CISA Practice Question: Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience
An organization uses automated job scheduling for nightly batch processing. One job fails due to a missing dependency file. What is the most effective control to prevent recurrence?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Define dependencies within the job scheduler
Implementing dependency management in the job scheduler ensures that jobs only run when prerequisites are met, preventing such failures.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Use a different scheduling tool
Why it's wrong here
Changing tools does not address the lack of dependency control.
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Define dependencies within the job scheduler
Why this is correct
This ensures jobs wait for required files or jobs to complete.
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Increase the frequency of job reruns
Why it's wrong here
Rerunning does not fix the root cause of missing dependencies.
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Assign manual operators to monitor jobs
Why it's wrong here
Manual monitoring is less efficient and does not prevent the issue.
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