C954 Flashcards-Section-Five || FULLY SOLVED || A+ RATED | 2026/27

Ransomware - Correct Answer A form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money Spyware - Correct Answer A special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmit it over the internet without the users knowledge or permission Adware - Correct Answer Software that although purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function also allows internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user Worm - Correct Answer Spread itself not only from file to file but also from computer to computer without user intervention Virus - Correct Answer Software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance of damage Drive-by hacking is a computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network, intercepts data, uses network services, and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network - Correct Answer A computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network intercepts data uses network services and or sends attack instruction without entering the office or organization that owns the networks Hacker - Correct Answer Experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into computer and computer networks either for profit or simply for the challenge Information security - Correct Answer A broad term encompassing the protection of information from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside an organization Downtime - Correct Answer Refers to a period of time when a system is unavailable Agile MIS infrastructure - Correct Answer Includes the hardware software and telecommunications equipment that when combined provide the underlining foundation to support the organization goals Sustainable MIS infrastructure - Correct Answer Identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption Backup - Correct Answer An exact copy of a system's information Recovery - Correct Answer The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure and includes restoring the information backup Fault tolerance - Correct Answer The ability for a system to respond to unexpected failures or system crashes as the backup system immediately and automatically takes over with no loss of service Failover - Correct Answer Occurs when redundant storage server offers an exact replica of the real time data and if the primary server crashes the users are automatically directed to the secondary server or backup server Failback - Correct Answer Occurs when the primary machine recovers and resumes operations taking over from the secondary server Disaster recovery plan - Correct Answer Detailed process for recovering information or a system in the event of a catastrophic disaster Hot site - Correct Answer A separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business Cold site - Correct Answer A separate facility that does not haven computer equipment but is place where employees can move after a disaster Warm site - Correct Answer A separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration Disaster recovery cost curve - Correct Answer Charts 1 the cost to the Organization of the unavailability of information and technology and 2 the cost to the organization of recovering from a disaster over time Emergency preparedness - Correct Answer Ensures a company is ready to respond to an emergency in an organized timely and effective manner Emergency - Correct Answer A sudden unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential threat to health and safety the environment or property Business continuity planning (BCP) - Correct Answer Details how a company recovers and restores critical business operations and systems after a disaster or extended disruption Business impact analysis - Correct Answer A process that identifies all critical business functions and the effect that a specific disaster may have upon them Emergency notification service - Correct Answer An infrastructure built for notifying people in the event of an emergency Technology failure - Correct Answer Occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired because of a hardware software or data outage Incident management - Correct Answer The process responsible for managing how incidents are identified and corrected Incident record - Correct Answer Contains all of the details of an incident Incident - Correct Answer Unplanned interruption of service Technology recovery strategy - Correct Answer Focus specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring hardware software and data across the organization that best meets business recovery requirements Accessibility - Correct Answer Refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access view or perform when operating a system Administrator access - Correct Answer Unrestricted access to the entire system Web accessibility initiative (WAI) - Correct Answer Brings together people from industry disability organizations government and research labs from around the world to develop guidelines and resources to help make the web accessible to people with disabilities including auditory cognitive neurological physical speech and visualndisabilities Web accessibility - Correct Answer Means that people with disabilities including visual auditory cognitive neurological physical display can use the web Unavailable - Correct Answer Wanna system is not operating or cannot be used High availability - Correct Answer Occurs when a system is continuously operational at all times Maintainability or flexibility - Correct Answer Refers to how quickly a system can transform to support environmental changes Portability - Correct Answer Refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software platforms such as a different operating system Reliability or accuracy - Correct Answer Ensure all systems are functioning correctly and providing accurate information Vulnerability - Correct Answer A system weakness they can be exploited by a threat for e