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Which of the following is the MOST effective technique for
providing security during data transmission?
A. Communication log
B. Systems software log
C. Encryption
D. Standard protocol
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Answer: C
Encryption provides security for data during transmission.
The other choices do not provide protection during data
transmission.
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An IS auditor performing a review of the IS department discovers that formal project approval procedures do not exist. In the absence of these procedures the IS manager has been arbitrarily approving projects that can be completed in a short duration and referring other more complicated projects to higher levels of management for approval. The IS auditor should recommend as a FIRST course of action that: A. users participate in the review and approval process. B. formal approval procedures be adopted and documented. C. projects be referred to appropriate levels of management for approval. D. the IS manager's job description be changed to include approval authority.
During which of the following phases in systems development would user acceptance test plans normally be prepared? A. Feasibility study B. Requirements definition C. Implementation planning D. Post-implementation review
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.
When performing a general controls review, an IS auditor checks the relative location of the computer room inside the building. What potential threat is the IS auditor trying to identify? A. Social engineering B. Windstorm C. Earthquake D. Flooding
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
When conducting a review of business process re-engineering, an IS auditor found that a key preventive control had been removed. In this case, the IS auditor should: A. inform management of the finding and determine if management is willing to accept the potential material risk of not having that preventing control. B. determine if a detective control has replaced the preventive control during the process and if so, not report the removal of the preventive control. C. recommend that this and all control procedures that existed before the process was reengineered be included in the new process. D. develop a continuous audit approach to monitor the effects of the removal of the preventive control.
Which of the following would allow a company to extend it?s enterprise?s intranet across the Internet to it?s business partners? A. Virtual private network B. Client-Server C. Dial-Up access D. Network service provider
Which of the following Internet security threats could compromise integrity? A. Theft of data from the client B. Exposure of network configuration information C. A trojan horse browser D. Eavesdropping on the net
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When auditing the requirements phase of a software acquisition, the IS auditor should: A. assess the feasibility of the project timetable. B. assess the vendor?s proposed quality processes. C. ensure that the best software package is acquired. D. review the completeness of the specifications.
In a risk-based audit approach, an IS auditor, in addition to risk, would be influenced by: A. the availability of CAATs. B. management's representation. C. organizational structure and job responsibilities. D. the existence of internal and operational controls
The document used by the top management of organizations to delegate authority to the IS audit function is the: A. long-term audit plan. B. audit charter. C. audit planning methodology. D. steering committee minutes.
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