Question: 1
Which of the following documents is most appropriate in promoting the objectivity of the internal audit activity?
Question: 2
Which of the following statements accurately describes the responsibility of the internal audit activity regarding IT governance?
1. The internal audit activity does not have any responsibility because IT governance is the responsibility of the board and senior management of the organization.
2. The internal audit activity must assess whether the IT governance of the organization supports the organization's strategies and objectives.
3. The internal audit activity may assess whether the IT governance of the organization supports the organization's strategies and objectives.
4. The internal audit activity may accept requests from management to perform advisory services regarding how the IT governance of the organization supports the organization's strategies and objectives.
Question: 3
Management is developing and implementing a risk and control framework for use throughout the organization. Which of the following elements should be included in the organization's control framework?
1. Appropriate levels of authority and responsibility.
2. Supervision of staff and appropriate review of work.
3. The seniority of management in the organization.
4. The ability to trace each transaction to an accountable and responsible individual.
Question: 4
As a matter of policy, the chief audit executive routinely rotates internal audit staff assignments and periodically interviews the staff to discuss the potential for conflicts of interest. These actions help fulfill which of the following internal audit mandates?
Question: 5
The manager for an organization's accounts payable department resigned her post in that capacity. Three months later, she was recruited to the internal audit activity and has been working with the audit team for the last eight months. Which of the following assignments would the newly hired internal auditor be able to execute without any impairments to independence or objectivity?
