EMT Practice Test

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Question1: An enterprise has made the strategic decision to reduce operating costs for the next year and is taking advantage of cost reductions offered by an external cloud service provider. Which of the following should be the IT steering committee's PRIMARY concern?

Question2: An enterprise has a zero-tolerance policy regarding security. This policy is causing a large number of email attachments to be blocked and is a disruption to enterprise. Which of the following should be the FIRST governance step to address this email issue?

Question3: Which of the following groups should approve the implementation of new technology?

Question4: Which of the following is the MOST appropriate mechanism for measuring overall IT organizational performance?

Question5: The PRIMARY reason for using quantitative criteria in developing business cases for IT projects is to:

Question6: The IT department has determined that problems with a business report are due to quality issues within a set of data To whom should IT refer the matter for resolution?

Question7: Which of the following is the BEST method to monitor IT governance effectiveness?

Question8: Which of the following is the PRIMARY element in sustaining an effective governance framework?

Question9: Which of the following is the PRIMARY benefit of communicating the IT strategy across the enterprise?

Question10: An enterprise's executive team has recently released a new IT strategy and related objectives. Which of the following would be the MOST effective way for the CIO to ensure IT personnel are supporting the new strategy's objectives?

Question11: Which of the following BEST indicates that a change management process has been implemented successfully?

Question12: Which of the following is the MOST important consideration for data classification to be successfully implemented?

Question13: Which of the following is the BEST indication that enterprise value is being derived from IT?

Question14: A global financial enterprise has been experiencing a substantial number of information security incidents that have directly affected its business reputation. Which of the following should be the IT governance board's FIRST course of action?

Question15: Which of the following is the MOST important aspect of business ethics?

Question16: Which of the following BEST reflects mature risk management in an enterprise?

Question17: Which of the following is (he GREATEST benefit of using the life cycle approach to govern information assets'?

Question18: Which of the following BEST indicates the success of an enterprise's IT governance framework after implementation?

Question19: Of the following, who should be responsible for ensuring the regular review of quality management performance against defined quality metrics?

Question20: Which of the following should be the PRIMARY basis for establishing categories within an information classification scheme?

Question21: When developing an IT strategic plan that supports an enterprise's business goals which of the following should be done FIRST?

Question22: Which of the following is the MOST effective means for IT management to report to executive management regarding the value of IT?

Question23: A data governance strategy has been defined by the IT strategy committee which includes privacy objectives related to access controls, authorized use. and data collection. Which of the following should the committee do NEXT?

Question24: Senior management wants to expand offshoring to include IT services as other types of business offshoring have already resulted in significant financial benefits for the enterprise. The CIO is currently midway through a successful five-year strategy that relies heavily on internal IT resources. What should the CIO do NEXT?

Question25: After shifting from lease to purchase of IT infrastructure and software licenses, an enterprise has to pay for unexpected lease extensions causing significant cost overruns. The BEST direction for the IT steering committee would be to establish;

Question26: The board of directors of an enterprise has approved a three-year IT strategic program to centralize the core business processes of its global entities into one core system. Which of the following should be the ClO's NEXT step?

Question27: Which of the following roles has PRIMARY accountability for the security related to data assets?

Question28: Which of the following should be the ClO's GREATEST consideration when making changes to the IT strategy'?

Question29: An enterprise has been focused on establishing an IT risk management framework. Which of the following should be the PRIMARY motivation behind this objective?

Question30: Reviewing which of the following should be the FIRST step when evaluating the possibility of outsourcing an IT system?

Question31: An enterprise is replacing its customer relationship management (CRM) system with a cloud-based system. Which of the following should be done FIRST when preparing for data migration"*

Question32: As part of the implementation of IT governance, the board of an enterprise should establish an IT strategy committee to:

Question33: A large organization with branches across many countries is in the midst of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) transformation. The IT organization receives news that the branches in a country where the impact to the enterprise is to be greatest are being sold. What should be the NEXT step?

Question34: Which of the following would be the BEST way to facilitate the successful adoption of a new technology across the enterprise?

Question35: When preparing a new IT strategic plan for board approval, the MOST important consideration is to ensure the plan identifies:

Question36: The BEST way to ensure an IT steering committee meets enterprise objectives is to:

Question37: An enterprise has established a new department to oversee the life cycle of activities that support data management objectives. Which of the following should be done NEXT?

Question38: An enterprise has identified potential environmental disasters that could occur in the area where its data center is located. Which of the following should be done NEXT?

Question39: Which of the following would be the PRIMARY impact on IT governance when a business strategy is changed?

Question40: A large enterprise has decided to use an emerging technology that needs to be integrated with the current IT infrastructure. Which of the following is the BEST way to prevent adverse effects to the enterprise resulting from the new technology?

Question41: An IT department has forwarded a request to the IT strategy committee for funding of a discretionary Investment. The committee's MOST important consideration should be to evaluate:

Question42: A CIO just received a final audit report that indicates there is inconsistent enforcement of the enterprise's mobile device acceptable use policy throughout all business units. Which of the following should be the FIRST step to address this issue?

Question43: Which of the following is MOST critical for the successful implementation of an IT process?

Question44: Which of the following aspects of the transition from X-rays to digital images would be BEST addressed by implementing information security policy and procedures?

Question45: Which of the following is the BEST method for determining an enterprise's current appetite for risk?

Question46: An enterprise is approaching the escalation date of a major IT risk. The IT steering committee wants to ascertain who is responsible for the risk response. Where should the committee find this information?

Question47: The board of directors of an enterprise has questioned whether the business is focused on optimizing value. The IT strategy committees BEST action to address the board's concern is to:

Question48: An enterprise wants to address the human factors of social engineering risk within the organization. From a governance perspective, which of the following is the BEST way to mitigate this risk?

Question49: The CIO of a large enterprise has taken the necessary steps to align IT objectives with business objectives. What is the BEST way for the CIO to ensure these objectives are delivered effectively by IT staff?

Question50: During an IT strategy review, a new CIO determined that numerous important internal processes have not been updated for several years and should be reexamined. Which of the following would be the BEST approach to address this concern?

Question51: An enterprise is evaluating a possible strategic initiative for which IT would be the main driver. There are several risk scenarios associated with the initiative that have been identified. Which of the following should be done FIRST to facilitate a decision?

Question52: Which of the following is the BEST IT architecture concept to ensure consistency, interoperability, and agility for infrastructure capabilities?

Question53: An enterprise has decided to implement an IT risk management program After establishing stakeholder desired outcomes, the MAIN goal of the IT strategy committee should be to:

Question54: Which of the following has the GREATEST influence on data quality assurance?

Question55: From an IT governance perspective, establishing performance measurements is PRIMARILY the responsibility of:

Question56: Which of the following provides the BEST evidence of an IT risk-aware culture across an enterprise?

Question57: Which of the following should be the MOST important consideration when designing an implementation plan for IT governance?

Question58: Which of the following is the BEST approach when reviewing The security status of a new business acquisition?

Question59: In a large enterprise, which of The following is the MOST effective way to understand the business activities associated with the enterprise's information architecture?

Question60: Which of the following is the GREATEST impact to an enterprise that has ineffective information architecture?

Question61: Which of the following IT governance practices would BEST support IT and enterprise strategic alignment?

Question62: An IT manager is trying to determine optimal IT service levels. Which of the following should be the PRIMARY consideration?

Question63: A business has outsourced IT operations to several third-party providers, but service level agreements (SLAs) are not clearly defined in all cases. Which of the following is the GREATEST risk to the business?

Question64: An enterprise has had the same IT governance framework in place for several years. Currently, large and small capital projects go through the same architectural governance reviews. Despite repeated requests to streamline the review process for small capital projects, business units have received no response from IT. The business units have recently escalated this issue to the newly appointed GO. Which of the following should be done FIRST to begin addressing business needs?

Question65: Which of the following provides the BEST information to assess the effective alignment of IT investments?

Question66: A board of directors has just received a report indicating that only a small number of IT initiatives have been completed on time and within budget, A third of the projects were cancelled prior to completion, and more than half will cost almost double their original estimates. An analysis has determined that no one is held responsible for the completion of investment initiatives, and there is no consistency in execution. Which of the following would BEST help the enterprise address these problems?

Question67: Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of an effective set of key risk indicators (KRIs)?

Question68: Which of the following is the BEST indication that information security requirements are taken into consideration when developing IT processes?

Question69: A new CIO has been charged with updating the IT governance structure. Which of the following is the MOST important consideration to effectively influence organizational and process change?

Question70: Which of the following should be the FIRST step in planning an IT governance implementation?

Question71: Following the rollout of an enterprise IT software solution that hosts sensitive data it was discovered that the application's role-based access control was not functioning as specified Which of the following is the BEST way to prevent reoccurrence in the future?

Question72: Which of the following would be the BEST way for an IT steering committee to monitor the adoption of a new enterprise IT strategy?

Question73: Which of the following would be the MOST effective way to ensure IT capabilities are appropriately aligned with business requirements for specific business processes?

Question74: To minimize the potential mishandling of customer personal information in a system located in a country with strict privacy regulations which of the following is the BEST action to take?

Question75: Which of the following aspects of IT governance BEST addresses the potential intellectual property implications of a cloud service provider having a database in another country?

Question76: Communicating which of the following to staff BEST demonstrates senior management's commitment to IT governance?

Question77: Which of the following BEST reflects the ethical values adopted by an IT organization?

Question78: The MAIN responsibility of the board of directors regarding the management of enterprise risk is to:

Question79: Which of the following activities MUST be completed before developing an IT strategic plan?

Question80: A health tech enterprise wants to ensure that its in-house developed mobile app for users complies with data privacy regulations. Which of the following should be identified FIRST when creating an inventory of information systems and data related to the mobile app?

Question81: Which of the following should be the PRIMARY governance objective for selecting key risk indicators (KRIs) related to legal and regulatory compliance?

Question82: Which of the following is the MOST effective way of assessing enterprise risk?

Question83: The results of an internal audit show that the business and IT acquire resources differently, which causes duplicate purchases. Which of the following is the BEST way to address this issue?

Question84: Which of the following would be the BEST way to facilitate the adoption of strong IT governance practices throughout a multi-divisional enterprise?

Question85: Which of the following is MOST important to document for a business ethics program?

Question86: The PRIMARY objective of IT resource planning within an enterprise should be to:

Question87: The use of an IT balanced scorecard enables the realization of business value of IT through:

Question88: To reduce the risk of reputational damage through inappropriate use of social media by employees outside of the workplace, the enterprise approach regarding social media should PRIMARILY focus on;

Question89: Prior to decommissioning an IT system, it is MOST important to:

Question90: A marketing enterprise is considering procuring customer information to more accurately target customer communications and increase sales. The data has a very high cost to the enterprise. Which of the following would provide the MOST comprehensive view into the potential value to the organization?

Question91: Before establishing IT key nsk indicators (KRls) which of the following should be defined FIRST?

Question92: When establishing a risk management process which of the following should be the FIRST step?

Question93: An IT steering committee is preparing to review proposals for projects that implement emerging technologies. In anticipation of the review, the committee should FIRST:

Question94: Which of the following is the BEST method to confirm whether a pilot project was successful?

Question95: The CEO of a large enterprise has announced me commencement of a major business expansion that will double the size of the organization. IT will need to support the expected demand expansion. What should the CIO do FIRST?

Question96: Which of the following will BEST enable an IT steering committee to monitor the achievement of overall IT objectives on a continuous basis?

Question97: Two large financial institutions with different corporate cultures are engaged in a merger. From a governance perspective, which of the following should be the GREATEST concern?

Question98: When assessing the impact of a new regulatory requirement, which of the following should be the FIRST course of action?

Question99: Which of the following BEST lowers costs and improves scalability from an IT enterprise architecture (EA) perspective?

Question100: A chief technology officer (CTO) wants to ensure IT governance practices adequately address risk management specific to mobile applications. To create the appropriate risk policies for IT, it is MOST important for the CTO to:

Question101: To generate value for the enterprise, it is MOST important that IT investments are:

Question102: An enterprise wants to reduce the complexity of its data assets while ensuring impact to the business is minimized during the transition. Which of the following should be done FIRST?

Question103: Which of the following is MOST important to the successful implementation of enterprise architecture (EA)?

Question104: Which of the following provides the BEST evidence of effective IT governance?

Question105: An analysis of an organization s security breach is complete. The results indicate that the quality of the code used for updates to its primary customer-facing software has been declining and security flaws were introduced. The FIRST IT governance action to correct this problem should be to review:

Question106: The CIO of a large enterprise has taken the necessary steps to align IT objectives with business objectives. What is the BEST way for the CIO to ensure these objectives are delivered effectively by IT staff?

Question107: A root-cause analysis indicates a major service disruption due to a lack of competency of newly hired IT system administrators. Who should be accountable for resolving the situation?

Question108: Which of the following provides the BEST assurance on the effectiveness of IT service management processes?

Question109: An IT value delivery framework PRIMARILY helps an enterprise

Question110: Which of the following is the MOST important benefit of developing an information architecture model consistent with enterprise strategy?

Question111: A major data leakage incident at an enterprise has resulted in a mandate to strengthen and enforce current data governance practices. Which of the following should be done FIRST to achieve this objective?

Question112: An enterprise's service center is experiencing long delays in fulfilling !T service requests and very low customer satisfaction. The BEST way to determine if staff competency is the root cause of these performance problems is to compare required staff competencies with:

Question113: Which of the following should be the FIRST step in updating an IT strategic plan?

Question114: Which of the following is MOST important for IT governance to have in place to ensure the enterprise can maintain operations during extensive system downtime?

Question115: Which of the following would be the BEST long-term solution to address the concern regarding loss of expenenced staff?

Question116: Which of the following should be done FIRST when defining responsibilities for ownership of information and systems?

Question117: To meet the growing demands of a newly established business unit, IT senior management has been tasked with changing the current IT organization model to service-oriented. With significant growth expected of the IT organization, which of the following is the MOST important consideration when planning for long-term IT service delivery?

Question118: An enterprise is planning a change in business direction. As a result, IT risk will significantly increase. Which of the following should be the GO'S FIRST course of action?

Question119: A CIO of an enterprise is concerned that IT and the business have different priorities. Which of the following would BEST demonstrate the current state of strategic alignment?

Question120: Which of the following should a new CIO do FIRST to ensure information assets are effectively governed?

Question121: Senior management is reviewing the results of a recent security incident with significant business impact. Which of the following findings should be of GREATEST concern?

Question122: Supply chain management has established a supplier policy requiring multiple technology suppliers. What is the BEST way to ensure the success of this policy?

Question123: The BEST way to decide how to prioritize issues identified in an IT risk and control self-assessment (CSA) is to understand the risk and:

Question124: Due to continually missed service level agreements (SLAs), an enterprise plans to terminate its contract with a vendor providing IT help desk services. The enterprise s IT department will assume the help desk-related responsibilities. Which of the following would BEST facilitate this transition?

Question125: An IT governance committee is defining a risk management policy for a portfolio of !T-enabled investments Which of the following should be the PRIMARY consideration when developing the policy?

Question126: Which of the following would be of MOST concern regarding the effectiveness of risk management processes?

Question127: When implementing an IT governance framework, which of the following would BEST ensure acceptance of the framework?

Question128: The BEST time to identity metrics to measure the performance of an IT-enabled investment is during:

Question129: An enterprise is concerned with the potential for data leakage as a result of increased use of social media in the workplace, and wishes to establish a social media strategy. Which of the following should be the MOST important consideration in developing this strategy?

Question130: An enterprise can BEST assess the benefits of a new IT project through its life cycle by:

Question131: Which of the following would a CIO use to present the overall view of IT performance to the board of directors?

Question132: A newly hired CIO has been told the enterprise has an established IT governance process, but finds it is not being followed. To address this problem, the CIO should FIRST

Question133: Which of the following would BEST support an enterprise's initiative to incorporate desired organizational behaviors into the IT governance framework?

Question134: An enterprise's decision to move to a virtualized architecture will have the GREATEST impact on:

Question135: An enterprise's CIO requires all IT processes within the enterprise to be clearly defined. Which of the following would be the MOST immediate outcome?

Question136: Which of the following would BEST enable business innovation through IT?

Question137: An enterprise has finalized a major acquisition and a new business strategy in line with stakeholder needs has been introduced To help ensure continuous alignment of IT with the new business strategy the CiO should FIRST

Question138: Which of the following is the MOST important, characteristic of a well-defined information architecture?

Question139: Which of the following is the MOST effective approach to ensure senior management sponsorship of IT risk management?

Question140: An enterprise is planning to migrate its IT infrastructure to a cloud-based solution but does not have experience with this technology Which of the following should be done FIRST to reduce the risk of IT service disruptions when using this new technology?

Question141: Of the following, who should approve the criteria for information quality within an enterprise?

Question142: IT security is concerned with employees' increasing use of personal equipment for work-related purposes, while employees claim it allows them to be more productive. A decision on whether to modify the enterprise information security policy should be based on:

Question143: An IT steering committee is presented with an audit finding that new software applications are delivered on time but consistently have unacceptable levels of defects. Which of the following would be the BEST direction from the committee?