Certification in Control Self-Assessment® (CCSA®) v6.0 (IIA-CCSA)

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What refers to shared beliefs, values and behaviors of the members of an organization?

  • A. Culture
  • B. Legation
  • C. Refinement
  • D. Attitude


Answer : A

Management styles can be categorized in which two classifications?

  • A. Practitioner management and participative management
  • B. Autocratic management and participative management
  • C. Arbitrary management and exclusive management
  • D. Autocratic management and proactive management


Answer : B

People who make decisions themselves and issue orders to subordinates without seeking their input and without regard to their feelings are known as:

  • A. Practitioners
  • B. Stakeholders
  • C. Participative managers
  • D. Internal auditors


Answer : C

Which of the following is correct?

  • A. Practitioners use a more democratic approach to leadership.
  • B. Strategic managers use a more democratic approach to leadership.
  • C. Autocratic managers use a more democratic approach to leadership.
  • D. Participate managers use a more democratic approach to leadership.


Answer : D

Which of the following is NOT the step involved in strategic planning process?

  • A. Develop strategic plan
  • B. Develop specific plan
  • C. Communicate the plan
  • D. Monitor the plan


Answer : A

The change that results in a need to change policies, procedures, staffing levels or goals refers to which change?

  • A. Change in policy
  • B. Change in technology
  • C. Change in practices
  • D. Change in expertise


Answer : B

Change in moral environment says:

  • A. require modifications of training policies or personnel rules
  • B. change or increase areas of emphasis
  • C. tightens controls and performance measures
  • D. obtains and responds to feedback from external parties


Answer : C

An organization-wide commitment to quality is called Quality control.

  • A. True
  • B. False


Answer : B

Risk assessment and developing plans and processes for risk mitigation is the purpose of:

  • A. Risk Planning
  • B. Risk Monitoring
  • C. Risk Identification
  • D. Risk Management


Answer : D

Which of the following is Correct?

  • A. Risk arising from business strategies and activities are identified and prioritized.
  • B. Changes arising from business strategies and activities are identified and not prioritized.
  • C. Risk arising from business strategies and activities are identified and but less prioritized.
  • D. Risk arising from decision strategies and activities are identified and prioritized.


Answer : A

____________ is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organizations operations.

  • A. Audit-committee approval
  • B. Cross-enterprise
  • C. Internal auditing
  • D. External auditing


Answer : C

What aims to allow individuals involved in the process to assist the CSA team in identifying the risks and control weaknesses in the processes being reviewed?

  • A. Interviews
  • B. Survey
  • C. Voting
  • D. Auditing


Answer : B

What involve developing a purpose and goals statement for CSA, resource budgets and projected completion time lines?

  • A. Resource planning
  • B. Organizational planning
  • C. Operational planning
  • D. Strategic planning


Answer : D

Which of the following is Correct?

  • A. Employees working in a process are in a good position to identify ways to eliminate waste and streamline production through more efficient use of resources.
  • B. Employees working in a process are in a good position to identify ways to eliminate waste and streamline production through better understanding of responsibility.
  • C. Employees working in a process are in a good position to identify ways to eliminate waste and streamline production through improved communication.
  • D. Employees working in a process are in a good position to identify ways to eliminate waste and streamline production through effective team building.


Answer : A

The CSA process that results in identification of fraud indicators as well as actual fraudulent activities is called:

  • A. Fraudulent statements
  • B. Reduced risk of fraud
  • C. Accountability and control
  • D. Natural reluctance to change


Answer : B

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