronic documents is the: A. communications handler. B. EDI translator. C. application interface. D. EDI interface.
At the end of the testing phase of software development, an IS auditor observes that an intermittent software error has not been corrected. No action has been taken to resolve the error. The IS auditor should: A. report the error as a finding and leave further exploration to the auditee's discretion. B. attempt to resolve the error. C. recommend that problem resolution be escalated. D. ignore the error, as it is not possible to get objective evidence for the software error.
Security administration procedures require read-only access to: A. access control tables. B. security log files. C. logging options. D. user profiles.
Which of the following is the MOST critical and contributes the MOST to the quality of data in a data warehouse? A. Accuracy of the source data B. Credibility of the data source C. Accuracy of the extraction process D. Accuracy of the data transformation