Free CISA practice test — 995+ CISA practice questions with detailed explanations across all 5 official CISA exam domains. Every set is scored and drawn from the live question bank — so you practise exactly what the exam tests, not outdated dumps.
Courseiva includes 995+ Certified Information Systems Auditor CISA practice questions across the official exam domains.
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This free CISA practice test mirrors the structure and difficulty of the real Certified Information Systems Auditor CISA exam. Every question is written against the official 2026 exam blueprint published by ISACA, ensuring you practise exactly what the exam tests — not last year's objectives.
The CISA blueprint is divided into 5weighted domains. Questions on this page are distributed proportionally across each domain, so the mix you see here reflects the same weighting you'll face on exam day. High-weight domains like Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience and Protection of Information Assets contribute the most questions, meaning focused practice on these areas gives you the highest return on study time.
CISA Exam Blueprint — 5 Domains
Governance and Management of IT
Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience
Information System Auditing Process
Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation
Protection of Information Assets
64 numbered sets, 5 domain question banks, and targeted sessions — every page is a unique set of questions.
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Each chapter page covers one topic in depth — theory, key concepts, and focused practice questions. Use these to close knowledge gaps before returning to full practice tests.
Getting the most from practice questions requires more than just clicking through answers. Here is the study method used by candidates who pass CISA on their first attempt:
Answer before revealing
Read each CISA question fully, eliminate obviously wrong choices, then commit to an answer before clicking to reveal. This active recall process is what builds lasting knowledge.
Read every explanation
Even when you answer correctly, read the full explanation. Knowing WHY the right answer is correct — and why the distractors are wrong — is what separates a 750 score from a 900 score.
Track weak domains
Note which CISA domains you get wrong most often. Then do a targeted 20-30 question session focused only on that domain until your accuracy improves.
Simulate exam pacing
The real CISA gives you roughly 1.6 minutes per question. Use the 60 or 120-question sessions to practise hitting that pace comfortably.
Most candidates who pass CISA on their first attempt report doing between 400 and 800 practice questions over 4–8 weeks of preparation. With 995+ questions in the Courseiva bank, you have more than enough material to build that repetition without seeing the same question twice.
Answer each question to reveal the full explanation and correct answer. This starter set is drawn from all 5 exam domains in blueprint proportion. Use the session selector to start a longer focused practice run.
A large enterprise recently experienced a data breach due to an insider threat. The IT governance committee is reviewing the incident and considering measures to prevent recurrence. Which of the following is the BEST course of action to address the root cause?
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A multinational corporation is adopting a hybrid cloud strategy. The IT governance board must decide on a framework to ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory compliance. Which framework is MOST appropriate?
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An organization's IT strategy must be aligned with business strategy. Which of the following is the PRIMARY benefit of this alignment?
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An organization is implementing a new incident management process aligned with ITIL. The IT team discovers a critical system is down, affecting all users. According to ITIL, what severity level should be assigned to this incident?
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During a change advisory board (CAB) meeting, a proposed change to the database server is discussed. The change involves implementing a security patch that requires a reboot. The change is categorized as 'normal' and has been risk-assessed as low impact. What is the most likely role of the CAB in this scenario?
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An organization's backup strategy includes daily incremental backups and weekly full backups. During a disaster recovery test, the restoration of a critical server fails because a required incremental backup is corrupt. Which control should the organization implement to verify the integrity of backups?
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In business continuity planning, a company identifies a critical business process with a maximum tolerable downtime (MTD) of 4 hours. What is the primary purpose of this metric?
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An IT auditor is reviewing the change management process for a financial institution. The auditor finds that emergency changes are frequently approved by the change manager without CAB review. Which risk is most associated with this practice?
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Which of the following audit types is MOST likely to be performed by an organization's own employees?
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During which phase of the audit process does the auditor perform procedures such as inquiry, observation, and inspection?
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An IS auditor is planning an audit of a financial system. The auditor identifies that the inherent risk is high due to the complexity of transactions, but control risk is low because of strong automated controls. Which component of audit risk will be MOST affected by the auditor's testing strategy?
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During a post-implementation review of a new financial system, the IS auditor finds that user acceptance testing (UAT) was completed with only 60% of test cases passed. Which of the following is the MOST significant risk?
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An organization is implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The project team plans to migrate legacy data without performing a full reconciliation between source and target systems. As an IS auditor, which of the following should be your PRIMARY concern?
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An IS auditor is reviewing the logical access controls for a financial application. The auditor notices that user access reviews are performed annually by the application owner, but there is no documentation indicating that managers confirm the continued need for access. Which of the following is the MOST significant risk associated with this finding?
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During an audit of the information security program, the IS auditor reviews the organization's information security policy. Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of an information security policy?
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An IS auditor is reviewing the privileged access management (PAM) process. The auditor finds that shared administrative accounts are used for critical system maintenance and that passwords are changed quarterly. Which of the following is the BEST recommendation to mitigate the risk of audit trail loss?
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An IS auditor is evaluating the effectiveness of a security awareness program. Which of the following metrics would BEST indicate that the program is achieving its objectives?
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An organization uses a public key infrastructure (PKI) to issue digital certificates. The IS auditor is reviewing the certificate lifecycle management. Which of the following is the GREATEST risk if certificate revocation lists (CRLs) are not updated in a timely manner?
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Answer all 18 questions to see your domain score breakdown
A structured study plan dramatically increases your chances of passing CISA on the first attempt. The most effective approach combines reading the official ISACA documentation or a study guide, watching video explanations for difficult concepts, and then reinforcing everything with daily practice questions.
We recommend the following weekly structure for CISA preparation:
Cover each CISA domain systematically. Read the exam objectives, watch explanatory content, and do 10–20 practice questions per domain to test understanding as you go.
Run full 50–60 question mixed sessions daily. Review every wrong answer in detail. Identify which domains are consistently scoring below 70% and revisit those study materials.
Do 100–120 question timed sessions to simulate real exam conditions. Aim for consistent scores above 80% before booking your exam date. A score above 80% in practice typically translates to a passing CISA score.
On exam day, the CISA tests your ability to apply knowledge to realistic scenarios — not just recall definitions. This is why reading explanations and understanding the reasoning behind every answer matters more than simply grinding question volume. Use the high-count sessions (100, 120) in the final weeks as your confidence benchmark.
Questions
150
On the real exam
Time limit
240 min
1.6 min per question
Passing score
450/1000
Scaled scoring
The CISA exam uses a scaled scoring system — your raw score of correct answers is converted to a score out of 1000. A passing score of 450/1000 does not mean you need 45% of questions correct; the conversion accounts for question difficulty. Consistently scoring above 75–80% on practice tests puts you in a strong position to achieve 450/1000 on the real exam.
Multiple-choice scenario questions on IS audit processes, IT governance, systems acquisition, operations, and information asset protection.
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Every question is written against the official CISA exam blueprint published by ISACA. Our questions follow the same wording style, scenario complexity, and answer structure as the actual exam. They are original questions — not brain dumps — so you learn the underlying concepts and reasoning, not just memorised answers. Candidates who study with brain dumps often pass but have no transferable knowledge; Courseiva questions make you genuinely competent.
Most candidates who pass CISA on their first attempt do 30–60 questions per day. Use the Quick 10 session for daily warm-ups when you are short on time. On study days, run a 50 or 60-question session to build stamina. Reserve 100 and 120-question sessions for the final two weeks when you want to simulate real exam conditions and benchmark your readiness.
The CISA covers 5 domains: Governance and Management of IT (18%), Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience (26%), Information System Auditing Process (18%), Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation (12%), Protection of Information Assets (26%). Each domain carries a different weight, so allocate your study time accordingly. The highest-weighted domains — Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience and Protection of Information Assets — should receive the most attention.
Exam dumps are memorised question-and-answer lists taken from actual exam papers, often obtained illegally and shared without ISACA's authorisation. Using them violates your NDA and ISACA's certification agreement, and can result in certification revocation. Courseiva questions are 100% original — written by certified engineers to test the same knowledge areas using new scenarios and wording. You learn the material, not just the answers.
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