Isaca CISA Quiz 1 Topic 8 Questions 1-5

Question: 1

Which of the following is MOST important for an IS auditor to consider when performing the risk assessment prior to an audit engagement?

AIndustry standards and best practices

BThe results of the previous audit

CThe design of controls

DThe amount of time since the previous audit

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Question: 2

On a public-key cryptosystem when there is no previous knowledge between parties, which of the following will BEST help to prevent one person from using a fictitious key to impersonate someone else?

AEncrypt the message containing the senders public key, using a private-key cryptosystem.

BSend a certificate that can be verified by a certification authority with the public key.

CEncrypt the message containing the senders public key; using the recipients pubic key.

DSend the public key to the recipient prior to establishing the connection.

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Question: 3

Due to limited storage capacity, an organization has decided to reduce the actual retention period (or media containing completed low-value transactions. Which ol the following is MOST important lor the organization to ensure?

AThe policy includes a strong risk-based approach.

BThe retention period allows for review during the year-end audit.

CThe retention period complies with data owner responsibilities.

DThe total transaction amount has no impact on financial reporting

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Question: 4

During the implementation of an upgraded enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, which of Ihe following is the MOST important consideration for a go-live decision?

ABusiness case

BRollback strategy

CTest cases

DPost-implementation review objectives

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Question: 5

What is the GREATEST concern tor an IS auditor reviewing contracts for licensed software that executes a critical business process?

AThe contract does not contain a right-to-audit clause.

BAn operational level agreement (OLA) was not negotiated.

CSeveral vendor deliverables missed the commitment date.

DSoftware escrow was not negotiated.

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Isaca CISA Quiz:1 Topic:8 Questions:1-5