GRCP Exam Questions and Answers
Governance - ANSWERS-the act of externally directing, controlling, and evaluating an entity,
process, or resource (board of directors); reliably achieve objectives
Management - ANSWERS-the act of internally directing, controlling, and evaluating an entity, or
process, or resource
Assurance - ANSWERS-the act of objectively evaluating an entity, process, or resource (internal
audit group)
Objective - ANSWERS-explicit goal that can be measurably achieved; must be stated/define,
must be measuarable
Performance - ANSWERS-measure of the degree to which an objective is achieved relative to a
target
Target - ANSWERS-expected or planned value (100 units sold)
Tolerance - ANSWERS-acceptable level of variation of performance relative to achievement of
an objective (+- 2 of 100 units sold)
Threat - ANSWERS-an event that has an undesirable effect on achieving objectives
Opportunity - ANSWERS-an event that has a desirable effect on achieving objectives
Risk - ANSWERS-undesirable effect of uncertainty on achieving objectives
Governance - ANSWERS-the act of externally directing, controlling, and evaluating an entity,
process, or resource (board of directors); reliably achieve objectives
Management - ANSWERS-the act of internally directing, controlling, and evaluating an entity, or
process, or resource
Assurance - ANSWERS-the act of objectively evaluating an entity, process, or resource (internal
audit group)
Objective - ANSWERS-explicit goal that can be measurably achieved; must be stated/define,
must be measuarable
Performance - ANSWERS-measure of the degree to which an objective is achieved relative to a
target
Target - ANSWERS-expected or planned value (100 units sold)
Tolerance - ANSWERS-acceptable level of variation of performance relative to achievement of
an objective (+- 2 of 100 units sold)
Threat - ANSWERS-an event that has an undesirable effect on achieving objectives
Opportunity - ANSWERS-an event that has a desirable effect on achieving objectives
Risk - ANSWERS-undesirable effect of uncertainty on achieving objectives