CA Final Important Questions Nov 2016 - Topics Chapters

Information Systems Control and Audit (ISCA):

Chapter 1:

• Limitations of MIS
• Decomposition
• Discuss the potential impact of computers and MIS on different levels of Management
• Examples of DSS in Accounting

Chapter 2:

• Advantages of Application packages
• Public Key Infrastructure
• Crypto Systems
• Various types of feasibility studies
• Why do organisations fail to achieve their System Development Objectives
• Date Dictionary

Chapter 3:

• Anti-Virus software and its types
• Data Privacy
• Role of IS Auditor with respect to quality control of systems
• Data Enscryption Standard
• Environmental Controls

Chapter 4:

• Short notes on Audit Testing
• Information to be included by the Auditors in the documentation of their preliminary understanding of the design of IS controls
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Continuous Audit Techniques

Chapter 5:

• Threats due to cyber crimes
• Common Risk Mitigation Techniques

Chapter 6:

• Audit tools and techniques used by a system auditor to ensure that disaster recovery plan is in order
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Phase
• Single Points of failure analysis
• Contents of a Disaster recovery and planning document

Chapter 7:

• Major Challenges involved in implementation of ERP System
• Kinds of risks that can be faced in a ERP system
• Business Engineering
• Treasury Cash Management
• Various evaluaiting criteria to assess suitability of an ERP package on implementation

Chapter 8:

• Asset classification and control under Information Security Management Systems
• Various categories of enablers under COBIT 5
• Software Process Maturity

Chapter 9:

• Purpose of Information System Audit Policy
• Various types of Information Security policies
• What is meant by Physical and Environment Security
• WEBTRUST

Chapter 10:

• Objective of Government in Spreading e-governance
• Appointment and duties of Certifying Authorities
• Duties of the subscriber of Digital Signature
• Powers of Cyber Appelate Tribunal

SFM Important Chapters with probable weightage:

#Mergers and Acquisitions
1 question compulsory
(8 - 12 Marks)

#Capital Budgeting
(10 Marks compulsory)

#Foreign Exchange exposure and Risk Management 
1 question compulsory with theory
(14 - 16 Marks)

#Indian Capital Market
8 Marks compulsory

#Dividend Policy
(5 Marks compulsory)