Question 1

Firewalls are special materials used to insulate computer facilities

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the key features of the one-time password technique:

Accepted Answer

The one-time password was designed to ov

Question 3

Which of the following is not a test of access controls?

Accepted Answer

A)  biometric controls 
B)  encryption controls 
C)  backup controls 
D)  inference controls 
A)  biometric controls 
B)  encryption controls 
C)  backup controls 
D)  inference controls

Question 4

Firewalls are

Accepted Answer

A)  special materials used to insulate computer facilities 
B)  a system that enforces access control between two networks 
C)  special software used to screen Internet access 
D)  none of the above 
A)  special materials used to insulate computer facilities 
B)  a system that enforces access control between two networks 
C)  special software used to screen Internet access 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

Computer viruses usually spread throughout the system before being detected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hackers can disguise their message packets to look as if they came from an authorized user and gain access to the host's network using a technique called

Accepted Answer

A)  spoofing. 
B)  spooling. 
C)  dual-homed. 
D)  screening. 
A)  spoofing. 
B)  spooling. 
C)  dual-homed. 
D)  screening.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Electronic data interchange is an arrang

Question 8

To preserve audit trails in a computerized environment,transaction logs are permanent records of transactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which method is most likely to detect unauthorized access to the system?

Accepted Answer

A)  message transaction log 
B)  data encryption standard 
C)  vertical parity check 
D)  request-response technique 
A)  message transaction log 
B)  data encryption standard 
C)  vertical parity check 
D)  request-response technique

Question 10

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 11

Describe three ways in which IPS can be used to protect against DDoS Attacks?

Accepted Answer

1)IPS cam work inline with a firewall at

Question 12

What can be done to defeat a DDoS Attack?

Accepted Answer

Intrusion Prevention Systems (

Question 13

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deep Packet Inspection uses a variety of analytical and statistical techniques to evaluate the contents of message packets. 
B)  An Intrusion prevention system works in parallel with a firewall at the perimeter of the network to act as a filer that removes malicious packets from the flow before they can affect servers and networks. 
C)  A distributed denial of service attack is so named because it is capable of attacking many victims simultaneously who are distributed across the internet. 
D)  None of the above are true statements. 
A)  Deep Packet Inspection uses a variety of analytical and statistical techniques to evaluate the contents of message packets. 
B)  An Intrusion prevention system works in parallel with a firewall at the perimeter of the network to act as a filer that removes malicious packets from the flow before they can affect servers and networks. 
C)  A distributed denial of service attack is so named because it is capable of attacking many victims simultaneously who are distributed across the internet. 
D)  None of the above are true statements.

Question 14

What is a database authorization table?

Accepted Answer

The database authorization table contain

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Firms using electronic data interchange

Question 16

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 17

What are the auditor's concerns in testing EDI controls?

Accepted Answer

When testing EDI controls,the auditor's

Question 18

What problem is common to all private key encryption techniques?

Accepted Answer

The more individuals who need to know th

Question 19

Briefly define an operating system.

Accepted Answer

An integrated group of program

Question 20

A software program that replicates itself in areas of idle memory until the system fails is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  Trojan horse 
B)  worm 
C)  logic bomb 
D)  none of the above 
A)  Trojan horse 
B)  worm 
C)  logic bomb 
D)  none of the above

Firewalls are special materials used to insulate computer facilities

Discuss the key features of the one-time password technique:

Which of the following is not a test of access controls?

Firewalls are

Computer viruses usually spread throughout the system before being detected.

Hackers can disguise their message packets to look as if they came from an authorized user and gain access to the host's network using a technique called

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

To preserve audit trails in a computerized environment,transaction logs are permanent records of transactions.

Which method is most likely to detect unauthorized access to the system?

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

Describe three ways in which IPS can be used to protect against DDoS Attacks?

What can be done to defeat a DDoS Attack?

Which of the following is true?

What is a database authorization table?

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

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

What are the auditor's concerns in testing EDI controls?

What problem is common to all private key encryption techniques?

Briefly define an operating system.

A software program that replicates itself in areas of idle memory until the system fails is called a

The Information System: An Accountant’s 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

General Ledger, 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 : Sarbanes-Oxley and IT Governance

IT Controls : Systems Development Program Changes and Application Controls

Filters

Exam 16: IT Controls : Security and Access

Firewalls are special materials used to insulate computer facilities

Discuss the key features of the one-time password technique:

Which of the following is not a test of access controls?

Firewalls are

Computer viruses usually spread throughout the system before being detected.

Hackers can disguise their message packets to look as if they came from an authorized user and gain access to the host's network using a technique called

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

To preserve audit trails in a computerized environment,transaction logs are permanent records of transactions.

Which method is most likely to detect unauthorized access to the system?

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

Describe three ways in which IPS can be used to protect against DDoS Attacks?

What can be done to defeat a DDoS Attack?

Which of the following is true?

What is a database authorization table?

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

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

What are the auditor's concerns in testing EDI controls?

What problem is common to all private key encryption techniques?

Briefly define an operating system.

A software program that replicates itself in areas of idle memory until the system fails is called a

The Information System: An Accountant’s 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

General Ledger, 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 : Sarbanes-Oxley and IT Governance

IT Controls : Systems Development Program Changes and Application Controls

Filters