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CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
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1. A sampling technique where items are chosen at random; each item has a statistically equal probability of being chosen.
Split custody
Statistical Sampling
A gate process
The Software Program Library
2. (1.) Link (2.) Internet (3.) Transport (4.) Application
IT Service Management
OSI: Network Layer
ITIL definition of PROBLEM
TCP/IP Network Model
3. (1.) Develop a BC Policy (2.) Conduct BIA (3.) Perform critical analysis (4.) Establish recovery targets (5.) Develop recovery and continuity strategies and plans (6.) Test recovery and continuity plans and procedures Train personnel Maintain strateg
Expected Error Rate
The BCP process
The Release process
Configuration Management
4. The probability that a sample selected does not represent the entire population. This is usually expressed as a percentage - the numeric inverse of the confidence coefficient
Sampling Risk
The Steering Committee
Examples of Application Controls
Hash
5. (1.) Reliable delivery (2.) Connection oriented (persistent connection) (3.) Order of Delivery (4.) Flow Control (transfer rate is throttled) (5.) Port Number
Separate administrative accounts
A Compliance audit
Function Point Analysis
TCP/IP Transport Layer packet delivery
6. An organization is building a data center in an area frequented by power outages. The organization cannot tolerate power outages. The best _________________solution is an electric generator and an uninterruptible power supply. The UPS responds to the
Power system controls
less than 24 hours
The appropriate role of an IS auditor in a control self-assessment
Department Charters
7. A Fire sprinkler system has water in its pipes - and sprinkler heads emit water only if the ambient temperature reaches 220 deg. F. This is a ________________. The system is charged with water and will discharge water out of any sprinkler head whose
Risk Management
Wet pipe fire sprinkler system
Sampling Risk
A Sample Mean
8. 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
ITIL - IT Infrastructure Library
Employee termination process
IT standards are not being reviewed often enough
ITIL definition of PROBLEM
9. The IS auditor should conduct a risk assessment first to determine which areas have highest risk. She should devote more testing resources to those high-risk areas.
Information systems access
TCP/IP Internet Layer
IT Strategy
The best approach for identifying high risk areas for an audit
10. An alternate processing center that contains no information processing equipment.
The typical Configuration Items in Configuration Management
Dimensions of the COSO cube
A Cold Site
IT Services Financial Management
11. When several incidents have occurred that appear to have the same or a similar root cause - a PROBLEM is occurring.
The 5 types of Evidence that the auditor will collect during an audit.
Prblem Management
The Software Program Library
Project Management Strategies
12. The risk that a material error exists that will not be prevented or detected by the organization's control framework - The possibility that a process or procedure will be unable to prevent or deter serious errors and wrongdoing.
Background checks performed
Risk Management
OSI: Network Layer
Control Risk
13. To communication security policies - procedures - and other security-related information to an organization's employees.
Security Awareness program
Split custody
The Software Program Library
The first step in a business impact analysis
14. 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.
OSI Layer 5: Session
The appropriate role of an IS auditor in a control self-assessment
The 7 phases and their order in the SDLC
Project change request
15. The IS auditor should act as a SME in the control self-assessment - but should not play a major role in the process.
Service Continuity Management
Security Awareness program
Separate administrative accounts
The appropriate role of an IS auditor in a control self-assessment
16. A four-step quality control process known as PDSA - or PDCA. Steps: (1.) Plan (2.) Do (3.) Study (4.) Act
The Release process
Notify the Audit Committee
Deming Cycle
The 4-item focus of a Balanced Scorecard
17. An IS auditor is auditing the change management process for a financial application. The auditor has two primary pieces of evidence: change logs and a written analysis of the change logs performed by a business analyst. The change log is best because
objective and unbiased
The best approach for identifying high risk areas for an audit
An Operational Audit
Deming Cycle
18. 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.
Substantive Testing
Stratified Sampling
Information security policy
Referential Integrity
19. 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.
BCP Plans
The BCP process
Critical Path Methodology
Categories of risk treatment
20. An active - instance of a server operating system running on a machine that is designed to house two or more such virtual servers.
OSI: Data Link Layer
A Virtual Server
Stay current with technology
The availability of IT systems
21. (1.) MPLS (2.) SONET (3.) T-Carrier (4.) Frame Relay (5.) ISDN (6.) X.25
The Requirements
WAN Protocols
Inform the auditee
General Controls
22. The party that performs strategic planning - addresses near-term and long-term requirements aligning business objectives - and technology strategies.
Configuration Management
Annualized Loss Expectance (ALE)
The Steering Committee
Project change request
23. 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.
Control Risk
Advantages of outsourcing
A gate process
Separate administrative accounts
24. The probability that a sample selected actually represents the entire population. This is usually expressed as a percentage.
Confidence coefficient
Configuration Management
(1.) Polices (2.) Procedures (3.) Standards
TCP/IP Transport Layer packet delivery
25. A collection of two or more servers that is designed to appear as a single server.
Server cluster
IT Service Management
Employee termination process
OSI: Transport Layer
26. Application controls limit ___________ in three ways: (1.) Point of Entry (Input Controls) (2.) During consumption (process controls) (3.) At the point of expression (Output Controls)
Employee termination process
Controls
Information systems access
Input validation checking
27. 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
A Service Provider audit
Incident Management
The first step in a business impact analysis
Cloud computing
28. Gantt: used to display ______________.
Separate administrative accounts
Change management
Resource details
Frameworks
29. A facility that is used to store and manage access to an organization's application source and object code. It consists of 5 parts: (1.) Access and authorization controls (2.) Program checkout (3.) Program Check-in (4.) Version Control (5.) Code Ana
The Software Program Library
A Virtual Server
To identify the tasks that are responsible for project delays
Elements of the COSO pyramid
30. (1.) Observations (2.) Written Notes (3.) Correspondence (4.) Process and Procedure documentation (5.) Business records
The 5 types of Evidence that the auditor will collect during an audit.
Statement of Impact
SDLC Phases
WAN Protocols
31. An audit that combines an operational audit and a financial audit.
An Integrated Audit
TCP/IP Network Model
Information security policy
Network Layer Protocols
32. An audit of an IS department's operations and systems.
Variable Sampling
Separate administrative accounts
TCP/IP Link Layer
An IS audit
33. (1.) Hardware Complement (physical specifications) (2.) Hardware Configuration (firmware settings) (3.) Operating system version and configuration (4.) Software versions and configuration
The typical Configuration Items in Configuration Management
Examples of Application Controls
Compliance Testing
Controls
34. The 5 types of risks that are related to audits include: (1.) Control Risk (2.) Detection Risk (3.) Inherent risk (4.) _____________ (5.) Sampling risk
Precision means
Data Link Layer Standards
Overall audit risk
Concentrate on samples known to represent high risk
35. 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
Grid Computing
IT standards are not being reviewed often enough
A Cold Site
An IS audit
36. 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
WAN Protocols
Capability Maturity Model
IT Services Financial Management
Sampling Risk
37. (1.) Financial (2.) Customer (3.) Internal processes (4.) Innovation / Learning
The 4-item focus of a Balanced Scorecard
Advantages of outsourcing
Grid Computing
Transport Layer Protocols
38. 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
The 5 types of Evidence that the auditor will collect during an audit.
Rating Scale for Process Maturity
Entire password for an encryption key
Compliance Testing
39. Framework for auditing and measuring IT Service Management Processes.
The Software Program Library
Frameworks
Information systems access
ISO 20000 Standard:
40. 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.
Change management
Recovery time objective
A Server Cluster
Emergency Changes
41. An audit that is performed in support of an anticipated or active legal proceeding.
Reduced sign-on
A Forensic Audit
Dimensions of the COSO cube
Examples of IT General Controls
42. An audit of an accounting system - accounting department processes - and procedures to determine if business controls are sufficient to ensure the integrity of financial statements.
Service Level Management
A Financial Audit
WAN Protocols
Current and most up-to-date
43. 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.
Data Link Layer Standards
Configuration Management
TCP/IP Link Layer
The Requirements
44. Used to estimate the effort required to develop a software program.
Database primary key
Function Point Analysis
Sampling Risk
Blade Computer Architecture
45. One of a database table's fields - whose value is unique.
Cloud computing
Database primary key
Variable Sampling
Controls
46. The process to ensure that standardized methods and procedures are used for efficient and prompt handling of all changes.
PERT Diagram?
ITIL definition of CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Types of sampling an auditor can perform.
Reduced sign-on
47. Describes the effect on the business if a process is incapacitated for any appreciable time
The appropriate role of an IS auditor in a control self-assessment
Department Charters
The Business Process Life Cycle
Statement of Impact
48. 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
Tolerable Error Rate
Hash
Employees with excessive privileges
OSI: Transport Layer
49. A sampling technique used to permit sampling to stop at the earliest possible time. This technique is used when the auditor feels that there is a low risk or low rate of exceptions in the population.
Stop-or-go Sampling
Application Controls
An Operational Audit
Personnel involved in the requirements phase of a software development project
50. Who is responsible for imposing an IT governance model encompassing IT strategy - information security - and formal enterprise architectural mandates?
Annualized Loss Expectance (ALE)
IT Service Management
Discovery Sampling
IT executives and the Board of Directors