ASQ CQA Certification Exam Definitions Questions and Answers Updated 2026

ASQ CQA Certification Exam
Definitions Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ASQB-BAnswerAmericanBSocietyBforBQuality



ISOB19011:2011B-
BAnswersetsBoutBguidanceBonBinternalBandBexternalBauditsBofBqualityBmanagementBsystems



ISOB9000:2015B-
BAnswerDescribesBtheBfundamentalBconceptsBandBprinciplesBofBqualityBmanagementBwhichBar
eBuniversal



AuditB-
BAnswerSystematic,BindependentBandBdocumentedBprocessBforBobtainingBevidenceBandBevalua
tingBitBobjectivelyBtoBdetermineBtheBextentBtoBwhichBtheBcriteriaBareBfulfilled



AuditBclientB-
BAnswerOrganizationBorBpersonBrequestingBanBaudit.BDeterminesBtheBscopeBofBtheBaudit.BJoi
ntlyBdeterminesBtheBpurposeBandBcriteriaBofBanBinternalBauditBwithBtheBleadBauditor.



AuditBconclusionB-
BAnswerOutcomeBofBanBaudit,BprovidedBbyBtheBauditBteamBafterBconsiderationBofBtheBauditB
objectivesBandBallBauditBfindings



AuditBcriteriaB-BAnswerSetBofBpolicies,BproceduresBorBrequirements



AuditBevidenceB-
BAnswerRecords,BstatementsBofBfactBorBotherBinfo,BwhichBareBrelevantBtoBtheBauditBcriteriaB
andBverifiable



AuditBfindingsB-BAnswerResultsBofBtheBevaluationBofBtheBcollectedBevidenceBagainstBcriteria



AuditBplanB-BAnswerDescriptionBofBtheBactivitiesBandBarrangementsBforBanBaudit

,AuditBProgramB-
BAnswerSetBofBoneBorBmoreBauditsBplannedBforBaBspecificBtimeBframeBandBdirectedBtowards
BaBspecificBpurpose



AuditBscopeB-
BAnswerExtentBandBboundariesBofBanBaudit.BNormallyBdefinesBtheBorganizationsBandBtimeBpe
riodBforBtheBaudit.BCanBincludeBphysicalBlocations,Bdepartments,Bproducts,Bprocesses,BorBsyst
ems,Bexclusions,Btimelines,BrelevantBpolicesBorBprocedures,BandBapplicableBregulationsBorBcont
racts.



AuditBteamB-
BAnswerOneBorBmoreBauditorsBconductingBanBaudit,BsupportedBifBneededBbyBtechnicalBexper
ts



AuditeeB-BAnswerOrganizationBbeingBaudited



AuditorB-BAnswerPersonBwithBtheBcompetenceBtoBconductBanBaudit



PartBIB-BAnswerAuditingBfundamentals



PartBIBAB-BAnswerTypesBofBqualityBaudits



PartBIBBB-BAnswerPurposeBandBscopeBofBaudits



PartBIBCB-BAnswerCriteriaBtoBauditBagainst



PartBIBDB-BAnswerRolesBandBresponsibilitiesBofBauditBparticipants



PartBIBEB-BAnswerProfessionalBconductBandBconsequencesBforBauditors



ProductBorBServiceBAuditB-
BAnswerExaminationBofBaBparticularBitemBorBserviceB(hardware,BprocessedBmaterial,Bsoftware)
BtoBevaluateBwhetherBitBconformsBtoBrequirementsB(thatBis,Bspecifications,BperformanceBstand
ards,BandBcustomerBrequirements).B

ConductedBatBcompletedBstageBofBproductionBandBhasBpassedBfinalBinspection.B

, CanBalsoBmeasureBqualityBofBitemBgoingBtoBcustomerB(productBqualityBaudit).B

TechnicalBexamBofBtheBform,BfitBandBfunctionBofBaBcompletedBitemBafterBfinalBinspection.



ProcessBauditB-
BAnswerVerifiesBthatBproceduresBareBworkingBwithinBestablishedBlimits.BItBexaminesBanBactivit
yBtoBverifyBthatBtheBinputs,Bactions,BandBoutputsBareBinBaccordanceBwithBdefinedBrequireme
nts.BItBisBveryBfocusedBonBaBsingleBactivity.



GeneralBAuditBTypesB-
BAnswer3BdiscreteBtypesBareBproductB(whichBincludesBservices),Bprocess,BandBsystem



ProcessBauditBtechniqueB-BAnswerAuditBmethodBofBfollowingBprocessBsteps



SystemBauditB-
BAnswerExamBconductedBonBaBmanagementBsystem.BABdocumentedBactivityBperformedBtoBve
rify,BbyBexamBandBevaluationBofBobjectiveBevidence,BthatBapplicableBelementsBofBtheBsystem
BareBappropriateBandBeffectiveBandBhaveBbeenBdeveloped,BdocumentedBandBimplementedBin
BaccordanceBandBinBconjunctionBwithBspecifiedBrequirements.B

ItBencompassesBallBtheBpracticesBofBaBfacilityBthatBassistBinBprovidingBanBacceptableBproduct
BorBserviceBthatBisBsafeBandBconformsBtoBapplicableBlocal,Bregional,Bnational,BandBinternation
alBrequirements



ABSBMBEB-BAnswerAmericanBSocietyBofBmechanicalBengineers



DeskBAuditBorBDocumentBReviewB-
BAnswerAnBauditBofBanBorganization'sBdocuments.BItBcanBbeBdoneBpriorBtoBorBinBconjunction
BwithBotherBauditBmethodsBbutBmustBbeBperformedBpriorBtoBauditingBaBnewBareaBtoBverify
BdocumentsBmeetBrequirementsBbeforeBactivityBobservation.



AuditBclassificationsB-BAnswerInternalBorBexternalBdependentBonBtheBauditorB-
BauditeeBrelationship



InternalBauditsB-
BAnswerFirstBpartyBauditsBofBanBorganization'sBproducts,Bprocesses,BandBsystemsBconductedBb
yBemployeesBofBthatBorganization.BPerBISOB9000:2008BtheyBmustBbeBscheduledBandBcarriedB
outBbyBindependentBpersonnel