IT

Question 1

Systems design and improvement process

Answer 1

7 steps (PADDTIM)
P. Planning
A. Analysis
D. Design
D. Development Build
T. Testing
I. Implementation
M. Maintenance

Question 2

Which is larger, a supercomputer or a mainframe computer?

Answer 2

Supercomputers are the largest. Used in colleges and government operations.

Question 3

Inexpensive form of stroing used primarily for backup, since only sequential access of data is possible.

Answer 3

Magnetic tape

Question 4

Magnetic disk

Answer 4

Permanent storage device inside of a computer (hard drives) that allow random access to the data without the need to move forward or backward through intervening data.

Question 5

Programs that are used for sorts, merges, and other routing fuctions to maintain and improve the efficiency of a computer system.

Answer 5

Utility programs

Question 6

Source program language

Answer 6

Is in the language written by the programmer

Question 7

Is language in the form the machine understands

Answer 7

Object program language

Question 8

Compiler

Answer 8

a program that converts source programs into machine language

Question 9

Record

Answer 9

a group of logically related fields

Question 10

Field

Answer 10

a group of related characters representing a unit of information such as a phone number or city name

Question 11

A group of logically related records (such as the contact info for all employees)

Answer 11

File

Question 12

Transaction processing systems are for what?

Answer 12

General record keeping and reporting needs

Question 13

These reporting systems help with decision making within the organization

Answer 13

Management reporting systems

Question 14

What are the four types of managment reporting systems?

Answer 14

Management information system
Decision support system
Expert system
Executive support system

Question 15

Systems that use reasoning methods and data to render advice and reccomendations in structures situations where human interpretation is not necessary are

Answer 15

expert systems

Question 16

Decision support systems do what?

Answer 16

comibine models and data to help in problem solving but they need extensive user interpretation to be of use

Question 17

B2B, B2C, B2E, and B2G are all uses of

Answer 17

EDI

Question 18

Two types of value added networks

Answer 18

LANs and WANs

Question 19

Intranets use

Answer 19

Internet technology in closed networks

Question 20

Extranets use

Answer 20

Internet tech to link with outsider (suppliers, customers, etc.)

Question 21

In this type of computing, a user dept generates and uses its own information

Answer 21

end user computing

Question 22

a program that requests a computer to perform an activity that is not authorized by the user

Answer 22

virus

Question 23

a program that duplicates itself over a network to infect others

Answer 23

worm

Question 24

A framework for intergrating IT with business strategy and governmance

Answer 24

COBIT

Question 25

What are the five principles of COBIT?

Answer 25

MACES
M. Meeting stakeholder needs
A. Applying a single integrated framework
C. Covering the enterprise end to end
E. Enabling a holistic approach
S. Separating governance from mgmt

Question 26

These people design the information system and prepare specifications for applications programmers

Answer 26

systems analysts

Question 27

An application programmer does what?

Answer 27

writes, tests, and debugs programs that will be used in the system. The also develop instructions for operators.

Question 28

These people plan and administer the database, as well as control access.

Answer 28

Database administrators

Question 29

Data entry clerks…

Answer 29

convert data into computer readable form

Question 30

These people run the programs on the computers

Answer 30

computer operators

Question 31

File libarians

Answer 31

maintain custody of computer programs and other records

Question 32

Who is responsible for reviewing and testing input procedures, monitoring processing, and reviewing and distributing outputs?

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Data control

Question 33

IT general controls

Answer 33

ensure that the control environment is stable and well manages so that application controls are effective
(personnel policies, file security policies, hardware controls)

Question 34

Parity checks

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verify all bytes of data are stored as an even number of bits

Question 35

When data that is transmitted is sent back to verify that it was recieved correctely

Answer 35

Echo check

Question 36

Grandfather, parent, child backups are?

Answer 36

When three generations of back up files are maintained

Question 37

Hot site

Answer 37

site with equipment ready for immediate use during a contingency

Question 38

Cold site

Answer 38

site with equipment on standby that can be installed on a short notice during a contigency

Question 39

Application controls include?

Answer 39

PCUD
P - Preventive controls
C - Corrective controls
U - User controls
D - Detective controls

Question 40

Which controls relate to data input, data processing, and data output?

Answer 40

Application controls

Question 41

Controls that are designed to ensure the validity, accuracy, and completeness of data entered into the system.

Answer 41

Input controls

Question 42

What is an edit test?

Answer 42

A type of input control that scrutinizes data to determine if it is in appropriate form

Question 43

These application controls ensure that data is properly manipulated to produce meaningful output

Answer 43

Processing controls

Question 44

Output controls..

Answer 44

ensure that the processing results are valid and monitor the distribution and use of output.

Question 45

Output controls verify outputs through the use of

Answer 45

control totals

Question 46

A meaningless sum of a column of numbers used as an output control

Answer 46

hash total