Different types of audits include: (Choose two) Response:

Question

Options

• ASystems audit
• BFinancial audit
• CProduct audit
• DProcess audit

• A
  72% (21)
• B
  10% (3)
• D
  17% (5)

Explanation

Systems audit (A) and Product audit (C) represent two recognized categories of audits in quality and systems management frameworks. A systems audit evaluates whether an overall management system (such as a quality or IT system) conforms to established standards and is functioning effectively. A product audit independently examines a finished product or service against defined specifications to verify conformance and quality.

Financial audit (B) is incorrect in this context because it belongs to a distinct domain focused on verifying financial records and statements - it is not classified under the same typology of operational/quality audits the question addresses. Process audit (D) is a distractor because, in the framework this question draws from, process auditing is considered a component or sub-element of systems evaluation rather than a standalone primary audit type at this classification level.

Memory tip: Think "SP" - Systems check the big picture (the whole management framework), Product checks the output (the actual item produced). Financial and process audits are real activities but fall outside this particular audit-type taxonomy.

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