Which of the following provisions in a contract for external
information systems services would an IS auditor consider to
be LEAST significant?
A. Ownership of program and files
B. Statement of due care and confidentiality
C. Continued service of outsourcer in the event of a disaster
D. Detailed description of computer hardware used by the vendor
Answer / guest
Answer: D
The least significant would be the description of computer
hardware. The organization would need to have compatible and
sufficient hardware to be considered a viable service
provider before contract provisions are reviewed.
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Which of the following components is responsible for the collection of data in an intrusion detection system (IDS)? A. Analyzer B. Administration console C. User interface D. Sensor
An IS auditor is reviewing the change management process for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application. Which of the following is the BEST method for testing program changes? A. Select a sample of change tickets and review them for authorization. B. Perform a walk-through by tracing a program change from start to finish. C. Trace a sample of modified programs to supporting change tickets. D. Use query software to analyze all change tickets for missing fields.
Which of the following is MOST important to have provided for in a disaster recovery plan? A. Backup of compiled object programs B. Reciprocal processing agreement C. Phone contact list D. Supply of special forms
Which of the following is the basic objective of a control self-assessment program?
Which of the following situations would increase the likelihood of fraud? A. Application programmers are implementing changes to production programs. B. Application programmers are implementing changes to test programs. C. Operations support staff are implementing changes to batch schedules. D. Database administrators are implementing changes to data structures.
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 components of a business continuity plan is PRIMARILY the responsibility of an organization?s IS department? A. Developing the business continuity plan B. Selecting and approving the strategy for business continuity plan C. Declaring a disaster D. Restoring the IS systems and data after a disaster
An installed Ethernet cable run in an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) network is more than 100 meters long. Which of the following could be caused by the length of the cable? A. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) B. Cross talk C. Dispersion D.Attenuation
Use of asymmetric encryption in an Internet e-commerce site, where there is one private key for the hosting server and the public key is widely distributed to the customers, is MOST likely to provide comfort to the: A. customer over the authenticity of the hosting organization. B. hosting organization over the authenticity of the customer. C. customer over the confidentiality of messages from the hosting organization. D. hosting organization over the confidentiality of messages passed to the customer.
The MAJOR advantage of the risk assessment approach over the baseline approach to information security management is that it ensures: A. information assets are over protected. B. a basic level of protection is applied regardless of asset value. C. appropriate levels of protection are applied to information assets. D. an equal proportion of resources are devoted to protecting all information assets.
When an information security policy has been designed, it is MOST important that the information security policy be: A. stored offsite. B. written by IS management. C. circulated to users. D. updated frequently.
Which of the ISO/OSI model layers provides for routing packets between nodes? A. Data link B. Network C. Transport D. Session