1) Which of the following is the most significant concern in the management of IT?

Keeping IT running

2) What is an essential attribute of successful performance management?

Metrics defined and approved by the stakeholders

3) Which of the following is a common reason why IT projects exceed budget expectations or
deadlines? Underestimation of the effort required

4) Which one of the following is a common problem encountered while trying to align IT and
the business? Communication gaps between the business and IT

5) Which of the following is a principle of IT Governance?

Accountability

6) Which of one of these is a strategic objective?

Devising strategies to achieve stated goals

7) Which of the following is an objective of risk management?

Transparency about significant risks to the enterprise

8) Which of the following is a potential benefit of strategic alignment?

Cost-effective administration and management

9) Which of the following is a potential benefit of strategic alignment?

Optimal use of resources

10) Which of the following is an important component of risk management?

Understanding the appetite for risks

11) Which of the following represents an organizational perspective of a balanced scorecard?

A customer

12) 10) Which of the following is a characteristic of a control framework?

Process orientation

13) Which of the following is a key benefit of IT Governance?

Responsiveness of IT

14) Which of the following is the best way to use COBIT?

To help prioritize which IT process to focus on

15) How does the COBIT Framework help an organization implement IT Governance?
It provides good practice and guidance

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16) Which of the following is a component of the COBIT Framework?
IT Resources

17) What is a Control Objective?

A statement of the desired result on purpose to be achieved by implementing control
procedures in a particular activity

18) What tool within COBIT helps the business and IT understand the business requirements
for information?
Information Criteria

19) KPIs measure performance of:

IT Processes

20) Which of the following is a fiduciary requirement within COBIT information criteria?
Compliance

21) Which of the following is a COBIT security requirement?

Availability

22) Which of the following is a COBIT Information Criteria?

Effectiveness

23) What do Key Goal Indicators (KGIs) measure?

The achievement of an objective

24) What do outcome measures indicate?

The achievement of an objective

25) Which of the following is a COBIT IT Resource?

Infrastructure

26) Which COBIT IT Resource can be defined as the automated user systems and manual
procedures that process information?
Applications

27) Which of the following is a key feature of resource optimization?

Optimizing costs

28) Maturity Models help organizations to:

Determine the capability of the current process

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29) How can COBIT be used along with other international best practices and standards, such
as ITIL and ISO 17799?
To integrate the deployment of the required standards

30) Which framework is increasingly accepted as the standard response for generally
assessing IT controls?
COBIT

31) Which of the following is a key benefit of IT Governance?

Confidence of top management in IT

32) Which IT process within COBIT should ensure the timely definition of operational
requirements?
AI4: Enable operation and use

33) Which part of the COBIT toolset will help the business and IT understand how to measure
results?
Management Guidelines

34) Key Performance Indicators are factors that:

Positively influence the process outcome

35) Which level of maturity in the COBIT processes is usually associated with a process
being "standardized, documented and communicated?"
Level 3 – defined

36) COBIT Security Baseline is a(n):

Nontechnical security guide and reference to security-related objectives

37) Which of the following is a stage in the COBIT assurance guide roadmap?
Planning

38) COBIT's definition of fiduciary requirements differ from that of COSO in that COBIT
expands the scope to include:
All information

39) COBIT is a framework that focuses on:

What needs to be achieved rather than how to do it

40) 34) The COBIT Framework treats information as the result of the combined application of
IT Resources that are managed by:
IT Process

41) The COSO Framework is a framework to help organizations establish and determine:
The effectiveness of the internal controls

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42) Which of the following COBIT IT Processes addresses the need for "program and
project risk assessment"?
PO10 - Manage projects

43) Which COBIT resource provides benchmarking capabilities?

COBIT Online
44) The percentage of projects completed on time and on budget is a COBIT KGI?
True

45) Which of the following aspects of COBIT can be benchmarked in COBIT Online?
Process Maturity Levels

46) COBIT QuickStart is most useful for:

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

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