Free ISC CPA exam sample questions

PocketCPA publishes four ISC multiple-choice questions, four flashcards and one task-based simulation, free and with no account. ISC is Information Systems and Controls, and the full section holds 936 questions, 83 simulations and 124 flashcards across 8 blueprint groups.

How many ISC practice questions does PocketCPA have?

936 multiple-choice questions and 83 task-based simulations in ISC, covering 8 blueprint groups. Each one cites the standard or statute it tests.

A ISC question from the sample

A data-entry screen must catch transposition and mistyping errors in a customer account number at the moment it is keyed, using an extra digit mathematically derived from the other digits. Which input control does this describe?

1. A sequence check.
2. A range check.
3. A check digit.
4. A batch total.

The answer is C. A check digit is an input control in which one digit is mathematically derived from the others in an identifier. Recomputing it at entry detects transposition and mistyping of that identifier. Range checks test bounds, sequence checks test ordering, and batch totals reconcile sums across records. The question is cited to Application controls - input controls (check digit).

What does the ISC sample cover?

The four questions are drawn from the harder end of the ISC bank and spread across the section's blueprint areas: Information Systems and Data Management, Security, Confidentiality and Privacy, Considerations for System and Organization Controls (SOC) Engagements. The sample is enough to judge the writing and not enough to study from, against 1,143 items in the section.

PocketCPA covers all six CPA exam sections with 11,896 cited questions and 1,071 lesson pages. See also CPA requirements by state, the cheapest route to a CPA, and how to check whether study material is current.

What the Uniform CPA Examination tests is defined by the AICPA, and coverage claims here are stated against the AICPA blueprints: AICPA: what is tested on the exam.