MGMT 365 Final Chapters 13 And 14
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______ provide backup and operation facilities to which a client's employees can
move and continue operations in case of a disaster - ANSWER Hot sites
______ are total losses of electrical power - ANSWER Blackouts
When both the sender and recipient use the same secret key the technique is
called _____. - ANSWER Symmetric encryption
A (n) ______ is software that is programmed to cause damage at a specified time
to specific applications and data files - ANSWER logic bomb
_____ is the process of ensuring that senders and receivers of messages are
indeed who they claim to be - ANSWER authentication
______ is the proportion of time that the ASP's systems and communication links
are up and running - ANSWER up time
To ensure against interruptions in power supply, organizations use ______
systems, which provide an alternative power supply for a short time, as soon as
a power network fails. - ANSWER Uninterruptable power supply UPS
Hardware or software that blocks access to computing resources is called a(n)
_______. - ANSWER Firewall
In ______, nonprogrammer users write their own business applications -
ANSWER User application development
Outsourcing allows a client to know exactly what the cost of its IS functions
willbe over the period of the contract, which is usually several years. This allows
for better _______. - ANSWER financial planning
To prepare for mishaps, either natural or malicious, many organizations have
well-planned programs in place, called ______. - ANSWER Business recovery
plans
, _______ are constraints and other restrictions imposed on a user or a system,
and they can be used to secure systems against risks or to reduce damage
caused to systems, applications, and data - ANSWER Controls
large developers often distribute prerelease versions called _____, of software to
be tested by companies that agree to use the application with actual data for
several months - ANSWER Beta versions
Once criminals have a person's identifying details, such as a SS number, drivers
license number, or credit card number, they can pretend to be this person which
is a crime called ______. - ANSWER Identify theft
Perpetrators use other people's computers in distributed denial of service
attacks. Professionals call such computers _____. - ANSWER Zombies
Instead of spending money on the purchase of data storage devices, a company
can contract with a (n) _______ and have all or some of its files stored remotely
on the provider's devices - ANSWER Storage service provider or SSP
A (n) _____ is a way to authenticate online messages, analogous to a physical
signature on a piece of paper, but implemented with public key cryptography -
ANSWER Digital signature
In user development of applications, the lack of ____ makes system maintenace
difficult at best and impossible at worst. - ANSWER Documentation
Many North American and European countries have outsources development of
well-defined applications to professionals in other countries, an act often
referred to as _____. - ANSWER Offshoring
______, the time during which ISs or data are not available in the course of
conducting business, has become a dreaded situation for almost every business
worldwide - ANSWER Downtime
IN order to overcome cnnectivity issues and reduce security risks, some clients
prefer to use a(n) ____ rather than the internet to connect to application service
providers - ANSWER A leased line
Probably the easiest way to protect against loss of data is to automatically
duplicate all data periodically, a process referred to as data ____. - ANSWER
Data backup
The practice of outsourcing routine activities, such as customer order entry or
human resource transactions, is called ______. - ANSWER Business process
outsourcing
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______ provide backup and operation facilities to which a client's employees can
move and continue operations in case of a disaster - ANSWER Hot sites
______ are total losses of electrical power - ANSWER Blackouts
When both the sender and recipient use the same secret key the technique is
called _____. - ANSWER Symmetric encryption
A (n) ______ is software that is programmed to cause damage at a specified time
to specific applications and data files - ANSWER logic bomb
_____ is the process of ensuring that senders and receivers of messages are
indeed who they claim to be - ANSWER authentication
______ is the proportion of time that the ASP's systems and communication links
are up and running - ANSWER up time
To ensure against interruptions in power supply, organizations use ______
systems, which provide an alternative power supply for a short time, as soon as
a power network fails. - ANSWER Uninterruptable power supply UPS
Hardware or software that blocks access to computing resources is called a(n)
_______. - ANSWER Firewall
In ______, nonprogrammer users write their own business applications -
ANSWER User application development
Outsourcing allows a client to know exactly what the cost of its IS functions
willbe over the period of the contract, which is usually several years. This allows
for better _______. - ANSWER financial planning
To prepare for mishaps, either natural or malicious, many organizations have
well-planned programs in place, called ______. - ANSWER Business recovery
plans
, _______ are constraints and other restrictions imposed on a user or a system,
and they can be used to secure systems against risks or to reduce damage
caused to systems, applications, and data - ANSWER Controls
large developers often distribute prerelease versions called _____, of software to
be tested by companies that agree to use the application with actual data for
several months - ANSWER Beta versions
Once criminals have a person's identifying details, such as a SS number, drivers
license number, or credit card number, they can pretend to be this person which
is a crime called ______. - ANSWER Identify theft
Perpetrators use other people's computers in distributed denial of service
attacks. Professionals call such computers _____. - ANSWER Zombies
Instead of spending money on the purchase of data storage devices, a company
can contract with a (n) _______ and have all or some of its files stored remotely
on the provider's devices - ANSWER Storage service provider or SSP
A (n) _____ is a way to authenticate online messages, analogous to a physical
signature on a piece of paper, but implemented with public key cryptography -
ANSWER Digital signature
In user development of applications, the lack of ____ makes system maintenace
difficult at best and impossible at worst. - ANSWER Documentation
Many North American and European countries have outsources development of
well-defined applications to professionals in other countries, an act often
referred to as _____. - ANSWER Offshoring
______, the time during which ISs or data are not available in the course of
conducting business, has become a dreaded situation for almost every business
worldwide - ANSWER Downtime
IN order to overcome cnnectivity issues and reduce security risks, some clients
prefer to use a(n) ____ rather than the internet to connect to application service
providers - ANSWER A leased line
Probably the easiest way to protect against loss of data is to automatically
duplicate all data periodically, a process referred to as data ____. - ANSWER
Data backup
The practice of outsourcing routine activities, such as customer order entry or
human resource transactions, is called ______. - ANSWER Business process
outsourcing
