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CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Framework for auditing and measuring IT Service Management Processes.






2. (1.) Developers (2.) Architects (3.) Analysts (4.) Users






3. 0. No process at all (1.) Process are ad hoc and disorganized (2.) Consistent processes (3.) Documented processes (4.) Measured and managed processes (5.) Processes are continuously improved






4. Describes the effect on the business if a process is incapacitated for any appreciable time






5. Used to illustrate the relationship between planned activities. PERT diagrams show multiple routes through the project activities - as necessary for accomplishing a goal.






6. (1.) Hardware Complement (physical specifications) (2.) Hardware Configuration (firmware settings) (3.) Operating system version and configuration (4.) Software versions and configuration






7. Must be tested to validate effectiveness through: (1.) Document Review (2.) Walkthrough (3.) Simulation (4.) Parallel testing (5.) Cutover testing practices






8. (1.) Avoidance (2.) Transfer (3.) Mitigation (4.) Acceptance






9. IS auditors can _____________________ through the following means: (1.) training courses (2.) webinars (3.) ISACA chapter training events (4.) Industry conferences






10. Information is arranged in frames and transported across the medium. Collision detection. Checksum verification of delivery.






11. The maximum period of downtime for a process or application






12. An estimate that expresses the percent of errors or exceptions that may exist in an entire population






13. Handle application processing






14. A database term - which means that the database will not permit a program (or user) to deleted rows from a table if there are records in other tables whose foreign keys reference the row to be deleted.






15. A programmer is updating an application that saves passwords in plaintext. In this case - Passwords should be stored in a _____. This makes it impossible for any person to retrieve a password - which could lead to account compromise.






16. To communication security policies - procedures - and other security-related information to an organization's employees.






17. Concerned with electrical and physical specifications for devices. No frames or packets involved.






18. A technique that is used to identify the most critical path in a project to understand which tasks are most likely to affect the project schedule.






19. IT Service Management is defined in ___________________ framework.






20. Defines internal controls and provides guidance for assessing and improving internal control systems.






21. A quantitative risk analysis is __________________ because: It is difficult to get accurate figures on the frequency of specific threats. It is difficult to determine the probability that a threat will be realized. It is relatively easy to determine






22. The party that performs strategic planning - addresses near-term and long-term requirements aligning business objectives - and technology strategies.






23. The main hardware component of a computer system - which executes instructions in computer programs.






24. Aids in the coordinating of business processes using a sequence of three events -(1.) Business process creation (2.) Implementation (3.) Maintenance 3a. Benchmarking: Facilitates continuous improvement within the BPLC






25. Guide program execution through organization of resources and development of clear project objectives.






26. (1.) Operational (2.) Financial (3.) Integrated (4.) IS (5.) Administrative (6.) Compliance (7.) Forensic (8.) Service Provider






27. Should include 4 steps: (1.) Emergency Approval (2.) Implementation (3.) Verification (4.) Review






28. What three elements allow validation of business practices against acceptable measures of regulatory compliance - performance - and standard operational guidelines.






29. Consists of 11 distinct activities: (1.) Service Desk (2.) Incident Management (3.) Problem Management (4.) Change Management (5.) Configuration Management (6.) Release Management (7.) Service-level Management (8.) Financial Management (9.) Capacity






30. A tightly coupled collection of computers that are used to solve a common task. One or more actively perform tasks - while zero or more may be in a standby state.






31. (1.) Executive Summary (2.) Governance and control framework (3.) Control Objectives (4.) Management Guidelines (5.) Implementation Guide (6.) IT Assurance Guide






32. The inventory of all in-scope business processes and systems






33. (1.) Access Control (2.) Change Management (3.) Security Controls (4.) Incident Management (5.) SDLC (6.) Source code and versioning controls (7.) Monitoring and logging (8.) Event Management






34. Used for several types of system changes: (1.) Incidents and problem resolution (bug fixes.) (2.) Enhancements (new functionality.) (3.) Subsystem patches and changes (require testing similar to when changes are made to the application itself.)






35. (1.) Physical (2.) Technical (4.) Administrative






36. Used to control connections that are established between systems (1.) TCP (2.) IPC (3.) SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) (4.) RPC (Remote Procedure Call) (5.) NetBIOS






37. Requires that a password be broken into two or more parts - with each part in the possession of a separate person.






38. An external IS auditor has discovered a _______________________ - The external auditor can only document the finding in the audit report. An external auditor is not in a position to implement controls.






39. Used to estimate the effort required to develop a software program.






40. The risk that an IS auditor will overlook errors or exceptions during an audit.






41. 1.) Executive Support (2.) Well-defined roles and responsibilities.






42. A sampling technique used to study the characteristics of a population to determine the numeric total of a specific attribute from the entire population.






43. A maturity model that represents the aggregations of other maturity models.






44. A condition often identified as a result of multiple incidents that exhibit common symptoms. Problems can also be identified from a single significant incident for which the impact is significant.






45. Consists of main chassis component that is equipped with slots are fitted with individual cpu modules. Main advantage is lower cost per unit.






46. The first major task in a disaster recovery or business continuity planning project.






47. The 5 types of risks that are related to audits include: (1.) Control Risk (2.) Detection Risk (3.) Inherent risk (4.) _____________ (5.) Sampling risk






48. Collections of Controls that work together to achieve an entire range of an organization's objectives.






49. An audit of a third-party organization that provides services to other organizations.






50. Change Management includes a _____________ of six steps: (1.) Proposal or Request (2.) Review (3.) Approval (4.) Implementation (5.) Verification (6.) Post-change Review