Exam CISA topic 1 question 164 discussion

Vote for D. - A. and B. are not risks per se, but possible root causes. If we compare C. and D. to get the answer to the question about the "*MOST* significant risk" it's clearly D. as returning invalid data is for sure a more significant than an incomplete job which will return anyway an incompletion error message to the operator.

When a high-priority update job runs out of sequence, it may not have the necessary input or context to process data correctly. As a result, there's a significant risk that the job completes its processing with invalid data. This directly impacts data integrity and can have serious consequences for the organization, especially if decisions are made based on the erroneous data.

consider the key word risk, I choice answer D, invalid data rather than B, it is because the previous job is fact and the result cannot be return, it is not a risk anymore

Answer: B "Previous jobs may have failed," seems more aligned with the potential risks associated with an update job running out of sequence. If previous jobs have failed or not completed as expected, it could indicate underlying issues in the processing environment, leading to data discrepancies, operational disruptions, or compliance concerns. Therefore, option B is a more comprehensive concern as it addresses the potential ripple effects of out-of-sequence job execution on the overall processing integrity and reliability.

D. The question is asking about significant risk from this observation and not as to why did it happen!

Agree on B, sequence job may fail by previous

The answer is correct , the risk is invalid data

should be B

B is correct answer. Because jobs should run in sequence as they are dependent on each other.