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Certified Internal Auditor Exam Questions 386–390 (page: 79)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

Which of the following would provide the best audit evidence regarding the effectiveness of an applied research department?

  1. Develop a cost per product analysis for products developed over the past five years.
  2. Develop a report on revenue generated by or cost savings directly attributable to newly developed products.
  3. Compare research as a percentage of revenue between this company and all major competitors in the same industry.
  4. Compare the number of this year's new product developments to the number of new product developments for the past five years.

Answer(s): B



A transportation department maintains its vehicle inventory and maintenance records in a database. Which of the following audit procedures is most appropriate for evaluating the accuracy of the database information?

  1. Verify a sample of the records extracted from the database with supporting documentation.
  2. Submit batches of test transactions through the current system and verify with expected results.
  3. Simulate normal processing by using test programs.
  4. Use program tracing to show how, and in what sequence, program instructions are processed in the system.

Answer(s): A



During which of the following systems development stages would it be most useful for an internal auditor to be involved?

  1. Coding and testing.
  2. User acceptance and post implementation.
  3. Design and implementation.
  4. Testing and user acceptance.

Answer(s): C



During an information security audit, an auditor discovers that the current disaster recovery plan was developed three years ago but never tested. There have been significant changes to information systems since the plan was developed. The auditor should

  1. Ask management to test the recovery plan immediately.
  2. Recommend that management and users update and test the recovery plan.
  3. Update the recovery plan for management as part of the review.
  4. Review the recovery plan and report weaknesses to management.

Answer(s): B



Which of the following is used to identify and prioritize critical business applications to determine those that must be restored and the order of restoration in the event that a disaster impairs information systems processing?

  1. Contingent facility contract analysis.
  2. System backup analysis.
  3. Vendor supply agreement analysis.
  4. Risk analysis.

Answer(s): D



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