COBIT5 Online Practice Questions and Answers

What enabler describes the key decision-making entities in an organization?

A. Organizational structures

B. Processes

C. People, skills and competencies

D. Principles, policies and frameworks

Which characteristic should a good policy framework provide?

A. A structure for consistency

B. Detailed process activities

C. Access to social media

D. Confirmation that practices are applied

Which item describes a key component of a Governance System used to implement the Governance Objectives?

A. Setting the Governance Framework

B. Defining roles, activities and relationships

C. Ensuring compliance with regulations

D. Optimization of IT assets, resources and capabilities

What does the Resource Optimization objective have a direct relationship with?

A. Risk Optimization

B. Defined Goals

C. Enabler Goals

D. Enterprise Goals

Which practice would be LEAST likely to drive desired behavior in an enterprise?

A. Communication of desired behaviors

B. Awareness of desired behaviors

C. HR Principles and Policies

D. Incentives and rewards

What is the name of the Change Enablement life cycle Phase which supports 'Phase 4 -What needs to be done'?

A. identify role players

B. Define target state

C. Plan programme

D. Define problems and opportunities

When can a process be rated as 'Largely achieved' for a particular attribute of that process?

A. There is some evidence of some achievement of the attribute for that process.

B. There are no significant weaknesses related to the attribute of that process.

C. There is evidence of a systematic approach to the attribute of that process.

D. When all the process attributes of the five capability levels, rate an average score of process capability Level 2.

Enterprise governance of information and technology (EGIT) is an integral part of:

A. corporate governance

B. risk governance

C. financial governance

Which of the following is a guiding principle in the development of COBIT?

A. COBIT includes relevant content from other related IandT standards, frameworks and regulations

B. COBIT aligns with other related and relevant IandT standards, frameworks and regulations

C. COBIT servers as a comprehensive standalone framework that covers all relevant IandT-related activities

Which of the following would BEST help to determine whether intended outcomes of IT governance are being achieved?

A. Reviewing business satisfaction survey results

B. Reviewing the balanced scorecard

C. Reviewing the governance business case

Which COBIT domain of management objectives incorporates managed risk?

A. Deliver, Service and Support (DSS)

B. Align, Plan and Organize (APO)

C. Build, Acquire and Implement (BAI)

The number of focus areas describing a certain governance topic or issue that can be addressed by governance objectives is:

A. dependent on process maturity

B. virtually unlimited

C. determined by the size of the enterprise

The ability to rapidly turn business requirements into operational solutions is an example of which type of goal?

A. An enterprise goal

B. A strategic goal

C. An alignment goal

The alignment goal titled "Knowledge, expertise and initiatives for business innovation" is aligned to which IT balanced scorecard (BSC) dimension?

A. Customer

B. Learning and Growth

C. Internal

Which of the following is a CRITICAL requirement when the IT function is strategic and crucial to the success of the business?

A. Highly capable security-related processes and ensured risk optimization

B. High involvement of IT-related roles in organizational structures

C. Documented IT policies and procedures