An IS auditor is performing an audit of a network operating
system. Which of the following is a user feature the IS
auditor should review?
A. Availability of online network documentation
B. Support of terminal access to remote hosts
C. Handling file transfer between hosts and inter-user
communications
D. Performance management, audit and control
Answer / guest
Answer: A
Network operating system user features include online
availability of network documentation. Other features would
be user access to various resources of network hosts, user
authorization to access particular resources and the network
and host computers to be used without special user actions
or commands. Choices B, C and D are examples of network
operating systems functions among which the following are
included: supporting terminal access to remote hosts,
handling file transfer between hosts, and inter-user
communications.
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Which of the following is a substantive test?
A company uses a bank to process its weekly payroll. Time sheets and payroll adjustment forms (e.g., hourly rate changes, terminations) are completed and delivered to the bank, which prepares checks (cheques) and reports for distribution. To BEST ensure payroll data accuracy: A. payroll reports should be compared to input forms. B. gross payroll should be recalculated manually. C. checks (cheques) should be compared to input forms. D. checks (cheques) should be reconciled with output reports.
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A call-back system requires that a user with an id and password call a remote server through a dial-up line, then the server disconnects and: A. dials back to the user machine based on the user id and password using a telephone number from its database. B. dials back to the user machine based on the user id and password using a telephone number provided by the user during this connection. C. waits for a redial back from the user machine for reconfirmation and then verifies the user id and password using its database. D. waits for a redial back from the user machine for reconfirmation and then verifies the user id and password using the sender's database.
A decision support system (DSS): A. is aimed at solving highly structured problems. B. combines the use of models with nontraditional data access and retrieval functions. C. emphasizes flexibility in the decision making approach of users. D. supports only structured decision-making tasks.
During a post-implementation review of an enterprise resource management system, an IS auditor would MOST likely: A. review access control configuration. B. evaluate interface testing. C. review detailed design documentation. D. evaluate system testing.
Which of the following types of firewalls provide the GREATEST degree and granularity of control? A. Screening router B. Packet filter C. Application gateway D. Circuit gateway
Which of the following disaster recovery/continuity plan components provides the GREATEST assurance of recovery after a disaster? A. The alternate facility will be available until the original information processing facility is restored. B. User management was involved in the identification of critical systems and their associated critical recovery times. C. Copies of the plan are kept at the homes of key decision making personnel. D. Feedback to management assuring them that the business continuity plans are indeed workable and that the procedures are current.
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