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Isaca CISA Practice Test 47

Question 460

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that a replacement project purchases new devices without accounting for idle stock. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Which risk statement is BEST supported by the recorded exception?

  1. Inadequate response and root-cause practices can prolong service disruption and allow repeat incidents.
  2. Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks.
  3. Uncontrolled user-managed systems can bypass approved security, integrity, continuity and change controls.
  4. Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Uncontrolled asset acquisition, custody or disposal can create cost, compliance and data exposure. The described exception is: a replacement project purchases new devices without accounting for idle stock. 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:

Inadequate response and root-cause practices can prolong service disruption and allow repeat incidents. Recurrence here depends on evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not this safeguard.

B:

Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks. That protection can exist while evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion is still missing.

C:

Uncontrolled user-managed systems can bypass approved security, integrity, continuity and change controls. It protects a different risk than the evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion requirement.

Question 461

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that a replacement project purchases new devices without accounting for idle stock. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. During fieldwork, what is the BEST focused test of this condition?

  1. Reconcile procurement and inventory records to physical custody, license entitlements and sanitization or disposal records.
  2. Compare service-level performance under representative workload, forecast trends and test plausible component failures.
  3. Trace sample transactions end to end and reconcile control totals, acknowledgements and retry or error queues.
  4. Trace incident samples through prioritization, escalation, restoration evidence and linkage to problem investigations.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Reconcile procurement and inventory records to physical custody, license entitlements and sanitization or disposal records. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a replacement project purchases new devices without accounting for idle stock. 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. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

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 configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 462

During an outsourced-services renewal at a logistics group, the IS auditor learns that a replacement project purchases new devices without accounting for idle stock. The affected operation supports freight tracking and fleet operations. Delivery commitments and partner data flow through this process. Management states that remediation is complete. Which evidence BEST supports closing this issue?

  1. Source and target totals and controlled replay tests show complete, accurate, once-only processing of messages.
  2. Time-stamped records and repeated-incident trend checks show timely service restoration and action on root causes.
  3. An accurate lifecycle inventory and sampled disposal records prove accountable custody, licensed use and validated data removal.
  4. Documented EUC ownership and sampled access, calculation review and recovery tests demonstrate proportionate controls.

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 a replacement project purchases new devices without accounting for idle stock. 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.

Question 463

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that a payroll batch reruns after timeout and duplicates approved payments. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. Which risk should the auditor treat as the PRIMARY concern arising from these facts?

  1. Missing or manipulable logs can prevent detection, accountability and reconstruction of material events.
  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. Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing. The described exception is: a payroll batch reruns after timeout and duplicates approved payments. 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. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

B:

Available infrastructure may not deliver committed business service capacity under peak load or shared failures. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

C:

Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks. It does not establish the requested evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion outcome.

Question 464

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that a payroll batch reruns after timeout and duplicates approved payments. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. What test BEST distinguishes effective control operation from an unsupported assertion?

  1. Trace incident samples through prioritization, escalation, restoration evidence and linkage to problem investigations.
  2. Inspect job definitions and dependencies, simulate retries and failures, and trace scheduler logs to reconciled business totals.
  3. Check source generation, clock synchronization, forwarding, access restrictions and retention with traceable test events.
  4. Trace sample transactions end to end and reconcile control totals, acknowledgements and retry or error queues.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Inspect job definitions and dependencies, simulate retries and failures, and trace scheduler logs to reconciled business totals. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a payroll batch reruns after timeout and duplicates approved payments. 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. Acceptance here depends on observing evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion, not only that test.

C:

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. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 465

During a routine controls assessment at a regional hospital, the IS auditor learns that a payroll batch reruns after timeout and duplicates approved payments. The affected operation supports patient-care scheduling and claims processing. Healthcare service continuity and protected records are at stake. 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. Protected time-synchronized records and forwarding-health alerts reproduce the expected event trail across the retention window.
  4. End-to-end capacity and availability tests meet business service thresholds with demonstrated expansion and failure headroom.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Correct. Controlled test runs and monitored production samples show correct sequencing, idempotent retries and timely failure escalation. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that a payroll batch reruns after timeout and duplicates approved payments. The reviewer must verify the remediation period and scope.

Incorrect Answers

A:

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. 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 466

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that overnight settlements fail without generating an alert to an accountable operator. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. Where should the audit team focus its principal finding?

  1. Available infrastructure may not deliver committed business service capacity under peak load or shared failures.
  2. Uncontrolled user-managed systems can bypass approved security, integrity, continuity and change controls.
  3. Service measures that omit consumer outcomes or lack reliable calculation can conceal contractual and operational failures.
  4. Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Correct. Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing. The described exception is: overnight settlements fail without generating an alert to an accountable operator. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of merchant settlement and reconciliation, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Available infrastructure may not deliver committed business service capacity under peak load or shared failures. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

B:

Uncontrolled user-managed systems can bypass approved security, integrity, continuity and change controls. That change would not implement evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

Service measures that omit consumer outcomes or lack reliable calculation can conceal contractual and operational failures. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 467

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that overnight settlements fail without generating an alert to an accountable operator. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. Which substantive or control test most directly addresses the observation?

  1. Inspect job definitions and dependencies, simulate retries and failures, and trace scheduler logs to reconciled business totals.
  2. Inventory critical end-user applications and test ownership, access, versioning, calculations and backup arrangements.
  3. Trace incident samples through prioritization, escalation, restoration evidence and linkage to problem investigations.
  4. Review SLA definitions, responsibilities and exclusions; independently reproduce reported outcomes from transaction or ticket evidence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Inspect job definitions and dependencies, simulate retries and failures, and trace scheduler logs to reconciled business totals. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that overnight settlements fail without generating an alert to an accountable operator. 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 468

During a payment-platform modernization at a payment clearing organization, the IS auditor learns that overnight settlements fail without generating an alert to an accountable operator. The affected operation supports merchant settlement and reconciliation. Finance and settlement integrity depend on this operation. What outcome would provide the STRONGEST evidence that the identified gap is resolved?

  1. End-to-end capacity and availability tests meet business service thresholds with demonstrated expansion and failure headroom.
  2. Documented EUC ownership and sampled access, calculation review and recovery tests demonstrate proportionate controls.
  3. Controlled test runs and monitored production samples show correct sequencing, idempotent retries and timely failure escalation.
  4. Agreed, auditable service metrics and documented breach handling confirm relevant user outcomes are monitored and governed.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Controlled test runs and monitored production samples show correct sequencing, idempotent retries and timely failure escalation. This is stronger than a manager's verbal assurance because it can be checked against the observed issue that overnight settlements fail without generating an alert to an accountable operator. 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.

D:

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

Question 469

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that a job dependency starts before its upstream extract is complete. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. What control exposure MOST directly explains why this observation is significant?

  1. Available infrastructure may not deliver committed business service capacity under peak load or shared failures.
  2. Unapproved or poorly tested changes can disrupt services or leave known vulnerabilities without accountable treatment.
  3. Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing.
  4. Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct. Uncontrolled scheduling, retry and job monitoring can cause incomplete, duplicate or unreported processing. The described exception is: a job dependency starts before its upstream extract is complete. This risk ties the observation to the business significance of citizen service accounts and public records, rather than treating management's claim as independent assurance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Available infrastructure may not deliver committed business service capacity under peak load or shared failures. The evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion prerequisite remains unaddressed.

B:

Unapproved or poorly tested changes can disrupt services or leave known vulnerabilities without accountable treatment. It changes a different feature than evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

D:

Interfaces can silently drop, duplicate or alter business data without adequate completeness and integrity checks. The configuration must instead establish evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

Question 470

During a regulatory readiness review at a municipal government, the IS auditor learns that a job dependency starts before its upstream extract is complete. The affected operation supports citizen service accounts and public records. Public accountability and essential service access are affected. Which evidence-gathering approach is MOST aligned with the recorded exposure?

  1. Inspect job definitions and dependencies, simulate retries and failures, and trace scheduler logs to reconciled business totals.
  2. Trace sample transactions end to end and reconcile control totals, acknowledgements and retry or error queues.
  3. Sample change and patch events against approvals, risk assessments, baseline updates, testing and rollback records.
  4. Trace incident samples through prioritization, escalation, restoration evidence and linkage to problem investigations.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct. Inspect job definitions and dependencies, simulate retries and failures, and trace scheduler logs to reconciled business totals. The procedure directly tests the reported condition that a job dependency starts before its upstream extract is complete. 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. That result could pass without demonstrating evidence appropriate to the audit conclusion.

C:

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

D:

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