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CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

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1. (1.) Authentication (2.) Authorization (3.) Change Management (4.) Completeness checks (5.) Validation checks (6.) Input controls (7.) Output controls (8.) Problem management (9.) Identification/access controls






2. 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.






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






4. The probability that a sample selected actually represents the entire population. This is usually expressed as a percentage.






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






6. An audit to determine the level and degree of compliance to a law - regulation - standard - contract provision - or internal control.






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. An IS auditor is examining the IT standards document for an organization that was last reviewed two years earlier. The best course of action for the IS auditor is: Report that the ____________________________. Two years is far too long between revie






14. The primary source for test plans in a software development project is: ________________ that are developed for a project should be the primary source for detailed tests.






15. An audit report usually includes the following 10 elements: (1.) Cover letter (2.) Introduction (3.) Summary (4.) Audit description (5.) _______________ (6.) Interviewees (7.) Evidence (8.) Explanation of sampling techniques (9.) Findings (10.) Recom






16. The CPU has: (1.) Arithmetic Logic Unit (2.) ______________ (3.) a small amount of memory (usually in to form of registers)






17. Any event which is not part of the standard operation of service and which causes or may cause an interruption to or reduction in quality of that service. Includes THREE incident types: (1.) Service Outage (2.) Service Slowdown (3.) Software Bug






18. 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






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






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






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






22. (1.) MPLS (2.) SONET (3.) T-Carrier (4.) Frame Relay (5.) ISDN (6.) X.25






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






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






25. (1.) Access controls (2.) Encryption (3.) Audit logging






26. (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






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






28. The sum of all samples divided by the number of samples.






29. The memory locations in the CPU where arithmetic values are stored.






30. Delivery of packets from one station to another - on the same network or on different networks.






31. 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.)






32. 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.






33. To review and approve proposed changes to systems and infrastructure. This helps to reduce the risk of unintended events and unplanned downtime.






34. n audit strategy and plans that include: (1.) Scope (2.) Objectives (3.) Resources (4.) Procedures used to evaluation controls and processes






35. 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






36. An active - instance of a server operating system running on a machine that is designed to house two or more such virtual servers.






37. 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.






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






39. IT Service Management is defined in ___________________ framework.






40. Subjective sampling is used when the auditor wants to _________________________.






41. ____________________ of the hot site is most important consideration for site selection. IF they are too close together then a single event may involve both locations






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






43. (1.) Feasibility (2.) Requirements (3.) Design (4.) Development (5.) Testing (6.) Implementation (7.) Post-implementation






44. (1.) Executive Summary (2.) Framework (3.) Reporting to External Parties (4.) Evaluation Tools






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






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






47. The set of activities that is concerned with the ability of the organization to continue to provide services - primarily in the event that a natural or man made disaster has occurred.






48. The highest number of errors that can exist without a result being materially misstated.






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






50. Used to measure the relative maturity of an organization and its processes.







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