CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question1635

An accuracy measure for a biometric system is:

A.
system response time.
B. registration time.
C. input file size.
D. false-acceptance rate.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
For a biometric solution three main accuracy measures are used: false-rejection rate (FRR), cross-error rate (CER) and false-acceptance rate (FAR). FRR is a measure of how often valid individuals are rejected. FAR is a measure of how often invalid individuals are accepted. CER is a measure of when the false-rejection rate equals the false-acceptance rate. Choices A and B are performance measures.