Question 1

What is EDI? How does its use affect the audit trail?

Accepted Answer

Electronic data interchange is an arrang

Question 2

What is a virus?

Accepted Answer

A virus is a program that atta

Question 3

All of the following tests of controls will provide evidence that adequate computer virus control techniques are in place and functioning except

Accepted Answer

A)  verifying that only authorized software is used on company computers 
B)  reviewing system maintenance records 
C)  confirming that antivirus software is in use 
D)  examining the password policy including a review of the authority table 
A)  verifying that only authorized software is used on company computers 
B)  reviewing system maintenance records 
C)  confirming that antivirus software is in use 
D)  examining the password policy including a review of the authority table

Question 4

Explain how the one-time password approach works.

Accepted Answer

Under this approach, the user's password

Question 5

A Trojan horse

Accepted Answer

A)  burrows into a computer's memory and replicates itself into areas of idle memory 
B)  is a destructive program triggered by some predetermined event 
C)  allows unauthorized access to a system without going through normal log on procedures 
D)  captures IDs and passwords from unsuspecting users 
A)  burrows into a computer's memory and replicates itself into areas of idle memory 
B)  is a destructive program triggered by some predetermined event 
C)  allows unauthorized access to a system without going through normal log on procedures 
D)  captures IDs and passwords from unsuspecting users

Question 6

What is a database authorization table?

Accepted Answer

The database authorization table contain

Question 7

A software program that allows access to a system without going through the normal logon procedures is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  logic bomb 
B)  Trojan horse 
C)  Worm 
D)  back door 
A)  logic bomb 
B)  Trojan horse 
C)  Worm 
D)  back door

Question 8

Which control will not reduce the likelihood of data loss due to a line error?

Accepted Answer

A)  echo check 
B)  encryption 
C)  vertical parity bit 
D)  horizontal parity bit 
A)  echo check 
B)  encryption 
C)  vertical parity bit 
D)  horizontal parity bit

Question 9

Malicious and destructive programs cause millions of dollars of loss to corporations annually.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain how transactions are audited in an electronic data interchange environment.

Accepted Answer

Firms using electronic data interchange

Question 11

Explain the concept of discretionary access privileges.

Accepted Answer

In centralized systems, a system adminis

Question 12

Disguising message packets to look as if they came from another user and to gain access to the host's network is called spooling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is a user-defined procedure?

Accepted Answer

A user-defined procedure allows the user

Question 14

The most frequent victims of program viruses are microcomputers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Network communication poses some special types of risk for a business. What are the two broad areas of concern? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Two general types of risk exist when net

Question 16

Transmitting numerous SYN packets to a targeted receiver, but NOT responding to an ACK, is

Accepted Answer

A)  a smurf attack. 
B)  IP Spoofing. 
C)  an ACK echo attack 
D)  a ping attack. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  a smurf attack. 
B)  IP Spoofing. 
C)  an ACK echo attack 
D)  a ping attack. 
E)  none of the above

What is EDI? How does its use affect the audit trail?

What is a virus?

All of the following tests of controls will provide evidence that adequate computer virus control techniques are in place and functioning except

Explain how the one-time password approach works.

A Trojan horse

What is a database authorization table?

A software program that allows access to a system without going through the normal logon procedures is called a

Which control will not reduce the likelihood of data loss due to a line error?

Malicious and destructive programs cause millions of dollars of loss to corporations annually.

Explain how transactions are audited in an electronic data interchange environment.

Explain the concept of discretionary access privileges.

Disguising message packets to look as if they came from another user and to gain access to the host's network is called spooling.

What is a user-defined procedure?

The most frequent victims of program viruses are microcomputers.

Network communication poses some special types of risk for a business. What are the two broad areas of concern? Explain.

Transmitting numerous SYN packets to a targeted receiver, but NOT responding to an ACK, is

The Information System: an Accountants Perspective

Introduction to Transaction Processing

Ethics, Fraud, and Internal Control

The Revenue Cycle

The Expenditure Cycle Part I: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures

The Expenditure Cycle Part II: Payroll Processing and Fixed Asset Procedures

The Conversion Cycle

Financial Reporting, and Management Reporting Systems

Database Management Systems

The Rea Approach to Business Process Modeling

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Electronic Commerce Systems

Managing the Systems Development Life Cycle

Construct, Deliver, and Maintain Systems Projects

IT Controls Part I: Sarbanes-Oxley and It Governance

IT Controls Part III: Systems Development, Program Changes, and Application Controls

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Exam 16: IT Controls Part II: Security and Access

What is EDI? How does its use affect the audit trail?

What is a virus?

All of the following tests of controls will provide evidence that adequate computer virus control techniques are in place and functioning except

Explain how the one-time password approach works.

A Trojan horse

What is a database authorization table?

A software program that allows access to a system without going through the normal logon procedures is called a

Which control will not reduce the likelihood of data loss due to a line error?

Malicious and destructive programs cause millions of dollars of loss to corporations annually.

Explain how transactions are audited in an electronic data interchange environment.

Explain the concept of discretionary access privileges.

Disguising message packets to look as if they came from another user and to gain access to the host's network is called spooling.

What is a user-defined procedure?

The most frequent victims of program viruses are microcomputers.

Network communication poses some special types of risk for a business. What are the two broad areas of concern? Explain.

Transmitting numerous SYN packets to a targeted receiver, but NOT responding to an ACK, is

The Information System: an Accountants Perspective

Introduction to Transaction Processing

Ethics, Fraud, and Internal Control

The Revenue Cycle

The Expenditure Cycle Part I: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures

The Expenditure Cycle Part II: Payroll Processing and Fixed Asset Procedures

The Conversion Cycle

Financial Reporting, and Management Reporting Systems

Database Management Systems

The Rea Approach to Business Process Modeling

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Electronic Commerce Systems

Managing the Systems Development Life Cycle

Construct, Deliver, and Maintain Systems Projects

IT Controls Part I: Sarbanes-Oxley and It Governance

IT Controls Part III: Systems Development, Program Changes, and Application Controls

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