Lesson 12 Chapter 2 - Asset Management

Question 1

What does asset management include?

Answer 1

Everything – all hardware, software, humans, and data involved in the information system’s input, storage, and output

Question 2

What does tangible mean?

Answer 2

Able to physically touch it

Question 3

What is intangible?

Answer 3

Can’t touch it, like software, data, intellectual property

Question 4

Virtually all IT departments/accounting departments keep an ____ ___ of their assets in a database

Answer 4

Inventory list

Question 5

What is asset information commonly stored in?

Answer 5

Asset management database system

Question 6

For asset tags (to label assets within an organization instead of using product serial number), what type of sticker should you use? (2 options)

Answer 6

Don’t use regular stickers, buy tags specifically meant to be permanent (strong polyester stickers) or anodized aluminum labels

Question 7

Some asset tags can use RFID, what does this mean?

Answer 7

Radio Frequency Identification (keeps track of inventory)

It has a microchip and an antenna

Question 8

What are the 2 types of RFID tags?

A, P

Answer 8

Active - uses a battery or external power source to send out/receive signals
Passive - receives the power it needs from an RFID scanner’s signal

Question 9

What is the procurement life cycle? What happens at the end of it?

Answer 9

Software/Hardware asset’s expected end of life at which point you document the procedure to replace, retire, depreciate the asset

Question 10

What documentation is necessary for warranty and licensing? (2)

Answer 10

-Documents pertaining to warranty or licensing (original purchase, invoice, install records)
-Software should include licensing details and usage limitations, seat allocations