BEC_IT Flashcards
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What is the job of a SYSTEM ANALYST?
Analysts usually deal with HARDWARE.
Designing systems, preparing specifications for programmers, and serving as an intermediary between users and programs.
When the system has been internally developed: the system analyst designs the overall application system.
When the system is purchased: the analyst becomes a system integrator that adapts system design to processes.
What is the main objective of DATA SECURITY CONTROLS?
To ensure that storage media are only accessed, changed, or deleted after appropriate authorization.
What issue could be a major to DATA INTEGRITY THREAT?
A system there is MANUAL DATA ENTRY.
What is the job of a SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR?
Granting access to a company’s system.
What is the main focus of TQM?
Customer needs, continuous improvement and quality circles.
On what factors do ERP primarily focus?
Human resources
customer relationship management
accounting
manufacturing
What does VERASITY of data mean?
Trustworthiness of the data.
When a consumer sells products to a business enterprise, what type of transaction is it called?
C2B
How does a transaction processing have an AUDIT TRAIL?
well-designed information or processing system creates an audit trail for transactions. The audit trail allows a user to trace the transactions from the source documents to the system and from the system to the source documents. The focus of this system is to track orders as opposed to inventory levels.
What are two drawbacks of ERP?
- Installing is time consuming
- Purchasing and installing ERP is too costly.
What is the main objective of LEAN PRODUCTION?
WASTE MANAGEMENT
How are SYSTEM and INFORMATION ACCESS SAFEGUARDED?
Controls in the form of:
- Physical access
- Logical access
- Authenticated access
- System availability (operational access)
What is the primary goal of an IT GOVERNANCE?
To allign with the strategic organizational goals.
What is DSS?
A DSS provides interactive support to managers or others during the DECISION-MAKING process.
What is a PICK-TICKET
It is a part of the revenue cycle. It is a list provided to the warehouse on all inventory functions reporting items and quantities to be picked and packaged and sent to the shipping dept.
How do you calculate cost of sales discounts not taken?
Suppose the term is 2/10, net 30
Cost of sales discount not taken=
[360/(30-10)]*[2/(100-2)]
In a computer network, what roles do the following devices play?
- Router
- Switches
- Gateways
- Servers
- Routers manage traffic.
- Switches connect to other devides.
- Gateways act as intermediaries
- Servers provide computing power for other machines
What is the primary focus of TQM?
Customer Focus
How does affect JIT affect cost per purchase order and inventory unit carrying cost?
JIT lowers inventory and causes more purchase orders of fewer units each. So cost per purchase order diminishes.
Total fixed cost for maintaining inventory is fixed. There is a lower number of units because of JIT. So per unit inventory cost decreases.
What items are relevant for existing product in SIX SIGMA?
- Analyze data
- Control
- Define the problem
What is the main role of a DIGITAL SIGNATURE?
To ensure that the sender of a message is authentic. It uses Encryption so the receipient is assured that it is actually from the sender shown.
What is BENCHMARKING?
A process where a company compares itself to its peers to measure performance and to understand what improvements could be make.
What is the main benefit of EFT?
Lowers manual recording, thus lowering the frequency of data entry errors.
What is the objective of PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI)?
It is the mechanism used to issue keys and digital certificates.
