When reviewing a system development project an IS auditor
would be PRIMARILY concerned with whether:
A. business objectives are achieved.
B. security and control procedures are adequate.
C. the system utilizes the strategic technical infrastructure.
D. development will comply with the approved quality
management processes
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Answer: A
The most important issue in reviewing system development
processes to ensure that business objectives are achieved. A
software development project should meet its objectives.
Security and control procedures are to be considered as a
subset of business objectives, because a well-controlled
system that does not meet business needs is of little
benefit to the organization.
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An organization wants to enforce data integrity principles and achieve faster performance/execution in a database application. Which of the following design principles should be applied? A. User (customized) triggers B. Data validation at the front end C. Data validation at the back end D. Referential integrity
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Confidential data residing on a PC is BEST protected by: A. a password. B. file encryption. C. removable diskettes. D. a key operated power source.
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In regard to moving an application program from the test environment to the production environment, the BEST control would be provided by having the: A. application programmer copy the source program and compiled object module to the production libraries. B. as paul says, C. production control group compile the object module to the production libraries using the source program in the test environment. D. production control group copy the source program to the production libraries and then compile the program.
A critical function of a firewall is to act as a: A. special router that connects the Internet to a LAN. B. device for preventing authorized users from accessing the LAN. C. server used to connect authorized users to private trusted network resources. D. proxy server to increase the speed of access to authorized users.