IS3110 CHAP 7 Flashcards

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The process of determining the fair market value of an asset. You can determine the value of the asset from the actual cost. You can also determine the value based on what the asset provides to the organization

A

Asset management

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A comprehensive plan that helps a company prepare for different types of emergencies. The goal is to ensure that mission-critical functions continue to operate even after a disaster strikes.

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Business continuity plan BCP

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Part of the BCP. It identifies the impact to the business if one or more IT functions fails.

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Business impact analysis BIA

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The process of retrieving data from a data warehouse. It allows decision makers to view the data from different perspectives. Decision-makers can also use it to make predictions about future behavior or outcomes.

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Data mining

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The process of gathering data from different databases and storing them centrally. An extract, transform, load (ETL) process is used. Data is extracted from the original database. It is then transformed to match the target database. Finally, it is loaded into the target database.

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Data warehousing

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A plan used to recover a system or systems after a disaster. It is part of the BCP

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Disaster recovery plan DRP

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A technology used to ensure a service can continue to run even if a server fails. It has at least two servers. One server is active. The second server is inactive but available to take over if the active server fails.

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Failover cluster

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Data created by a person or an organization. It can include creative works such as literary, musical, or artistic. It can also include industrial designs, trademarks, inventions, and patents.

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Intellectual property (IP)

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Used to manage hardware inventories. Basic information is included, such as model numbers, serial numbers, and locations.

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Inventory management

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Rotating employees through different jobs. This results in additional oversight for past transactions. It can help prevent or reduce fraudulent activity such as collusion. It can also increase technical expertise on specific systems.

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Job rotation

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A group of updates, patches, and fixes that apply to a specific operating system. Most are cumulative. They include all the updates, patches, and fixes since the operating system was first released.

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Service pack SP

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The failure of any single component that can result in the total loss of a system. It is typically addressed by adding redundancy. For example, a disk drive can be protected with a RAID configuration.

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Single point of failure

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13
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  1. It is possible to ensure a service is operational 99.999 percent of the time even if a server needs to be regularly rebooted.
    TRUE OR FALSE
A

TRUE

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  1. What is a single point of failure?
  2. Any single part of a system that can fail
  3. Any single part of a system that can cause the entire system to fail, if it fails
  4. Any single part of system that has been protected with redundancy
  5. Any single part of a system
A

Any single part of a system that can cause the entire system to fail, if it fails

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  1. When identifying the assets you have in your organization, what would you include?
  2. Hardware
  3. Software
  4. Personnel
  5. Only 1 and 2
  6. 1, 2, and 3
A

Hardware
Software
Personnel
1, 2, 3

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16
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  1. When identifying hardware assets in your organization, what information should you include?
  2. Model and manufacturer
  3. Serial number
  4. Location
  5. Only 1 and 3
  6. 1, 2, and 3
A

Model and manufacturer
Serial number
Location
1, 2, and 3

17
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  1. An organization may use a ___ rotation policy to help discover dangerous shortcuts or fraudulent activity.
A

Job

18
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  1. What type of data should be included when identifying an organization’s data or information assets?
  2. Organizational data
  3. Customer data
  4. Intellectual property
  5. 1 and 2 only
  6. 1, 2, 3
A

Organizational data

19
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  1. What is a data warehouse?
  2. A database used in a warehouse
  3. A database used to identify the location of products in a warehouse
  4. A database created by combing multiple databases into a central database
  5. One of several databases used to create a central database for data mining.
A

A database created by combing multiple databases into a central database

20
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  1. What is data mining?
  2. The process of retrieving relevant data from a data warehouse
  3. A database used in metal mining operations
  4. A database created by combining multiple databases into a central database
  5. A process used to extract, load, and transform a data warehouse.
A

The process of retrieving relevant data from a data warehouse

21
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  1. You are reviewing your organization’s asset management data. You want to ensure that all elements of the organization are included. What can you compare the asset management system against to ensure the entire organization is covered?
  2. Hardware and software assets
  3. Software assets
  4. Personnel and data assets
  5. The seven domains of a typical IT infrastructure
A

The seven domains of a typical IT infrastructure

22
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  1. You are tasked with updating your organization’s business continuity plans. When completing this process, you should only include ___ systems.
A

Mission-critical

23
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  1. What can you use to transfer risk associated with potential disasters?
  2. Business impact analysis
  3. Business continuity plan
  4. Disaster recovery plan
  5. Insurance
A

Insurance

24
Q
  1. An organization wants to determine what the impact will be if a specific IT server fails. What should they use?
  2. BIA
  3. BCP
  4. DRP
  5. BCC
A

BIA

25
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  1. An organization wants to ensure they can continue mission-critical operations in the event of a disaster. what should they use?
  2. BIA
  3. BCP
  4. DRP
  5. BCC
A

BCP

26
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  1. An organization wants to ensure they can recover a system in the event of a disaster. What should they use?
  2. BIA
  3. BCP
  4. DRP
  5. BCC
A

DRP

27
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  1. A BCP & DRP ARE THE SAME THING.

TRUE OR FALSE

A

FALSE