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CISA—Certified Information Systems Auditor - Part 173

Mary Smith

Thu, 16 Apr 2026

CISA—Certified Information Systems Auditor - Part 173

1. What is used to develop strategically important systems faster, reduce development costs, and still maintain high quality?

A) Rapid application development (RAD)
B) GANTT
C) PERT
D) Decision trees



2. Test and development environments should be separated. True or false?

A) True
B) False
C)
D)



3. What kind of testing should programmers perform following any changes to an application or system?

A) Unit, module, and full regression testing
B) Module testing
C) Unit testing
D) Regression testing



4. Which of the following uses a prototype that can be updated continually to meet changing user or business requirements?

A) PERT
B) Rapid application development (RAD)
C) Function point analysis (FPA)
D) GANTT



5. What is the most common reason for information systems to fail to meet the needs of users?

A) Lack of funding
B) Inadequate user participation during system requirements definition
C) Inadequate senior management participation during system requirements definition
D) Poor IT strategic planning



1. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Rapid application development (RAD) is used to develop strategically important systems faster, reduce development costs, and still maintain high quality.

2. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Test and development environments should be separated, to control the stability of the test environment.

3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Programmers should perform unit, module, and full regression testing following any changes to an application or system.

4. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Rapid application development (RAD) uses a prototype that can be updated continually to meet changing user or business requirements.

5. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Inadequate user participation during system requirements definition is the most common reason for information systems to fail to meet the needs of users.

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