Technology in Investment - Chapter 8 Flashcards
What is chapter 8
Technology Infrastructure
What are the key responsibilities of the CIO/CTO
Manages all the staff in the division and sets the companies technology strategty
Who is the head of information technology or systems?
Chief Information Officers (CIO) or sometimes a Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Who does the head of production report to?
Reports to the CIO
What is the head of testing responsible for?
Testing new software releases and implementing change control procedures
What is the key responsibility of the head of production support?
Responsible for the provision of all server and desktop facilities for the day to day running.
What is the role of a Data Base Administrators
Develop and enforce database standards, guidelines, operational polices ad procedures
Who reports to the head of production support?
Database administrators
Help desk analysts
Who does the head of development and implementation report to?
The Chief Information Officer (CIO)/(CTO)
What is the difference between a CTO and a CIO
Same role, different name.
Chief Information Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Who reports into the head of development and implemtation?
Business Analysts
Application designers
Prgrammers/Developers
Who does the head of testing report into ?
Reports to the CIO
What is the head of development and implementation responsible for?
Commissioning of new applications
Who does the head of change report into?
CIO or occasionally the Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Who reports into the head of testing?
Test analysts
What is the responsibility of the of the Head of Change
Managing major change programmes and projects
Who reports to that head of change?
Programme managers and project managers
Who does the head of business continuity and recovery report to?
Reports to the CIO
What is the client component of the Technology infrastructure
Where the users input data or view enquiries
What is the main responsibility of the head of business continuity and recovery?
Managing the firms business recovery plans
Who does the head of information security report to?
This individual reports to the CIO (duh)
What is the main responsibility of the head of information security?
Overall direction of all security functions associated with applications & data
What is a thin client
A application running on a browser
What is a fat client
A PC on which an application is downloaded on and used.
What is the Middleware/Real-Time Messaging Layer component of the Technology infrastructure
Software that distributes and obtains real-time data to and from other systems.
What is the Database component of the Technology infrastructure
Consists of an organized collection of data
What is a relational database?
Contains a number of tables and relationships. Basically an AG grid.
How are mission-critical applications usually deployed?
As distributed systems
How is a relational database interfaced?
With Structured Query Language (SQL)
How do distributed systems connect with one another?
Transmission lines
What is a distributed system?
A distributed system is a configuration which contains a number of hardware elements that are connected by some transmission technology. Such systems consist of a number of executing programs which interact with each other via transmission lines.
What is Data Replication?
Is the process of sharing information as to ensure consistency between resources
What are the three reasons for implementing a system in a distributed fashion
To ensure processing power is as close to the users as possible
To ensure high degree of robustness, for example, via the use of data replication
To enable hardware to be easily added
What are three reasons not to implement a system in a distributed fashion?
Predictability of performance
Keeping all the clocks in the system synchronized
System malfunctions can have wider system effects
What are the two ways data replication can be implemented?
Storing the same data on multiple storage devices or by executing the same task on multiple devices
Measuring performance & Managing risk - What is external fraud?
Theft of information, hacking damage, third party theft and forgery.
Measuring performance & Managing risk - What is internal fraud?
Misappropriation of assets, tax evasion, intentional mismarking of postions and bribery
Measuring performance & Managing risk - What is Employment practices and workplace safety
discrimination, workers, compensation, employee health and safety