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Actual exam question from Isaca's CISA
Question #: 849
Topic #: 1
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A sample for testing must include the 80 largest client balances and a random sample of the rest. What should the IS auditor recommend?

  • A. Query the database
  • B. Use generalized audit software
  • C. Develop an integrated test facility (ITF)
  • D. Leverage a random number generator
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

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MsFe
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
Use generalized audit software
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KAP2HURUF
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
GAS has capability to get largest and random, option D only focus for randomly selected. The capability of GAS is a lot refer to CRM
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SuperMax
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
the IS auditor should recommend a combination of options B and D: B. Use generalized audit software: Generalized audit software is specifically designed for auditing purposes and can help in extracting and analyzing data from databases efficiently. It allows for the extraction of data based on specific criteria, such as the 80 largest client balances. D. Leverage a random number generator: A random number generator can be used to select a random sample from the remaining client balances after extracting the 80 largest ones. This ensures that the sample is truly random and not biased. This approach combines the use of specialized software for data extraction and analysis (option B) with a random number generator (option D) to ensure that the sample is both representative and random, as required for testing purposes.
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swmasinde
1 year, 9 months ago
B..........ITF checks for system processing
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kertyce
1 year, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Correct answer
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Tsubasa1234
1 year, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: B
I think B too.
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David_Hu
1 year, 11 months ago
not sure the reason why
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ziutek_
1 year, 11 months ago
Dont blind trust all answers. An integrated test facility (ITF) creates a fictitious entity in a database to process test transactions simultaneously with live input. So its not this answer for sure. I would go with GAS - as sample selection is one of its function.
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gomboragchaa
1 year, 11 months ago
Yeah, I would choose GAS too
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