Exam 8: Controlling Information Systems: Introduction to Pervasive Controls

Approving a customer credit purchase would be an example of which basic events processing function?

The segregation of duties control plan consists of separating all of the following event-processing functions except:

A warehouse clerk manually completing an order document and forwarding it to purchasing for approval is an example of:

The ______________________________ covers the progression of information systems through the systems development process, from birth, through implementation, to ongoing use and modification.

The site that maintains copies of a primary computing site's programs and data is a(n) ______________________________ site.

Combining the functions of authorizing and executing events is a violation of the organizational control plan known as segregation of duties.

Biometric identification systems identify authorized personnel through some unique physical trait such as fingers, hands, voice, eyes, face, or writing dynamics.

Threat monitoring is a technique to protect one network from another "untrusted" network.

From the standpoint of achieving the operations system control goal of security of resources, which of the following segregation of duties possibilities is least important?

The function composed of people, procedures, and equipment and is typically called the information systems department, IS department, or IT department is the ______________________________.

The policy of requiring an employee to alternate jobs periodically is known as forced vacations.

Management should establish a(n) ______________________________ plan and implement related activities, including reviews, audits, and inspections, to ensure the attainment of IT customer requirements.

Sending out an e-mail pretending to be a legitimate business asking for information about a person's account is called:

A warehouse supervisor prepares a sales order listing items to be shipped to a customer and then signs it approving the removal of the items from the warehouse. The supervisor is performing which functions?

A policy:

Instructions for computer setup, required data, restart procedures, and error messages are typically contained in a(n):

______________________________ is a process that ensures that the enterprise's IT sustains and extends the organization's strategies and objectives.

Which of the following has the major duties of prioritizing and selecting IT projects and resources?

The disaster backup and recovery technique known as electronic vaulting is a service whereby data changes are automatically transmitted over the Internet on a continuous basis to an off-site server maintained by a third party.