Electronic Records

Question 1

biometrics

Answer 1

a method of verifying an individual’s identity based on measurement of the individual’s physical features where those features are unique and measurable

Question 2

closed system

Answer 2

an environment in which system access is controlled by persons responsible for the content of the electronic records on that system

Question 3

digital signature

Answer 3

electronic signature based on cryptographic methods of originator authentication, computed using rules and parameters so that the identity of the signer and integrity of the data can be verified

Question 4

electronic record

Answer 4

any content (text/graphics/audio/pictorial) that is created, modified, maintained, retrieved, or distributed by a computer system

Question 5

electronic signature

Answer 5

a computer data compilation of any symbol or series of symbols executed, adopted, or authorized by an individual to be the legally binding equivalent of a handwritten signature

Question 6

handwritten signature

Answer 6

scripted name or legal mark of an individual handwritten by that individual and executed or adopted with the present intention to authenticate a writing in permanent form

Question 7

Signed electronic records shall contain information associated with the signing that clearly indicates all of the following:

Answer 7

1) the printed name of the signer
2) the date and time when the signature was executed
3) the neaming (eg. review, approval, responsibility, or authorship) associated with the signature