INF 1505: CHAPTER 12 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Systems design
A stage of systems development where a solution to the problem is planned out and
documented
Logical design
A description of the functional requirements of a system.
Physical design
The specification of the characteristics of the system components necessary to put the
logical design into action.
Menu-driven system
A system in which users simply pick what they want to do from a list of alternatives.
Command Line Interface (CLI)
An interface where the user types text commands to the computer
Disaster planning
The process of anticipating and providing for disasters
Disaster recovery
The implementation of the disaster plan.
Hot site
A duplicate, operational hardware system or immediate access to one through a
specialized vendor.
Cold site (Shell)
A computer environment that includes rooms, electrical service, telecommunications
links, data storage devices, and the like.
incremental backup
Making a backup copy of all files changed during the last few days or the last week.
transaction log
A feature used by the DBMS to keep track of all transaction operations that update the
database. The information stored in this log is used by the DBMS for recovery
purposes.
Systems controls
rules and procedures to maintain data security
Request for Proposal (RFP)
A document that specifies in detail required resources such as hardware and software.
Preliminary evaluation
An initial assessment whose purpose is to dismiss the unwanted proposals; begins after
all proposals have been submitted.
Final evaluation
A detailed investigation of the proposals offered by the vendors remaining after the
preliminary evaluation.
group consensus
LATEST UPDATE A+ GRADED
Systems design
A stage of systems development where a solution to the problem is planned out and
documented
Logical design
A description of the functional requirements of a system.
Physical design
The specification of the characteristics of the system components necessary to put the
logical design into action.
Menu-driven system
A system in which users simply pick what they want to do from a list of alternatives.
Command Line Interface (CLI)
An interface where the user types text commands to the computer
Disaster planning
The process of anticipating and providing for disasters
Disaster recovery
The implementation of the disaster plan.
Hot site
A duplicate, operational hardware system or immediate access to one through a
specialized vendor.
Cold site (Shell)
A computer environment that includes rooms, electrical service, telecommunications
links, data storage devices, and the like.
incremental backup
Making a backup copy of all files changed during the last few days or the last week.
transaction log
A feature used by the DBMS to keep track of all transaction operations that update the
database. The information stored in this log is used by the DBMS for recovery
purposes.
Systems controls
rules and procedures to maintain data security
Request for Proposal (RFP)
A document that specifies in detail required resources such as hardware and software.
Preliminary evaluation
An initial assessment whose purpose is to dismiss the unwanted proposals; begins after
all proposals have been submitted.
Final evaluation
A detailed investigation of the proposals offered by the vendors remaining after the
preliminary evaluation.
group consensus
