FREE Certified Information Systems Auditor MCQ Questions and Answers

Question 1

The management is starting to wonder about the timeline and completion of an audit project that is going far too long. This audit might be deficient in:

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Effective project management

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Cooperation from individual auditees

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Enough skilled auditors

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Clearly stated scope and objectives

Question 2

Which statement regarding the ISACA Audit Standards and Audit Guidelines is accurate?

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ISACA Audit Standards are mandatory

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ISACA Audit Guidelines are mandatory

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ISACA Audit Standards are only mandatory for SOX audits

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ISACA Audit Standards are optional

Question 3

Can an auditor depend on the audit client's risk estimate for audit planning?

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Yes, if the risk assessment was performed by a qualified external entity

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No. The auditor must perform a risk assessment himself or herself

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No. The auditor does not require a risk assessment to develop an audit plan

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Yes, in all cases

Question 4

The user account request and fulfillment process is being audited by an auditor. The auditor cannot inspect every transaction in the event population because there are hundreds of them. A random sample of transactions and some of the transactions for privileged access requests are wanted by the auditor. This kind of sampling is referred to as:

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Judgmental sampling

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Random sampling

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Statistical sampling

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Stratified sampling

Question 5

A plan for an audit is being created by an auditor for the accounts payment function. The auditor wishes to choose transactions from low, medium, and big payment amounts rather than randomly choosing transactions to investigate. Which example methodology fits this approach the best?

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Stratified sampling

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Non-random sampling

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Judgmental sampling

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Statistical sampling

Question 6

What is the purpose of the ISACA organizational independence audit standard?

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The auditor's placement in the organization should ensure the auditor can act independently.

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To ensure that the auditor has the appearance of independence.

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To ensure that the auditor has a separate operating budget.

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The auditor should not work in the same organization as the auditee.

Question 7

Which of the following audit types would be suitable for a provider of financial services, like a payroll service?

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SSAE18

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AUP

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Sarbanes-Oxley

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SAS70