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CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (1.) Access controls (2.) Encryption (3.) Audit logging






2. Gantt: used to display ______________.






3. The annual expected loss to an asset. It is calculated as the single loss expectancy (SLE) X the annualized rate of occurrence (ARO.)






4. An auditor has discovered that several administrators in an application share an administrative account. The auditor should recommend that - Several __________________ should be used. This will enforce accountability for each administrator's actions.






5. The process of recording the configuration of IT systems. Each configuration setting is known in ITSM parlance as a Configuration Item.






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






7. An IS auditor has discovered a high-risk exception during control testing. The best course of action for the IS auditor to take - The IS auditor should immediately ________________ when any high-risk situation is discovered.






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






9. An organization experiences frequent malware infections on end-user workstations that are received through email - despite the tact that workstations have anti-virus software. To reducing malware - Implementing ________________ will provide an effect






10. The IS auditor should act as a SME in the control self-assessment - but should not play a major role in the process.






11. 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






12. PERT: shows the ______________ critical path.






13. A software developer has informed the project manager that a portion of the application development is going to take five additional days to complete. The project manager make a __________________ to document the reason for the change.






14. IT Service Management is defined in ___________________ framework.






15. A condition that is the result of multiple incidents that exhibit common symptoms e.g. A web application is displaying information incorrectly and many users have contacted the IT service desk.






16. An audit of an IS department's operations and systems.






17. A four-step quality control process known as PDSA - or PDCA. Steps: (1.) Plan (2.) Do (3.) Study (4.) Act






18. An auditor has reviewed access privileges of some employees and has discovered that employees with longer terms of service have excessive privileges. This means User privileges are not being removed from their old position when they transfer to a new






19. An audit that combines an operational audit and a financial audit.






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






21. ITIL term used to describe the SDLC.






22. The result of strategic planning - process development - and systems development - which all contribute towards a launch of business operations to reach a set of business objectives.






23. An organization has chosen to open a business office in another country where labor costs are lower and has hired workers to perform business functions there. - The organization is ___________ - while they may have opened the office in a foreign coun






24. 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.






25. An audit of operational efficiency.






26. Individual events may often create combined threats to enterprise operations: A tornado might also spawn ____________________.






27. To measure organizational performance and effectiveness against strategic goals.






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






29. (1.) IP (2.) ICMP (3.) RRC (Radio Resource Control) (4.) AppleTalk






30. (1.) Reliable delivery (2.) Connection oriented (persistent connection) (3.) Order of Delivery (4.) Flow Control (transfer rate is throttled) (5.) Port Number






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






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






33. Used to determine which business processes are the most critical - by ranking them in order of criticality






34. A representation of how closely a sample represents an entire population.






35. (1.) LAN protocols (2.) 80 (2.) 11 MAC/LLC (WiFi) (3.) Common Carrier packet networks (4.) ARP (5.) PPP and SLIP (6.) Tunneling - PPTP - L2TP






36. Outsourcing is an opportunity for the organization to focus on core competencies. When an organization oursources a business function - it no longer needs to be concerned about training employees in that function. Outsources does not always reduce co






37. (1.) Observations (2.) Written Notes (3.) Correspondence (4.) Process and Procedure documentation (5.) Business records






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






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






40. Critical Path Methodology helps a project manager determine which activities are on a project's critical list - ________________________.






41. Concerns the reliability of data transfer between systems. (1.) Connection Oriented (2.) Guaranteed Delivery (3.) Order of Delivery






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






43. During an audit - the auditor should obtain 6 types of documents - (1.) Org charts (2.) ___________ (3.) third-party contracts (4.) policies and procedures (5.) standards (6.) system documentation






44. An auditor has discovered several errors in user account management: many terminated employees' computer accounts are still active. The best course of action - To improve the _________________ to reduce the number of exceptions. For a time - the proc






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






46. Handle application processing






47. A large number of loosely coupled computers that are used to solve a common task may be in close proximity to each other or scattered over a large geographical area.






48. External auditors are needed under these conditions: (1.) When the organization ________________________. (2.) Some regulations and standards require external - independent auditors






49. The portion of IT management that tracks the financial value of IT services that support organizational objectives. It includes 4 activities: (1.) Budgeting (2.) Capital Investment (3.) Expense Management (4.) Project accounting and project ROI (Ret






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