ch 15 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Operating System (OS)
Enable computer to operate; windows and MAC
Five fundamental control objectives:
- Protect itself from users
- Protect users from each other
- Protect users from themselves
- Be protected from itself
- Be protected from its environment
Protect —
Data warehouse
centralized collection of firm-wide data stored
from past fiscal years
Operational databases
daily operations
transactions/ operations -> current year only
Data mining
searching for patterns in the data
analyzing for decision making
online analytical processing (OLAP)
Data governance
data
1. quality
2. management
3. policies
business process managment and risk manangment
Local Area Networks (LANs)
devices that are connected to the same network with limited geo range
What are the subpoints to LANS
Hubs and switches
hubs do what
broadcast through multiple
ports
switches do what
- provide a path
- each device connected via the network only sees traffic that has been directed
Wide Area Networks (WANs)
- link diffrent sites together
- across geogrpahically dispersed LANS
- broad geographic area
what protection systems are included in WAN
routers and firewalls
Define/ purpose of a router
- Connects different LANS
- Examines IP adress
Define/ purpose of a Firewalls
- secutiry system for hard/soft ware
- send/ receive data packet from the internet
Virtual Private Network
VPN
- secure connection of WANS, send/recieve encrypted packets (info)
Wireless Network is comprised of two
- Access point
- station
Access point
logically connects stations to a firm’s network.
station
a wireless endpoint device equipped with a wireless
Network Interface Card (NIC)
what are the three benefits of wireless technology ?
- Mobility
- Rapid deployment
- flexibility and scalability
Mobility
acess online without physical cables
Rapid deployment
time saving on implementing networks bc of no cables
Flexibility
and
Scalability
setting up or removing wireless networks
what does CAAT’s do
CAAT: Computer-assisted Audit Techniques
use of information technology to assist auditors with their work
under CAAT what are the two approches
- black box
- white box