Information Technology

Question 1

To maintain effective segregation of duties within the information technology function, an application programmer should have which of the following responsibilities?

Answer 1

Code approved changes to a payroll program.

Question 2

Difference between LAN and WANs

Answer 2

LANs use dedicated lines, but WANs use public or shared lines.

Question 3

Hot site vs Cold site

Answer 3

In a hot site approach to disaster recovery, the data and information processing capabilities will be in place before the occurrence of a disaster.

In a cold site approach to disaster recovery, hardware and records are delivered after the occurrence of a disaster. This approach is less expensive, but more risky than a hot site approach.

Question 4

What are the values of Big Data?

Answer 4

1. targeted marketing
2. improved system monitoring
3. better compliance

Question 5

What is ascending hierarchy of data in a system

Answer 5

Character, field, record, file