A probable advantage to an organization that has outsourced
its data processing services is that:
A. needed IS expertise can be obtained from the outside.
B. greater control can be exercised over processing.
C. processing priorities can be established and enforced
internally.
D. greater user involvement is required to communicate user
needs.
Answer / guest
Answer: A
Outsourcing is a contractual arrangement whereby the
organization relinquishes control over part or all of the
information processing to an external party. This is
frequently done to acquire additional resources or expertise
that is not obtainable from inside the organization.
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In the course of performing a risk analysis, an IS auditor has identified threats and potential impacts. Next, an IS auditor should: A. identify and assess the risk assessment process used by management. B. identify information assets and the underlying systems. C. disclose the threats and impacts to management. D. identify and evaluate the existing controls.
Which of the following data validation edits is effective in detecting transposition and transcription errors? A. Range check B. Check digit C. Validity check D. Duplicate check
A web-based bookstore has included the customer relationship management (CRM) system in its operations. An IS auditor has been assigned to perform a call center review. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate first step for the IS auditor to take? A. Review the company's performance since the CRM was implemented. B. Review the IT strategy. C. Understand the business focus of the bookstore. D. Interview salespeople and supervisors.
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
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.
The reliability of an application system's audit trail may be questionable if: A. user IDs are recorded in the audit trail. B. the security administrator has read-only rights to the audit file. C. date time stamps record when an action occurs. D. users can amend audit trail records when correcting system errors.
An organization provides information to its supply-chain partners and customers through an extranet infrastructure. Which of the following should be the GREATEST concern to an IS auditor reviewing the firewall security architecture? A. A secure socket layer (SSL) has been implemented for user authentication and remote administration of the firewall. B. On the basis of changing requirements, firewall policies are updated. C. Inbound traffic is blocked unless the traffic type and connections have been specifically permitted. D. The firewall is placed on top of the commercial operating system with all installation options.
An IS auditor performing an access controls review should be LEAST concerned if: A. audit trails were not enabled. B. programmers have access to the live environment. C. group logons are being used for critical functions. D. the same user can initiate transactions and also change related parameters.
Which of the following is the FIRST step in a business process reengineering (BPR) project? A. Defining the areas to be reviewed B. Developing a project plan C. Understanding the process under review D. Reengineering and streamlining the process under review
The window of time recovery of information processing capabilities is based on the: A. criticality of the processes affected. B. quality of the data to be processed. C. nature of the disaster. D. applications that are mainframe based.
Testing the connection of two or more system components that pass information from one area to another is: A. pilot testing. B. parallel testing C. interface testing. D. regression testing.
Classification of information systems is essential in business continuity planning. Which of the following system types can not be replaced by manual methods? A. Critical system B. Vital system C. Sensitive system D. Non-critical system