IIA-CIA-Part3 sample questions

Question 1

During which phase of the contracting process are contracts drafted for a proposed business activity?

Accepted Answer

Initiation phase.

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Bidding phase.

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Development phase.

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Management phase.

Question 2

At an organization that uses a periodic inventory system, the accountant accidentally understated the organization's beginning inventory. How would the accountant's accident impact the income statement?

Accepted Answer

Cost of goods sold will be understated and there will be no impact on net income.

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Cost of goods sold will be understated and net income will be overstated.

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Cost of goods sold will be overstated and net income will be understated.

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There will be no impact on cost of goods sold and net income will be overstated.

Question 3

Which of the following is a systems software control?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring that all user requirements are documented.

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Restricting server room access to specific individuals.

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Housing servers with sensitive software away from environmental hazards.

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Performing of intrusion testing on a regular basis.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of matrix organizations?

Accepted Answer

a combination of product and functional departments allows management to utilize personnel from various functions.

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a unity-of-command concept requires employees to report technically, functionally, and administratively to the same manager.

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Authority, responsibility, and accountability of the units involved may vary based on the project's life, or the organization's culture.

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it is best suited for firms with scattered lC. tions or for multi-line, large-scale firms.

Question 5

During her annual performance review, a sales manager admits that she experiences significant stress due to her job but stays with the organization because of the high bonuses she earns.

Which of the following best describes her primary motivation to remain in the job?

Accepted Answer

Extrinsic reward.

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Intrinsic reward.

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Job enrichment.

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The hierarchy of needs.

Question 6

What must be monitored in order to manage risk of consumer product inventory obsolescence?

1. Inventory balances.
2. Market share forecasts.
3. Sales returns.
4. Sales trends.

Accepted Answer

1 and 4 only

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1 only

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4 only

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1,2, and 3 only

Question 7

Which of the following are typical responsibilities for operational management within a risk management program?

1. Implementing corrective actions to a ddress process deficiencies.
2. Identifying shifts in the organization's risk management environment.
3. Providing guidance and training on risk management processes.
4. Assessing the impact of mitigation strategies and activities.

Accepted Answer

1 and 4 only

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1 and 2 only

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2 and 3 only

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3 and 4 only

Question 8

According to HA guidance, which of the following would be a primary reason for an internal auditor to test the organization's IT contingency plan?

Accepted Answer

To ensure that tests contribute to improvement of the program.

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To ensure that adequate controls exist to prevent any significant business interruptions.

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To identify and address potential security weaknesses within the system.

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To ensure that deficiencies identified by the audit are promptly addressed.

Question 9

According to HA guidance, which of the following statements is true with regard to workstation computers that access company information stored on the network?

Accepted Answer

Cybersecurity issues can be controlled at an enterprise level, making workstation level controls redundant.

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Individual workstation computer controls are not as important as companywide server controls.

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Particular attention should be paid to housing workstations away from environmental hazards.

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With security risks near an all-time high, workstations should not be connected to the company network.

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding program change management is not correct?

Accepted Answer

The degree of risk associated with a proposed change determines if the change request requires authorization.

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The goal of the change management process is to sustain and improve organizational operations.

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in order to protect the production environment, changes must be managed in a repeatable, defined, and predictable manner.

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All changes should be tested in a non-production environment before migrating to the production environment.

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Free IIA-CIA-Part3 sample questions

During which phase of the contracting process are contracts drafted for a proposed business activity?

At an organization that uses a periodic inventory system, the accountant accidentally understated the organization's beginning inventory. How would the accountant's accident impact the income statement?

Which of the following is a systems software control?

Which of the following is true of matrix organizations?

During her annual performance review, a sales manager admits that she experiences significant stress due to her job but stays with the organization because of the high bonuses she earns. Which of the following best describes her primary motivation to remain in the job?

What must be monitored in order to manage risk of consumer product inventory obsolescence? 1. Inventory balances. 2. Market share forecasts. 3. Sales returns. 4. Sales trends.

According to HA guidance, which of the following would be a primary reason for an internal auditor to test the organization's IT contingency plan?

According to HA guidance, which of the following statements is true with regard to workstation computers that access company information stored on the network?

Which of the following statements regarding program change management is not correct?

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