CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question3011

Which of the following is a control over component communication failure/errors?

A.
Restricting operator access and maintaining audit trails
B. Monitoring and reviewing system engineering activity
C. Providing network redundancy
D. Establishing physical barriers to the data transmitted over the network

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation:
Redundancy by building some form of duplication into the network components, such as a link, router or switch to prevent loss, delays or data duplication is a control over component communication failure or error. Other related controls are loop/echochecks to detect line errors, parity checks, error correction codes and sequence checks. Choices A, B and D are communication network controls.