The Primary purpose of audit trails is to
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for ascertaining the accountability of transactions done
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to ensure audit controls meet the orgnization's objectives
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provide useful information to auditors who may wish to track
transactions
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Which of the following is a measure of the size of an information system based on the number and complexity of a system?s inputs, outputs and files? A. Function point (FP) B. Program evaluation review technique (PERT) C. Rapid application design (RAD) D. Critical path method (CPM)
Many organizations require an employee to take a mandatory vacation (holiday) of a week or more to: A. ensure the employee maintains a quality of life, which will lead to greater productivity. B. reduce the opportunity for an employee to commit an improper or illegal act. C. provide proper cross training for another employee. D. eliminate the potential disruption caused when an employee takes vacation one day at a time.
When auditing a mainframe operating system, what would the IS auditor do to establish which control features are in operation? A. Examine the parameters used when the system was generated B. Discuss system parameter options with the vendor C. Evaluate the systems documentation and installation guide D. Consult the systems programmers
The phases and deliverables of a systems development life cycle (SDLC) project should be determined: A. during the initial planning stages of the project. B. after early planning has been completed, but before work has begun. C. through out the work stages based on risks and exposures. D. only after all risks and exposures have been identified and the IS auditor has recommended appropriate controls.
An IS auditor who is reviewing application run manuals would expect them to contain: A. details of source documents. B. error codes and their recovery actions. C. program logic flowcharts and file definitions. D. change records for the application source code.
An organization is considering connecting a critical PC-based system to the Internet. Which of the following would provide the BEST protection against hacking? A. An application-level gateway B. A remote access server C. A proxy server D. Port scanning
In large corporate networks having supply partners across the globe, network traffic may continue to rise. The infrastructure components in such environments should be scalable. Which of the following firewall architectures limits future scalability? A. Appliances B. Operating system based C. Host based D. Demilitarized
The difference between whitebox testing and blackbox testing is that whitebox testing: A. involves the IS auditor. B. is performed by an independent programmer team. C. examines a program's internal logical structure. D. uses the bottom-up approach.
A call-back system requires that a user with an id and password call a remote server through a dial-up line, then the server disconnects and: A. dials back to the user machine based on the user id and password using a telephone number from its database. B. dials back to the user machine based on the user id and password using a telephone number provided by the user during this connection. C. waits for a redial back from the user machine for reconfirmation and then verifies the user id and password using its database. D. waits for a redial back from the user machine for reconfirmation and then verifies the user id and password using the sender's database.
The primary goal of a web site certificate is: A. authentication of the web site to be surfed through. B. authentication of the user who surfs through that site. C. preventing surfing of the web site by hackers. D. the same purpose as that of a digital certificate.
The use of object-oriented design and development techniques would MOST likely: A. facilitate the ability to reuse modules. B. improve system performance. C. enhance control effectiveness. D. speed up the system development life cycle.
Which of the following functions should be performed by the application owners to ensure an adequate segregation of duties between IS and end users? A. System analysis B. Authorization of access to data C. Application programming D. Data administration