A manufacturer has been purchasing materials and supplies
for its business through an e-commerce application. Which of
the following should this manufacturer rely on to prove that
the transactions were actually made?
A. Reputation
B. Authentication
C. Encryption
D. Nonrepudiation
Answer / guest
Answer: D
Nonrepudiation may ensure that a transaction is enforceable.
It involves creating proof of the origin or delivery of data
to protect the sender against false denial by the recipient
of the data's receipt, or vice versa. Choice A is incorrect
because the company's reputation would not, of itself, prove
a deal was made via the Internet. Choice B is not correct as
authentication controls are necessary to establish the
identification of all parties to a communication. Choice C
is incorrect since encryption may protect the data
transmitted over the Internet, but may not prove that the
transactions were made.
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An IS auditor discovers evidence of fraud perpetrated with a manager's user id. The manager had written the password, allocated by the system administrator, inside his/her desk drawer. The IS auditor should conclude that the: A. manager's assistant perpetrated the fraud. B. perpetrator cannot be established beyond doubt. C. fraud must have been perpetrated by the manager. D. system administrator perpetrated the fraud.
Which of the following is a benefit of using callback devices? A. Provide an audit trail B. Can be used in a switchboard environment C. Permit unlimited user mobility D. Allow call forwarding
An IS auditor reviewing operating system access discovers that the system is not secured properly. In this situation, the IS auditor is LEAST likely to be concerned that the user might: A. create new users. B. delete database and log files. C. access the system utility tools. D. access the system writeable directories.
The quality assurance group is typically responsible for: A. ensuring that the output received from system processing is complete. B. monitoring the execution of computer processing tasks. C. ensuring that programs and program changes and documentation adhere to established standards. D. designing procedures to protect data against accidental disclosure, modification or destruction.
During a review of a customer master file an IS auditor discovered numerous customer name duplications arising from variations in customer first names. To determine the extent of the duplication the IS auditor would use: A. test data to validate data input. B. test data to determine system sort capabilities. C. generalized audit software to search for address field duplications. D. generalized audit software to search for account field duplications.
A large chain of shops with EFT at point-of-sale devices has a central communications processor for connecting to the banking network. Which of the following is the BEST disaster recovery plan for the communications processor? A. Offsite storage of daily backups B. Alternative standby processor onsite C. Installation of duplex communication links D. Alternative standby processor at another network node
Which of the following imaging technologies captures handwriting from a preprinted form and converts it into an electronic format? A. Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) B. Intelligent voice recognition (IVR) C. Bar code recognition (BCR) D. Optical character recognition (OCR)
IS auditors who have participated in the development of an application system might have their independence impaired if they: A. perform an application development review. B. recommend control and other system enhancements. C. perform an independent evaluation of the application after its implementation. D. are involved actively in the design and implementation of the application system.
Which of the following processes describes risk assessment? Risk assessment is: A. subjective. B. objective. C. mathematical. D. statistical.
Which of the following independent duties is traditionally performed by the data control group? A. Access to data B. Authorization tables C. Custody of assets D. Reconciliation
The application test plans are developed in which of the following systems development life cycle (SDLC) phases? A. Design B. Testing C. Requirement D. Development
The intent of application controls is to ensure that when inaccurate data is entered into the system, the data is: A. accepted and processed. B. accepted and not processed. C. not accepted and not processed. D. not accepted and processed.