The responsibility, authority and accountability of the IS
audit function is documented appropriately in an audit
charter and MUST be:
A. approved by the highest level of management.
B. approved by audit department management.
C. approved by user department management.
D. changed every year before commencement of IS audits.
Answer / guest
Answer: A
"The standard on responsibility, authority and
accountability states, "
The responsibility, authority and accountability of the
information systems audit function are to be appropriately
documented in an audit charter or engagement letter."
Choice B and C are incorrect because the audit charter
should be approved by the highest level of management, not
merely by the information systems audit department, or the
user department. The resulting planning methodologies should
be reviewed and approved by senior management and by the
audit committee. Choice D is incorrect because the audit
charter, once established, is not routinely revised and
should be changed only if change can be, and is, throughly
justified."
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An IS auditor finds that not all employees are aware of the enterprise's information security policy. The IS auditor should conclude that: A. this lack of knowledge may lead to unintentional disclosure of sensitive information. B. information security is not critical to all functions. C. IS audit should provide security training to the employees. D. the audit finding will cause management to provide continuous training to staff.
An IS auditor has been assigned to conduct a test that compares job run logs to computer job schedules. Which of the following observations would be of the GREATEST concern to the IS auditor? A. There are a growing number of emergency changes. B. There were instances when some jobs were not completed on time. C. There were instances when some jobs were overridden by computer operators. D. Evidence shows that only scheduled jobs were run.
Which of the following techniques would provide the BEST assurance that the estimate of program development effort is reliable? A. Function point analysis B. Estimates by business area C. A computer-based project schedule D. An estimate by experienced programmer
Which of the following is a strength of a client-server security system? A. Change control and change management procedures are inherently strong. B. Users can manipulate data without controlling resources on the mainframe. C. Network components seldom become obsolete. D. Access to confidential data or data manipulation is controlled tightly.
Which of the following BEST determines that complete encryption and authentication protocols exist for protecting information while transmitted? A. A digital signature with RSA has been implemented. B. Work is being done in tunnel mode with the nested services of AH and ESP C. Digital certificates with RSA are being used. D. Work is being done in transport mode, with the nested services of AH and ESP
Which of the following is a control over database administration activities? A. A database checkpoint to restart processing after a system failure B. Database compression to reduce unused space C. Supervisory review of access logs D. Backup and recovery procedures to ensure database availability
Which of the following processes is the FIRST step in developing a business continuity and disaster recovery plan for an organization? A. Alternate site selection B. Business impact analysis C. Test procedures and frequency D. Information classification
The extent to which data will be collected during an IS audit should be determined, based on the: A. availability of critical and required information. B. auditor's familiarity with the circumstances. C. auditee's ability to find relevant evidence. D. purpose and scope of the audit being done.
A primary benefit derived from an organization employing control self-assessment (CSA) techniques is that it:
In planning a software development project, which of the following is the MOST difficult to determine? A. Project slack times B. The project's critical path C. Time and resource requirements for individual tasks D. Relationships that preclude the start of an activity before others are complete
Information requirement definitions, feasibility studies and user requirements are significant considerations when: A. defining and managing service levels. B. identifying IT solutions. C. managing changes. D. assessing internal IT control.
Connection-oriented protocols in the TCP/IP suite are implemented in the: A. transport layer. B. application layer. C. physical layer. D. network layer.