An IS auditor performing an audit of the company's IS
strategy would be LEAST likely to:
A. assess IS security procedures.
B. review both short- and long-term IS strategies.
C. interview appropriate corporate management personnel.
D. ensure that the external environment has been considered.
Answer / guest
Answer: A
When performing an audit of IS strategic planning it is
unlikely that the IS auditor would assess specific security
procedures. During an IS strategy review overall goals and
business plans would be reviewed to determine that the
organization's plans are consistent with its goals.
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The PRIMARY reason for separating the test and development environments is to: A. restrict access to systems under test. B. segregate user and development staff. C. control the stability of the test environment. D. secure access to systems under development.
While designing the business continuity plan (BCP) for an airline reservation system, the MOST appropriate method of data transfer/back up at an offsite location would be: A. shadow file processing. B. electronic vaulting. C. hard-disk mirroring. D. hot-site provisioning.
Which of the following data entry controls provides the GREATEST assurance that the data is entered correctly? A. Using key verification B. Segregating the data entry function from data entry verification C. Maintaining a log/record detailing the time, date, employee's initials/user id and progress of various data preparation and verification tasks D. Adding check digits
Which of the following is a strength of the program evaluation review technique (PERT) over other techniques? PERT: A. considers different scenarios for planning and control projects. B. allows the user to input program and system parameters. C. tests system maintenance processes accurately. D. estimates costs of system projects.
Which of the following applet intrusion issues poses the GREATEST risk of disruption to an organization? A. A program that deposits a virus on a client machine B. Applets recording keystrokes and, therefore, passwords C. Downloaded code that reads files on a client's hard drive D. Applets opening connections from the client machine
During an implementation review of a multiuser distributed application, the IS auditor finds minor weaknesses in three areas-the initial setting of parameters is improperly installed, weak passwords are being used and some vital reports are not being checked properly. While preparing the audit report, the IS auditor should: A. record the observations separately with the impact of each of them marked against each respective finding. B. advise the manager of probable risks without recording the observations, as the control weaknesses are minor ones. C. record the observations and the risk arising from the collective weaknesses. D. apprise the departmental heads concerned with each observation and properly document it in the report.
During which of the following steps in the business process reengineering should the benchmarking team visit the benchmarking partner? A. Observation B. Planning C. Analysis D. Adaptation
Which of the following is the MOST secure and economical method for connecting a private network over the Internet in a small- to medium-sized organization? A. Virtual private network B. Dedicated line C. Leased line D. Integrated services digital network
Following the development of an application system, it is determined that several design objectives have not been achieved. This is MOST likely to have been caused by: A. insufficient user involvement. B. early dismissal of the project manager. C. inadequate quality assurance (QA) tools. D. noncompliance with defined approval points.
In the ISO/OSI model, which of the following protocols is the FIRST to establish security for the user application? A. Session layer. B. Transport layer C. Network layer D. Presentation layer
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS OFTEN AN ADVANTAGE OF USING PROTOTYPING GOR DYDTEM DVELOPMENT
A number of system failures are occurring when corrections to previously detected errors are resubmitted for acceptance testing. This would indicate that the maintenance team is probably not adequately performing which of the following types of testing? A. Unit testing B. Integration testing C. Design walk-throughs D. Configuration management