Which of the following would an IS auditor consider the MOST
relevant to short-term planning for the IS department?
A. Allocating resources
B. Keeping current with technology advances
C. Conducting control self-assessment
D. Evaluating hardware needs
Answer / guest
Answer: A
The IS department should specifically consider the manner in
which resources are allocated in the short term. Investments
in IT need to be aligned with top management strategies,
rather than focusing on technology for technology's sake.
Conducting control self-assessments and evaluating hardware
needs are not as critical as allocating resources during
short-term planning for the IS department
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When reviewing a business process reengineering (BPR) project, which of the following is the MOST important for an IS auditor to evaluate? A. The impact of removed controls. B. The cost of new controls. C. The BPR project plans. D. The continuous improvement and monitoring plans.
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.
Which of the following is the MOST important criterion for the selection of a location for an offsite storage facility for IS backup files? The offsite facility must be: A. physically separated from the data center and not subject to the same risks. B. given the same level of protection as that of the computer data center. C. outsourced to a reliable third party. D. equipped with surveillance capabilities.
Which of the following tasks is normally performed by a clerk in the control group? A. Maintenance of an error log B. Authorization of transactions C. Control of noninformation systems assets D. Origination of changes to master files
Following the development of an application system, it is determined that several design objectives have not been achieved. This is MOST likely to have been caused by: A. insufficient user involvement. B. early dismissal of the project manager. C. inadequate quality assurance (QA) tools. D. noncompliance with defined approval points.
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be contained in a digital certificate for the purposes of verification by a trusted third party (TTP)/certification authority (CA)? A. Name of the TTP/CA B. Public key of the sender C. Name of the public key holder D. Time period for which the key is valid
Which of the following devices extends the network and has the capacity to store frames and act as a storage and forward device? A. Router B. Bridge C. Repeater D. Gateway
Is it appropriate for an IS auditor from a company that is considering outsourcing its IS processing to request and review a copy of each vendor's business continuity plan? A. Yes, because the IS auditor will evaluate the adequacy of the service bureau's plan and assist his/her company in implementing a complementary plan. B. Yes, because, based on the plan, the IS auditor will evaluate the financial stability of the service bureau and its ability to fulfill the contract. C. No, because the backup to be provided should be specified adequately in the contract. D. No, because the service bureau's business continuity plan is proprietary information.
Birth date and marriage date items were switched while entering data. Which of the following data validation checks could detect this? A. Logical relationship B. Sequence C. Reasonableness D. Validity
An IS auditor's MAJOR concern as a result of reviewing a business process reengineering (BPR) project should be whether the: A. newly designed business process has key controls in place. B. changed process will affect organization structure, finances and personnel. C. roles for suppliers have been redefined. D. process has been documented before and after reengineering.
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
During the course of an audit, the IS auditor discovers that the human resources (HR) department uses a cloud-based application to manage employee records. The HR department engaged in a contract outside of the normal vendor management process and manages the application on its own. Which of the following choices is of MOST concern? A. Maximum acceptable downtime metrics have not been defined in the contract. B. The IT department does not manage the relationship with the cloud vendor. C. The help desk call center is in a different country, with different privacy requirements. D. Company-defined security policies are not applied to the cloud application.