ISA 235 - Exam 2 |40 Questions and Answers (Mo
Farag - Miami University)
Backup - -an exact copy of a system's information
-Recovery - -the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or
failure
-Software as a service (SaaS) - -delivers applications over the cloud using a pay-per-use
revenue model
-Usability - -the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to the
user
-Scalability - -how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of
growth
-Reliability - -ensures a systems is functioning correctly and providing accurate
information, another term for accuracy when discussing the correctness of systems within
the context efficiency IT metrics
-Disaster Recovery - -a detailed process for recovering information or an IT system in the
event of a catastrophic disaster such as fire or flood
-Platform as a Service (PaaS) - -supports the deployment of entire systems, including
hardware, networking, and applications, using pay-per-use revenue model
-Business continuity planning (BCP) - -a plan for how an organization will recover and
restore partially or completely interrupted critical functions within predetermined time
after a disaster or extended disruption (Hot site, cold site, warm site)
-Infastructure as a Service (IaaS) - -delivers hardware networking capabilities, including
the use of servers, networking, and storage, over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue
model
-Database Management System (DBMS) - -allows users to create, read, update, and delete
data in a relational database
-Primary Key - -A field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table
-Data Dictionary - -complies all of the metadata about the elements in the data model
-Blockchain - -a type of distinguished ledger, consisting of blocks of data that maintain a
permanent and tamper proof record of transactional data
Farag - Miami University)
Backup - -an exact copy of a system's information
-Recovery - -the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or
failure
-Software as a service (SaaS) - -delivers applications over the cloud using a pay-per-use
revenue model
-Usability - -the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to the
user
-Scalability - -how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of
growth
-Reliability - -ensures a systems is functioning correctly and providing accurate
information, another term for accuracy when discussing the correctness of systems within
the context efficiency IT metrics
-Disaster Recovery - -a detailed process for recovering information or an IT system in the
event of a catastrophic disaster such as fire or flood
-Platform as a Service (PaaS) - -supports the deployment of entire systems, including
hardware, networking, and applications, using pay-per-use revenue model
-Business continuity planning (BCP) - -a plan for how an organization will recover and
restore partially or completely interrupted critical functions within predetermined time
after a disaster or extended disruption (Hot site, cold site, warm site)
-Infastructure as a Service (IaaS) - -delivers hardware networking capabilities, including
the use of servers, networking, and storage, over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue
model
-Database Management System (DBMS) - -allows users to create, read, update, and delete
data in a relational database
-Primary Key - -A field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table
-Data Dictionary - -complies all of the metadata about the elements in the data model
-Blockchain - -a type of distinguished ledger, consisting of blocks of data that maintain a
permanent and tamper proof record of transactional data
