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CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

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1. (1.) TCP (2.) UDP






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






3. 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






4. An auditor is examining a key management process and has found that the IT department is not following its split-custody procedure. As a result - Someone may be in possession of the _________________.






5. The purpose of an auditor doing interviews - To observe personnel to better understand their discipline - as well as ______________.






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






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






8. (1.) Utility (DNS - SNMP - DHCP (2.) Messaging protocols (SMTP) (3.) Data Transfer protocols (NFS - FTP) (4.) Interactive protocols (Telnet)






9. To determine effectiveness of a disaster recovery program - an IT auditor should examine _____________.






10. 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






11. A critical application is backed up once per day. The recovery point objective (RPO) for an application that is backed up once per day cannot be ________.






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






13. During the development phase - Developers should only be performing Unit Testing - to verify that the individual sections of code they have written are performing properly.






14. An organization wants to reduce the number of user IDs and passwords that its employees need to remember. The best available solution to this - _______________. This provides a single authentication service (such as LDAP or AD) that many applications






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






16. A sampling technique used to study the characteristics of a population to determine how many samples possess a specific characteristic.






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






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






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






20. An audit that is performed in support of an anticipated or active legal proceeding.






21. 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.)






22. The delivery of messages from one station to another via one or more networks.. Routes packets between networks.






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. Risk Mitigation Risk Avoidance Risk Transfer Risk Acceptance






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






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






29. The process to ensure that standardized methods and procedures are used for efficient and prompt handling of all changes.






30. Contains programs that communicate directly with the end user.






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






32. One of a database table's fields - whose value is unique.






33. Define 10 elements of an Audit - (1.) Subject of audit (2.) Audit Objective (3.) Type of audit (4.) Audit scope (5.) Pre-audit planning (6.) Audit procedures (7.) Communication plan (8.) Report Preparation (9.) Wrap-up (10.) Post-audit follow-up






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






35. 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.






36. 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






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






38. A computation of the variance of sample values from the sample mean. This is a measurement of the spread of values in a sample






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






40. Used to schedule and sequence activities in a waterfall-type representation. Planned activities are shown flowing downward to completion. More simplistic than a PERT Diagram.






41. 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.






42. An organization that has experienced a sudden increase in its long-distance charges has asked an auditor to investigate. The auditor is most likely to suspect that intruders have discovered a ______________________and is committing toll fraud.

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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. What type of testing is performed to verify the accuracy and integrity of transactions as they flow through a system?






50. 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.







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