ITEC Final Exam Study Questions and
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Encryption - ANSWERS-It is the process of converting data into a format that cannot be
interpreted easily and directly by unauthorized users
Authentication - ANSWERS-Process that a user's credentials are valid so that users with invalid
credentials will not be allowed to access the underling information
Authorization - ANSWERS-Process that ensures that a specific user has rights to preform specific
operations on a specific object
Audit Trial - ANSWERS-an activity conducted periodically to access the effectiveness of the
security measures that are implemented in the IT infrastructure of an intelligent city
Confidentiality - ANSWERS-ensures privacy by allowing only authorized users to have access to
the underlying information
Integrity - ANSWERS-ensures that only authorized users are allowed to modify the underling
information
Availability - ANSWERS-ensures that authorized users have access to the underlying information
when it is required
Several weaknesses of paper-based medical records - ANSWERS-- Illegible handwriting
- Ambiguous
- Incomplete data
Answers3
Encryption - ANSWERS-It is the process of converting data into a format that cannot be
interpreted easily and directly by unauthorized users
Authentication - ANSWERS-Process that a user's credentials are valid so that users with invalid
credentials will not be allowed to access the underling information
Authorization - ANSWERS-Process that ensures that a specific user has rights to preform specific
operations on a specific object
Audit Trial - ANSWERS-an activity conducted periodically to access the effectiveness of the
security measures that are implemented in the IT infrastructure of an intelligent city
Confidentiality - ANSWERS-ensures privacy by allowing only authorized users to have access to
the underlying information
Integrity - ANSWERS-ensures that only authorized users are allowed to modify the underling
information
Availability - ANSWERS-ensures that authorized users have access to the underlying information
when it is required
Several weaknesses of paper-based medical records - ANSWERS-- Illegible handwriting
- Ambiguous
- Incomplete data
