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An internal auditor used a risk and control matrix to prepare a work program for testing a software release.
During the engagement planning stage, he tested the design of
the release procedure as a key control and concluded that the control was not designed well. During the performance stage, he tested the operation of this control and concluded that it was implemented as designed. Which of the following statements is true regarding this scenario?

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Question 80: Which of the following is the primary purpose of financial s...
Question 81: Which of the following is not a primary reason for outsourci...
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Question 84: Which of the following statements describes an engagement pl...
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Question 90: During an audit of the accounts payable process, an internal...
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Question 94: According to IIA guidance, which of the following statements...
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Question 96: Which of the following technologies will best reduce human p...
Question 97: An internal auditor performed a review that focused on the o...
Question 98: Which of the following is an appropriate documentation of pr...
Question 99: Which of the following approaches would best help an interna...
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Question 177: Considering the five-attribute approach to documenting defic...
Question 178: Which of the following sources of audit evidence is most rel...
Question 179: Acceding to MA guidance, when of the Mowing strategies would...
Question 180: The internal audit activity has requested that new vendor in...
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Question 236: Senior management wants assurance that third-party contracto...
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Question 241: When developing the scope of an audit engagement, which of t...
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