Which of the following is MOST effective in controlling
application maintenance?
A. Informing users of the status of changes
B. Establishing priorities on program changes
C. Obtaining user approval of program changes
D. Requiring documented user specifications for changes
Answer / guest
Answer: C
User approvals of program changes will ensure that changes
are correct as specified by the user and that they are
authorized. Therefore, erroneous or unauthorized changes are
less likely to occur, minimizing system downtime and errors.
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An IS auditor performing a review of the IS department discovers that formal project approval procedures do not exist. In the absence of these procedures the IS manager has been arbitrarily approving projects that can be completed in a short duration and referring other more complicated projects to higher levels of management for approval. The IS auditor should recommend as a FIRST course of action that: A. users participate in the review and approval process. B. formal approval procedures be adopted and documented. C. projects be referred to appropriate levels of management for approval. D. the IS manager's job description be changed to include approval authority.
Which of the following is intended to detect the loss or duplication of input? A. Hash totals B. Check digits C. Echo checks D. Transaction codes
An IS auditor is assigned to help design the data security aspects of an application under development. Which of the following provides the MOST reasonable assurance that corporate assets are protected when the application is certified for production? A. A review conducted by the internal auditor B. A review conducted by the assigned IS auditor C. Specifications by the user on the depth and content of the review D. An independent review conducted by another equally experienced IS auditor
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Which of the following is the BEST audit procedure to determine if a firewall is configured in compliance with an organization's security policy? A. Review the parameter settings B. Interview the firewall administrator C. Review the actual procedures D. Review the device's log file for recent attacks
Which of the following systems-based approaches would a financial processing company employ to monitor spending patterns to identify abnormal patterns and report them? A. A neural network B. Database management software C. Management information systems D. Computer assisted audit techniques
Which of the following BEST describes an IT department?s strategic planning process? A. The IT department will have either short-range or long-range plans depending on the organization?s broader plans and objectives. B. The IT department?s strategic plan must be time and project oriented, but not so detailed as to address and help determine priorities to meet business needs. C. Long-range planning for the IT department should recognize organizational goals, technological advances and regulatory requirements. D. Short-range planning for the IT department does not need to be integrated into the short-range plans of the organization since technological advances will drive the IT department plans much quicker than organizational plans.
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