INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUDITING
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
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●● Internal auditing
Answer: An independent, systematic, disciplined, and objective
assurance and consulting activity designed to add value, improve
organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and accomplish organization
objectives.
●● Financial Audit
Answer: An examination of the reliability and integrity of financial
transactions, accounting records, and financial statements.
●● Information systems audit
Answer: An examination of the general and application controls of an IS
to assess its compliance with internal control policies and procedures
and its effectiveness in safeguarding assets.
●● Operational audit
Answer: An examination of the economical and efficient use of
resources and the accomplishment of established goals and objectives.
, ●● Compliance audit
Answer: An examination of organizational compliance with applicable
laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. These audits oft result in
recommendations to improve processes and controls that ensure
compliance with regulations.
●● Investigative audit
Answer: An examination of incidents of possible fraud, misappropriation
of assets, waste and abuse, or improper governmental activities.
●● Audit Planning
Answer: Determines the why, how, when, and by whom the audit will be
performed.
●● Inherent Risk
Answer: The susceptibility to significant control problems in the absence
of internal control.
●● Control Risk
Answer: The risk that a material misstatement will get through the
internal control structure and into the financial statements.
●● Detection Risk
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACKAGE
●● Internal auditing
Answer: An independent, systematic, disciplined, and objective
assurance and consulting activity designed to add value, improve
organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and accomplish organization
objectives.
●● Financial Audit
Answer: An examination of the reliability and integrity of financial
transactions, accounting records, and financial statements.
●● Information systems audit
Answer: An examination of the general and application controls of an IS
to assess its compliance with internal control policies and procedures
and its effectiveness in safeguarding assets.
●● Operational audit
Answer: An examination of the economical and efficient use of
resources and the accomplishment of established goals and objectives.
, ●● Compliance audit
Answer: An examination of organizational compliance with applicable
laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. These audits oft result in
recommendations to improve processes and controls that ensure
compliance with regulations.
●● Investigative audit
Answer: An examination of incidents of possible fraud, misappropriation
of assets, waste and abuse, or improper governmental activities.
●● Audit Planning
Answer: Determines the why, how, when, and by whom the audit will be
performed.
●● Inherent Risk
Answer: The susceptibility to significant control problems in the absence
of internal control.
●● Control Risk
Answer: The risk that a material misstatement will get through the
internal control structure and into the financial statements.
●● Detection Risk