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What is the purpose of a Business Impact Analysis?
Part of disaster recovery planning. Identify business units required for the business to function. Identify the units and then assess the time that would be required to return the units to full functionality.
What is a parity check?
Protects against unwanted modifications on transmitted data.
Parity checking is a method wherein the number of bits in the total number of bytes in a transmitted
message is added up. Then, a zero or a one is added to make the parity even or odd. If and when a
transmitted message is modified and the number of bits has changed, the system detects this and
triggers a resending of the message.
Parity checking comes in handy to keep the transmitted data safe.
What type of competition is characterized by :
1) Large number of firms
2) Differentiated products
3) Few barriers to entry
4) Significant non price competition in the market
Monopolistically competitive market.
Product differentiation gives the firms ability to gain some market power in a monopolistically competitive market.
Under the provisions of Sarbanes Oxley, internal controls are evaluated
Within 90 days prior to the report
What are the factors considered in determining the severity of internal control deficiency?
materiality
mitigating controls
intent
What is the order of risk operations under Enterprise Risk Management - Integrated Framework?
Set objectives Define risk appetite Identify events (risks) Risk assessment Implement risk responses
What is a businesses vision, mission, strategy and business objectives?
Strategy - Vision - what we hope to achieve
Core purpose - Mission - why company exists
Blockchain facts
1) recorded in decentralized public ledger
2) once records are entered in blockchain, the cannot be altered. This adds layer of security.
What are the elements of GDP in the income approach?
Income to proprietors
Profits of corporations
Interest income (net)
Rental Income
Tax revenue to the government
Depreciation (expense of capital consumption)
Employee compensation e.g. salaries and wages
Adjustments for net foreign income and miscellaneous items
What is a firewall?
A firewall is either a system of user identification and authentication that prevents unauthorized users from gaining access to network resources (I) or a network node used to improve network traffic and to set up a boundary that prevents traffic from one network segment from crossing over to another (II).
What are the segregation of duties in IT roles?
Systems analyst and computer programmers
Computer operators
Security administrators
What does a computer operator do?
Scheduling and running processing jobs
What does a system programmer do?
Installing, supporting, monitoring, and maintaining the operating system.
What are the different types of technology risks?
- Strategic risks - choosing an inappropriate technology
- operating risk- doing the right things in the wrong way
- financial risk - financial resources lost, wasted, or stolen
- information risk - loss of data integrity, incomplete transactions, or hackers