CA Final ISCA May 2016 Suggested

CA FINAL ISCA-MAY 2016 ATTEMPT Q.1(a) What are the key management practices which are required for aligning IT strategy of BB with its enterprise strategy? (5 Marks) Snap from Page No. 308 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.1(b) What are the IT tools you consider critical for business growth? (5 Marks) Snap from Page No. 86 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.1(c) What are the suggested system control that should be covered under IS audit as per the requirement of Reserve Bank of India? (5 Marks) Snap from Page No. 360 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.1(d) Explain the five stages or components of the BCM process which will help BB to manage any further disruptions of proposed new Core Banking System*. (5 Marks) *based on case study Snap from Page No. 197 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.2(a) Operating System not only provides the platform for an application to use various IS resources but is also the last barrier to conquer unlimited access to all the resources. Explain the statement by describing any six operating system access controls to protect IS resources from unauthorized access. (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 128 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.2(b) Cloud computing service providers offer these services on the line of several fundamental models. Describe the various types of Cloud Computing Models. (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 388 & 389 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.2(c) Discuss the factors to be considered to validate a vendor’s proposal at the time of software acquisition. (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 257 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.3(a) Maintaining the system is the important aspect of system development. Elaborate the various categories of system maintenance. (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 275 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.3(b) ABC Ltd is looking for the suitable IS auditor. Please send a introductory note to ABC Ltd explaining your suitability by describing the skill set and competence you possess for the job other than your qualification. (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 6 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.3(c) ABC Ltd is not aware of the importance and requirement relating to “Retention of electronic records as per IT act, 2008.” Please enlighten them on this. (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 343 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.4(a) Describe how the application controls and their audit trails are categorized. (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 27 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.4(b) Describe the prototyping model of system development explaining the generic phases of this model. (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 225 & 226 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.4(c) Describe the major components of Web 2.0 for Social Networking. (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 403 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.5(a) As an IS auditor you want to use the SCARF technique for collecting some information, which you want to utilize for discharging some of your functions. Briefly describe the type of information that can be collected using SCARF technique. (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 18 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.5(b) Describe the various benefits of mobile computing. (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 397 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.5(c) Feasibility study is an important aspect of SDLC. Explain the dimensions, which are evaluated for this study. (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 239 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.6(a) The advent of computer has drastically transformed the mode of evidence collection by an auditor. Discuss the various issues involved in performance of evidence collection and understanding the reliability of controls. (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 3 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.6(b) What are the steps taken by an IS auditor with respect to IT in process of BCP/DRP audit? (6 Marks) Snap from Page No. 216 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.6(c) Explain any four advantage of electronic door locks over bolting and combinational locks as a part of physical access controls. (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 115 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.7(a) Issues to be addressed by Information Security Policy. (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 98 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.7(b) Any four major impacts of Technology on Internal Controls. (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 104 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.7(c) Benefits of GEIT (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 298 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.7(d) Risk Management Strategies (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 315 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan Q.7(e) Components of ERP (4 Marks) Snap from Page No. 77 of ISCA Re-Engineered® authored by CA. Bhinang Tejani-Published by Shuchita Prakashan