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CISA · Question #2

CISA Question #2: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: ensuring that program changes adhere to established standards.. The IS quality assurance (QA) group's primary role is to ensure that all program modifications and development processes comply with predefined organizational standards and quality requirements.

Submitted by helene.fr· Apr 18, 2026Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Implementation

Question

The IS quality assurance (QA) group is responsible for:

Options

  • Amonitoring the execution of computer processing tasks.
  • Bdesigning procedures to protect data against accidental disclosure.
  • Censuring that program changes adhere to established standards.
  • Densuring that the output received from system processing is complete.

Explanation

The IS quality assurance (QA) group's primary role is to ensure that all program modifications and development processes comply with predefined organizational standards and quality requirements.

Common mistakes.

  • A. Monitoring the execution of computer processing tasks is typically a function of operations or system administration, not QA.
  • B. Designing procedures to protect data against accidental disclosure is primarily a responsibility of security management or data governance teams, though QA might review their implementation.
  • D. Ensuring the completeness of system processing output is a data control or operations function, often verified by users or operations staff, not the primary role of QA.

Concept tested. Role of IS Quality Assurance (QA)

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/test/quality-assurance?view=azure-devops

Topics

#Quality Assurance#Program Changes#IT Standards#SDLC

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