Which of the following offsite information processing
facility conditions would cause an IS auditor the GREATEST
concern? The facility
A. is identified clearly on the outside with the company name.
B. is located more than an hour driving distance from the
originating site.
C. does not have any windows to let in natural sunlight.
D. entrance is located in the back of the building rather
than the front.
Answer / guest
Answer: A
The offsite facility should not be easily identified from
the outside. Signs identifying the company and the contents
of the facility should not be present. This is to prevent
intentional sabotage of the offsite facility should the
destruction of the originating site be from malicious
attack. The offsite facility should not be subject to the
same natural disaster that affected the originating site.
The offsite facility must also be secured and controlled
just as the originating site. This includes adequate
physical access controls, such as locked doors, no windows
and human surveillance.
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Capacity monitoring software is used to ensure: A. maximum use of available capacity. B. that future acquisitions meet user needs. C. concurrent use by a large number of users. D. continuity of efficient operations.
Change control procedures to prevent scope creep during an application development project should be defined during: A. design. B. feasibility. C. implementation. D. requirements definition.
The key difference between a microwave radio system and a satellite radiolink system is that: A. microwave uses line-of-sight and satellite uses transponders during transmission. B. microwave operates through transponders placed on the earth's orbit. C. satellite uses line-of-sight during transmission. D. microwave uses fiber optic cables.
Which of the following exposures could be caused by a line-grabbing technique? A. Unauthorized data access B. Excessive CPU cycle usage C. Lockout of terminal polling D. Multiplexor control dysfunction
Which of the following concerns about the security of an electronic message would be addressed by digital signatures? A. Unauthorized reading B. Theft C. Unauthorized copying D. Alteration
When a complete segregation of duties cannot be achieved in an online system environment, which of the following functions should be separated from the others? A. Origination B. Authorization C. Recording D. Correction
Which of the following would be of the LEAST value to an IS auditor attempting to gain an understanding of an organization's IT process? A. IT planning documents with deliverables and performance results B. Policies and procedures relating to planning, managing, monitoring and reporting on performance C. Prior audit reports D. Reports of IT functional activities
Corrective action has been taken by an auditee immediately after the identification of a reportable finding. The auditor should: A. include the finding in the final report because the IS auditor is responsible for an accurate report of all findings. B. not include the finding in the final report because the audit report should include only unresolved findings. C. not include the finding in the final report because corrective action can be verified by the IS auditor during the audit. D. include the finding in the closing meeting for discussion purposes only.
If an application program is modified and proper system maintenance procedures are in place, which of the following should be tested? The: A. integrity of the database B. access controls for the applications programmer C. complete program, including any interface systems D. segment of the program containing the revised code
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.
While planning an audit, an assessment of risk should be made to provide: A. reasonable assurance that the audit will cover material items. B. definite assurance that material items will be covered during the audit work. C. reasonable assurance that all items will be covered by the audit. D. sufficient assurance that all items will be covered during the audit work.
To make an electronic funds transfer (EFT), one employee enters the amount field and another employee reenters the same data again, before the money is transferred. The control adopted by the organization in this case is: A. sequence check. B. key verification. C. check digit. D. completeness check.