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.
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Answer: B
The IS auditor's task is to identify and ensure that key
controls have been incorporated into the reengineered
process. Choice A is incorrect because an IS auditor must
review the process as it is today, not as it was in the
past. Choices C and D are incorrect because they are steps
within a BPR project.
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To prevent unauthorized entry to the data maintained in a dial-up fast response system, an IS auditor should recommend: A. online terminals be placed in restricted areas. B. online terminals be equipped with key locks. C. ID cards be required to gain access to online terminals. D. online access be terminated after three unsuccessful attempts.
Which of the ISO/OSI model layers provides for routing packets between nodes? A. Data link B. Network C. Transport D. Session
A company has contracted with an external consulting firm to implement a commercial financial system to replace its existing in-house developed system. In reviewing the proposed development approach, which of the following would be of GREATEST concern? A. Acceptance testing is to be managed by users. B. A quality plan is not part of the contracted deliverables. C. Not all business functions will be available on initial implementation. D. Prototyping is being used to confirm that the system meets business requirements.
Which of the following is the MOST effective means of determining which controls are functioning properly in an operating system? A. Consulting with the vendor B. Reviewing the vendor installation guide C. Consulting with the system programmer D. Reviewing the system generation parameters
Access rules normally are included in which of the following documentation categories? A. Technical reference documentation B. User manuals C. Functional design specifications D. System development methodology documents
A primary function of risk management is the identification of cost-effective controls. In selecting appropriate controls, which of the following methods is best to study the effectiveness of adding various safeguards in reducing vulnerabilities? A. "What if" analysis B. Traditional cost/benefit analysis C. Screening analysis D. A "back-of-the-envelope" analysis
Information for detecting unauthorized input from a terminal would be BEST provided by the: A. console log printout. B. transaction journal. C. automated suspense file listing. D. user error report.
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When logging on to an online system, which of the following processes would the system perform FIRST? A. Initiation B. Verification C. Authorization D. Authentication
After a full operational contingency test, the IS auditor performs a review of the recovery steps and concludes that the elapsed time until the technological environment and systems were actually functioning, exceeded the required critical recovery time. Which of the following should the auditor recommend? A. Perform an integral review of the recovery tasks. B. Broaden the processing capacity to gain recovery time. C. Make improvements in the facility's circulation structure. D. Increase the amount of human resources involved in the recovery.
Which of the following business recovery strategies would require the least expenditure of funds? A. Warm site facility B. Empty shell facility C. Hot site subscription D. Reciprocal agreement
Reconfiguring which of the following firewall types will prevent inward downloading of files through the file transfer protocol (FTP)? A. Circuit gateway B. Application gateway C. Packet filter D. Screening router