Exam 3 Flashcards
Chapters 10, 15-17
What are the steps in preparing a structure diagram?
1) IDENTIFY the classes
2) IDENTIFY the associations
3) DEFINE multiplicities
4) DEFINE tables
5) PLAN to implement access
What is the first step in preparing queries?
Ensure data is limited to the period of interest.
What is the second step in preparing queries?
Summarize by store/location for income statement elements before forming an overall income statement
What is the third step in preparing queries?
Develop balance sheet amounts.
What is the fourth step in preparing queries?
Develop other performance measures as appropriate.
Who is known for introducing blockchain technology in 2008?
Satoshi Nakamoto
What are the 3 important concepts involved in the traditional transactions?
1) Middleman
2) Delay
3) Service Fee
What is blockchain?
1) transactions are done without any middleman
2) faster transaction time
3) lower service fee
In a tradition system the system is (blank).
CENTRALIZED
In a blockchain system the system is a (blank).
DECENTRAILIZED, distributed ledger
Why is blockchain useful?
1) enable trust through collaboration
2) eliminated intermediaries
3) lower costs
What are the 3 characteristics needed for blockchain to work?
1) distributed and decentralized
2) consensus
3) immutability (tamperproof)
Bitcoin
the first cryptocurrency
What was the first blockchain application in production?
The First Mover
Smart Contracts
Smart contracts define the terms, business rules, and transfer of assets in a piece of software code
Ethereum
cryptocurrency; similar to bitcoin but has some differences
Public Blockchain
blockchain network where participants do NOT need permission to join the network
Private Blockchain
blockchain network where participants need permission to join the network
Consortium Blockchain
permissioned blockchain
governed by one or more organizations
Corda
developed by R3 and is a consortium blockchain
Hyperledger
1) Smart contracts, configurable consensus, and member management services.
2) Private channels
Was blockchain originally built to support enterprise use cases?
NO
What are the impacts of blockchain in Audit and Asurance?
1) continuous audit becomes possible
2) opportunities for future roles in CPA
3) new approaches for future audit tasks
Artificial Intelligence
intelligence exhibited by machines rather than humans
(cognitive technologies)
Machine Learning
involves the computer’s ability to learn from experience rather than specific instructions.
Deep learning
involves complex, multilayer (deep) neural networks and has more than two nonoutput layers.
What are the 3 parts in machine learning cycle?
1) Learn
2) Predict
3) Data
Artificial Neural Networks
the engines of machine learning
Most machine learning applications are designed to perform either (blank) or (blank).
1) CLASSIFICATION
2) REGRESSSION
Classification
seeks to assign labels, dividing the input into output groups
Regression
seeks to predict real numbers
What are the different types of learning?
1) SUPERVISED
2) UNSUPERVISED
3 )SEMI-SUPERVISED
4) REINFORCEMENT
Supervised
Where the dataset includes matched input-output data for training.