During a review of the controls over the process of defining
IT service levels, an IS auditor would MOST likely interview
the:
A. systems programmer.
B. legal staff.
C. business unit manager.
D. application programmer.
Answer / guest
Answer: C
Understanding the business requirements is key in defining
the service levels. While each of the other entities listed
may provide some definition, the best choice here is the
business unit manager, because of the knowledge this person
has of the requirements of the organization.
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Many IT projects experience problems because the development time and/or resource requirements are underestimated. Which of the following techniques would provide the GREATEST assistance in developing an estimate of project duration? A. Function point analysis B. PERT chart C. Rapid application development D. Object-oriented system development
When an organization's network is connected to an external network in an Internet client-server model not under that organization's control, security becomes a concern. In providing adequate security in this environment, which of the following assurance levels is LEAST important? A. Server and client authentication B. Data integrity C. Data recovery D. Data confidentiality
An organization is developing a new business system. Which of the following will provide the MOST assurance that the system provides the required functionality? A. Unit testing B. Regression testing C. Acceptance testing D. Integration testing
Which of the following is the primary purpose for conducting parallel testing? A. To determine if the system is cost-effective. B. To enable comprehensive unit and system testing. C. To highlight errors in the program interfaces with files. D. To ensure the new system meets user requirements.
The information that requires special precaution to ensure integrity is termed? A. Public data B. Private data C. Personal data D. Sensitive data
Assumptions while planning an IS project involve a high degree of risk because they are: A. based on known constraints. B. based on objective past data. C. a result of lack of information. D. often made by unqualified people.
To identify the value of inventory that has been kept for more than eight weeks, an IS auditor would MOST likely use: A. test data. B. statistical sampling. C. an integrated test facility. D. generalized audit software.
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.
Which of the following is the most important element in the design of a data warehouse? A. Quality of the metadata B. Speed of the transactions C. Volatility of the data D. Vulnerability of the system
An IS auditor conducting a review of software usage and licensing discovers that numerous PCs contain unauthorized software. Which of the following actions should the IS auditor take? A. Personally delete all copies of the unauthorized software. B. Inform auditee of the unauthorized software, and follow up to confirm deletion. C. Report the use of the unauthorized software to auditee management and the need to prevent recurrence. D. Take no action, as it is a commonly accepted practice and operations management is responsible for monitoring such use.
An IS auditor evaluates the test results of a modification to a system that deals with payment computation. The auditor finds that 50 percent of the calculations do not match predetermined totals. Which of the following would MOST likely be the next step in the audit? A. Design further tests of the calculations that are in error. B. Identify variables that may have caused the test results to be inaccurate. C. Examine some of the test cases to confirm the results. D. Document the results and prepare a report of findings, conclusions and recommendations.
In a client-server architecture, a domain name service (DNS) is MOST important because it provides the: A. address of the domain server. B. resolution service for the name/address. C. IP addresses for the Internet. D. domain name system.