ch 2 terms

Question 1

Acceptable Use Policy

Answer 1

A document that stipulates restrictions and practices that a user must agree in order to use organizational computing and network resources.

Question 2

audit committee

Answer 2

A group that provides assistance to the board of directors in fulfilling its responsibilities with respect to the oversight of the quality and integrity of the organization’s accounting and reporting practices and controls, including financial statements and reports; the organization’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; the qualifications, independence, and performance of the company’s independent auditor; and the performance of the company’s internal audit team.

Question 3

body of knowledge

Answer 3

An agreed-upon sets of skills and abilities that all licensed professionals must possess

Question 4

breach of contract

Answer 4

The failure of one party to meet the terms of a contract.

Question 5

breach of the duty of care

Answer 5

The failure to act as a reasonable person would act.

Question 6

bribery

Answer 6

The act of providing money, property, or favors to someone in business or government in order to obtain a business advantage.

Question 7

BSA

Answer 7

A trade group that represent the world’s largest software and hardware manufacturers.

Question 8

certification

Answer 8

Indicates that a professional possesses a particular set of skills, knowledge, or abilities, in the opinion of the certifying organization. Certification can also apply to products (e.g., the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo assures that the product has met rigorous interoperability testing to ensure that it will work with other Wi-Fi-certified products) and is generally voluntary.

Question 9

compliance

Answer 9

To be in accordance with established policies, guidelines, specifications, or legislation

Question 10

conflict of interest

Answer 10

A conflict between a person’s (or firm’s) self-interest and the interests of a client.

Question 11

duty of care

Answer 11

The obligation to protect people against any unreasonable harm or risk.

Question 12

firewall

Answer 12

Hardware or software (or a combination of both) that serves as the first line of defense between an organization’s network and the Internet; a firewall also limits access to the company’s network based on the organization’s Internet-usage policy.
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Question 13

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Answer 13

An act that makes it a crime to bribe a foreign official, a foreign political party official, or a candidate for foreign political office.

Question 14

Information security group

Answer 14

A group within an organization managing the processes, tools, and policies necessary to prevent, detect, document, and counter threats to digital and nondigital information, whether it is in transit, being processed, or at rest in storage.

Question 15

Professional code of ethics

Answer 15

The principles and core values that are essential to the work of a particular occupational group.

Question 16

reasonable person standard

Answer 16

A legal standard that defines how an objective, careful, and conscientious person would have acted in the same circumstances.

Question 17

reasonable professional standard

Answer 17

A legal standard that defendants who have particular expertise or competence are measured against.

Question 18

separation of duties

Answer 18

The concept of having different aspects of a process handled by different people to prevent fraud.

Question 19

Software & Information Industry Association

Answer 19

A trade group that represents the world’s largest software and hardware manufacturers.

Question 20

software engineer

Answer 20

One who applies engineering principles and practices to the design, development, implementation, testing, and maintenance of software.