IIA-CCSA Practice Test Questions

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__________ can be used in control self-assessment workshops in conjunction with other
interactive programs such as OptionFinder to allow participants to anonymously express
their opinions on the information presented.





D.
  

Presentation software



A successful Project has following phases:


A.

Planning, Execution, Controlling


B.

Initiation, Planning, Execution, Controlling


C.

Initiation, Planning, Execution, Testing


D.

Planning, Execution, Controlling, Testing





B.
  

Initiation, Planning, Execution, Controlling



Which of the following is NOT the potential benefit of the CSA to the organization?


A.

Better risk assessment


B.

Improved employee morale


C.

Improved ability to test


D.

Efficient business processes





C.
  

Improved ability to test



Which of the following is NOT the potential benefit of the CSA to the internal auditing?


A.

Improved employee morale


B.

Improved ability to test informal controls


C.

More efficient use of audit resources


D.

Better ability to focus on high-risk areas 





A.
  

Improved employee morale



The purpose of developing and organizational structure is:


A.

To establish individual responsibilities to handle complexity of the organization’s
processes.


B.

To establish individual responsibilities as a means of control and to ensure the
organization achieves its goals.


C.

To establish individual responsibilities, their number and type.


D.

To establish individual responsibilities to formalize the organization’s processes





B.
  

To establish individual responsibilities as a means of control and to ensure the
organization achieves its goals.



Which of the following is NOT the type of organizational structures?


A.

Flat vs. tall organizational structures


B.

Centralized vs. decentralized organizations


C.

Productive vs. unproductive structures


D.

Mechanistic vs. organic structures





C.
  

Productive vs. unproductive structures



Which structures characterized by fast information flow between levels of the organization
and high employee satisfaction?


A.

Complex


B.

Centralized


C.

Productive


D.

Flat





D.
  

Flat



Tall organization structures have a large number of levels between the top of the
organization and the bottom.


A.

True


B.

False





A.
  

True



_________ structures tend to evolve in highly formal, centralized organizations where
employees are subject to strict controls and little flexibility in decision making.





C.
  

Mechanistic



Organic structures are:


A.

Common to Formal, decentralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open
and fixed.


B.

Common to Formal, centralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open
and fixed.


C.

Common to informal, centralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open
and flexible.


D.

Common to informal, decentralized organizations that tend to be more participative,
open and flexible.





D.
  

Common to informal, decentralized organizations that tend to be more participative,
open and flexible.



Organizations with centralized structures with a strict chain of command and typically
perform highly repetitive tasks grouped within their functional areas, have:


A.

Machine bureaucracy


B.

Performance bureaucracy


C.

Functional bureaucracy


D.

Organizational bureaucracy





A.
  

Machine bureaucracy



In organizational with decentralized structures where employees within highly trained
specialties are granted decision-making authority within their functional area is called:


A.

Machine bureaucracy


B.

Professional bureaucracy


C.

Functional bureaucracy


D.

Decisional bureaucracy





B.
  

Professional bureaucracy




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