Information Technology Pt. 2 (M41) Flashcards
A general type of IT system that is designed to improve the productivity of daily office work is referred to as ____
An Office Automation System
This is designed to improve the efficiency of processing transactions
A Transaction Processing System
This is used to solve nonstructured problems
Decision Support Systems
This is specifically designed to support executive work
Executive Information Systems
Unix is a….
Operating System
This allows a single computer to run multiple operating systems simultaneously
Virtualization Software
This is a computing device that connects to a server or mainframe
Client
This runs a single operating system and serves clients
Mainframe
Linux is an example of a….
Operating System
This is a combination of systems that help aggregate, access, and analyze business data
Business Intelligence
This deals with relatively structured decision making in many areas, not specifically business
Artificial Intelligence
This may be used in the process of business intelligence
A Data Mart
These are used in a variety of business and non-business decision-making situations
a Decision Support System
This is the process of authorizing, developing, testing, and installing coded changes so as to minimize the impact on processing and the risk to the system
Change Control
T/F
When the confidentiality of data is the primary risk, message authentication is the preferred control rather than encryption
FALSE
Message Authentication deals with whether the message received is the same as that sent and not as directly with confidentiality
T/F
Encryption performed by physically secure hardware devices is more secure than encryption performed by software
TRUE
______ put into place the proper processes and approval channels to make changes to an organization’s systems.
Change Management Control Policies
_____ provides interactive problem-solving assistance
Decision Support System (DSS)
The capability to continue processing at all sites except a nonfunctioning one is called ____________ , an advantage of distributed systems.
fail-soft protection
Improved business relationships with trading partners are a benefit of…
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
____ is the direct computer-to-computer transfer of business transaction documents and information between two organizations. The format and content of the documents must be standardized so that both computers can accept and process them.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
