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Isaca CISA Practice Test 45

Question 440

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that a cluster is declared redundant although all nodes share one power source. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. During fieldwork, what is the BEST focused test of this condition?

  1. Trace a sample of critical business services to actual compute, network, storage and supporting service components.
  2. Sample change and patch events against approvals, risk assessments, baseline updates, testing and rollback records.
  3. Reconcile procurement and inventory records to physical custody, license entitlements and sanitization or disposal records.
  4. Inventory critical end-user applications and test ownership, access, versioning, calculations and backup arrangements.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Trace a sample of critical business services to actual compute, network, storage and supporting service components. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a cluster is declared redundant although all nodes share one power source. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

C:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 441

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that a cluster is declared redundant although all nodes share one power source. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Management states that remediation is complete. Which evidence BEST supports closing this issue?

  1. Verified inventory and dependency tests identify the critical components and their failover or support owners.
  2. Approved change histories and representative patch verification show changes are controlled and critical exposure is addressed.
  3. An accurate lifecycle inventory and sampled disposal records prove accountable custody, licensed use and validated data removal.
  4. Source and target totals and controlled replay tests show complete, accurate, once-only processing of messages.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Verified inventory and dependency tests identify the critical components and their failover or support owners. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that a cluster is declared redundant although all nodes share one power source. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

C:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

Question 442

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that a decommissioned virtual host still appears as a production monitoring dependency. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. Which risk should the auditor treat as the PRIMARY concern arising from these facts?

  1. Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing.
  2. Available infrastructure may not deliver committed business service capacity under peak load or shared failures.
  3. Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks.
  4. Hidden or inaccurate infrastructure dependencies may create single points of failure and impede impact analysis.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Hidden or inaccurate infrastructure dependencies may create single points of failure and impede impact analysis. The described exception is: a decommissioned virtual host still appears as a production monitoring dependency. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of customer checkout and order fulfillment, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing. It protects a different risk than the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion requirement.

B:

Available infrastructure may not deliver committed business service capacity under peak load or shared failures. It does not retain the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion control over time.

C:

Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

Question 443

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that a decommissioned virtual host still appears as a production monitoring dependency. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. What test BEST distinguishes effective control operation from an unsupported assertion?

  1. Trace a sample of critical business services to actual compute, network, storage and supporting service components.
  2. Compare service-level performance under representative workload, forecast trends and test plausible component failures.
  3. Inventory critical end-user applications and test ownership, access, versioning, calculations and backup arrangements.
  4. Inspect job definitions and dependencies, simulate retries and failures, and trace scheduler logs to reconciled business totals.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Trace a sample of critical business services to actual compute, network, storage and supporting service components. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a decommissioned virtual host still appears as a production monitoring dependency. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 444

During a post-incident audit at a retail marketplace, the IS auditor learns that a decommissioned virtual host still appears as a production monitoring dependency. The affected operation supports customer checkout and order fulfillment. Customer transactions and market trust depend on effective control. What result would best demonstrate sustained operation of the corrected control?

  1. Source and target totals and controlled replay tests show complete, accurate, once-only processing of messages.
  2. Controlled test runs and monitored production samples show correct sequencing, idempotent retries and timely failure escalation.
  3. End-to-end capacity and availability tests meet business service thresholds with demonstrated expansion and failure headroom.
  4. Verified inventory and dependency tests identify the critical components and their failover or support owners.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Verified inventory and dependency tests identify the critical components and their failover or support owners. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that a decommissioned virtual host still appears as a production monitoring dependency. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

B:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

C:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

Question 445

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that network diagrams omit the DNS service needed for application authentication. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Where should the audit team focus its principal finding?

  1. Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks.
  2. Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure.
  3. Inadequate response and root-cause practices can prolong service disruption and allow repeat incidents.
  4. Hidden or inaccurate infrastructure dependencies may create single points of failure and impede impact analysis.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Hidden or inaccurate infrastructure dependencies may create single points of failure and impede impact analysis. The described exception is: network diagrams omit the DNS service needed for application authentication. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of freight tracking and fleet operations, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

B:

Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Inadequate response and root-cause practices can prolong service disruption and allow repeat incidents. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 446

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that network diagrams omit the DNS service needed for application authentication. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which substantive or control test most directly addresses the observation?

  1. Trace incident samples through prioritization, escalation, restoration evidence and linkage to problem investigations.
  2. Reconcile procurement and inventory records to physical custody, license entitlements and sanitization or disposal records.
  3. Trace a sample of critical business services to actual compute, network, storage and supporting service components.
  4. Inventory critical end-user applications and test ownership, access, versioning, calculations and backup arrangements.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Trace a sample of critical business services to actual compute, network, storage and supporting service components. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that network diagrams omit the DNS service needed for application authentication. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

B:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

Question 447

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that network diagrams omit the DNS service needed for application authentication. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. What outcome would provide the STRONGEST evidence that the identified gap is resolved?

  1. Verified inventory and dependency tests identify the critical components and their failover or support owners.
  2. Source and target totals and controlled replay tests show complete, accurate, once-only processing of messages.
  3. Time-stamped records and repeated-incident trend checks show timely service restoration and action on root causes.
  4. An accurate lifecycle inventory and sampled disposal records prove accountable custody, licensed use and validated data removal.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Verified inventory and dependency tests identify the critical components and their failover or support owners. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that network diagrams omit the DNS service needed for application authentication. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

C:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

Question 448

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that retired laptops are auctioned without documented media sanitization. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. What control exposure MOST directly explains why this observation is significant?

  1. Missing or manipulable logs can prevent detection, accountability and reconstruction of material events.
  2. Uncontrolled user-managed systems can bypass approved security, integrity, continuity and change controls.
  3. Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure.
  4. Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure. The described exception is: retired laptops are auctioned without documented media sanitization. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of patient-care scheduling and claims processing, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Missing or manipulable logs can prevent detection, accountability and reconstruction of material events. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

B:

Uncontrolled user-managed systems can bypass approved security, integrity, continuity and change controls. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

D:

Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 449

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that retired laptops are auctioned without documented media sanitization. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which evidence-gathering approach is MOST aligned with the recorded exposure?

  1. Trace sample transactions end to end and reconcile control totals, acknowledgements and retry or error queues.
  2. Compare service-level performance under representative workload, forecast trends and test plausible component failures.
  3. Reconcile procurement and inventory records to physical custody, license entitlements and sanitization or disposal records.
  4. Check source generation, clock synchronization, forwarding, access restrictions and retention with traceable test events.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Reconcile procurement and inventory records to physical custody, license entitlements and sanitization or disposal records. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that retired laptops are auctioned without documented media sanitization. A defensible IS audit conclusion requires relevant and reliable evidence from the actual control population and period.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

B:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

D:

Not the most direct fieldwork procedure for these facts. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

Question 450

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that retired laptops are auctioned without documented media sanitization. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which evidence would BEST support a conclusion that the exposure has been addressed?

  1. Documented EUC ownership and sampled access, calculation review and recovery tests demonstrate proportionate controls.
  2. Source and target totals and controlled replay tests show complete, accurate, once-only processing of messages.
  3. An accurate lifecycle inventory and sampled disposal records prove accountable custody, licensed use and validated data removal.
  4. Protected time-synchronized records and forwarding-health alerts reproduce the expected event trail across the retention window.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. An accurate lifecycle inventory and sampled disposal records prove accountable custody, licensed use and validated data removal. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that retired laptops are auctioned without documented media sanitization. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. The relevant success criterion is evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion; this measures a different function.

B:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Not the strongest closure evidence for this case. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.