IS exam 2 Flashcards
The definition of efficient is?
Performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort.
The purpose of a KPI is?
To assess the performance of a process or resource against predefined measures.
As-is and To-Be diagrams can be useful in the documentation and understanding of how a business process functions.
True
The definition of effective is?
Adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result.
The process concerned with seeking to resolve issues that have long-range impact on the organizations is?
Strategic processes
Six Sigma has the goal of making sure process outputs will have mistakes less than
.0004% of the time
The process concerned with seeking to resolve issues that have long range impact on the organizations is?
Strategic processes
A subset of activities is better known as…
role
When discussing system security, a threat is?
A person or org that seeks to obtain or alter data or other assets illegally, without the owner’s permission and often without the owner’s knowledge.
When discussing system security, a vulnerability is?
A weakness in the IS that provides an opportunity for a threat to exploit and gain acces
A firewall is?
a computing device that prevents unauthorized access to parts of a network.
When discussing system security, risk is?
The chance of loss.
Which of the 5 components of an information system is the hardest to secure from threats?
people
5 components of an information system
Procedures
Software
Data
Hardware
People
When discussing system security, risk is?
the chance of loss
All of the following are personal security safeguards except?
Install firewalls at the border of devices and networks.
Encryption is
the process of transforming clear text into coded, unintelligible text for secure storage or communication.
What is a DBMS?
Database Management System
software used to create, process, and administer databases. Ex. Microsoft Access
