Information Technology Flashcards
Data Security Controls
Objective is to protect data
Parallel Simulation
The auditor runs the clients data under the auditors program
What is cryptocurrency
-A way to pay for Goods and Services while maintaining financial privacy
What is EDI
Electronic Data Interchange -A way for supplier and buyers to communicate -Encrypted -Secure
What is cloud computing
-A way for organizations to use the internet to access services through a 3rd party company
What is an edit program?
A way for the computer to check inputs.
What is a ring network
- Ring networks do not have central computers
- Each site is connected to only two other sites
- Data is passed through each site until arriving (Printer)
What are contingency planning strategies
- System backup analysis
- Vendor supply agreement analysis
- Contingent facility contract analysis
What is risk analysis
Used to determined an organizations definition of a disaster
What are the downsides of using a LAN vs a Mainframe
-There’s more user responsibility on the PC side to document procedures -It is less secure on a PC / LAN as opposed to a main frame -Data may be incomplete because communications do not happen automatically
Intranet
Riskier than WANs and LANs Cheaper than WANs and LANs
What are data elements
Essential parts of a systems specification document.
Applications development unit
Responsible for developing systems
Systems programmer
Implements and maintains a system: O/S, Access Control Software, database systems
User departments
interact with application systems, do not have expertise
