IIA IIA-CIA-PART3 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IIA IIA-CIA-PART3 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 861:

  The human resource department of an organization observed that accounting staff turnover was unusually high. Exit interviews indicated that the accounting department work schedule was highly restrictive for accountants who had young children. To improve the retention of skilled employees in the accounting department, the best solution would be to:

  A. Implement a program of job rotation within the accounting department.
  B. Promote job enlargement for the positions experiencing the greatest turnover.
  C. Provide job sharing and flextime opportunities for accounting department employees.
  D. Enrich the jobs of accounting department employees.
  C. Provide job sharing and flextime opportunities for accounting department employees.

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  Explanation

  Job sharing and flextime allow employees to adjust their work schedules and hours to better achieve personal objectives. These programs can increase worker loyalty and motivation.

• Question 862:

  Which one of the following is a social trend affecting the organization?

  A. Changes in labor markets.
  B. Tougher legislation to protect the environment.
  C. Rising inflation.
  D. Replacements for steel in cars and appliances.
  A. Changes in labor markets.

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  Explanation

  Social trends, such as changes in labor markets, reflect social, cultural, and demographic factors in the organization'smicroenvironmentthat may constitute opportunities or threats (identified in a SWOT analysis). The attributes of people (age, education, income, ethnicity, family status, etc.) and their beliefs, attitudes, and values shape and are shaped by social trends that in turn affect the organization. Thus, changes in the characteristics, sources, locations, and costs of labor resources supplied (a basic factor of production) have great effects on an organization's strategic position.

• Question 863:

  Which of the following control techniques would minimize the risk of interception during transmission in an electronic data interchange system?

  1. Encryption.

  2. Trafficpadding.

  3. Edit checks.

  4. Structured data format.

  A. 1 and 2 only
  B. 2 and 3 only
  C. 3 and 4 only
  D. 1, 2, and 3 only
  A. 1 and 2 only

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• Question 864:

  Which of the following statements best describes the concept of Internet of Things?

  A. Interconnectivity of physical devices through the internet.
  B. Delivery of different services through the internet.
  C. The practice whereby employees and partners use their personal devices for conducting business.
  D. Computer-to-computer exchange of business documents in electronic form through the internet between an organization and its trading partners.
  A. Interconnectivity of physical devices through the internet.

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• Question 865:

  The faulty email led to a communications error by the executive committee of the multinational firm. The error was in:

  A. Decoding of the message.
  B. Choice of transmission medium.
  C. Understanding of the message.
  D. Response to the message.
  C. Understanding of the message.

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  Explanation

  Because of faulty encoding, the message was open to two different interpretations. The committee chose the wrong one.

• Question 866:

  An organization is considering the outsourcing of its business processes related to payroll and information technology functions. Which of the following is the most significant area of concern for management regarding this proposed agreement?

  A. Ensuring that payments to the vendor are appropriate and timely for the services delivered.
  B. Ensuring that the vendor has complete management control of the outsourced process.
  C. Ensuring that there are means of monitoring the efficiency of the outsourced process.
  D. Ensuring that there are means of monitoring the effectiveness of the outsourced process.
  D. Ensuring that there are means of monitoring the effectiveness of the outsourced process.

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• Question 867:

  An internal auditor for a pharmaceutical company is planning a cybersecurity audit and conducting a risk assessment.

  Which of the following would be considered the most significant cyber threat to the organization?

  A. Cybercriminals hacking into the organization's time and expense system to collect employee personal data.
  B. Hackers breaching the organization's network to access research and development reports.
  C. A denial-of-service attack that prevents access to the organization's website.
  D. A hacker accessing the financial information of the company.
  D. A hacker accessing the financial information of the company.

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• Question 868:

  An organization outsources its IT function and help desk services. A service-level agreement has been signed and a business continuity plan (BCP) has been developed. Which of the following should be included in the BCP?

  A. The capacity management plans for the critical business applications
  B. An intellectual property clause.
  C. Solutions for recovery of critical business functions
  D. A data protection clause
  C. Solutions for recovery of critical business functions

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• Question 869:

  Which of the following is based on the concept that there is not one best leadership style and that successful leadership depends on a match between the leader, the situation, and the subordinate?

  A. Attribute theory.
  B. Path goal model
  C. Life cycle model
  D. Contingency theory
  D. Contingency theory

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• Question 870:

  Which of the following is a security feature that involves the use of hardware and software to filter or prevent specific information from moving between the inside network and the outside network?

  A. Authorization.
  B. Architecture model.
  C. Firewall.
  D. Virtual private network
  C. Firewall.

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  Explanation