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CONCORDIA COMM 226 FINAL NOTES
AND REVIEW UPDATED 2025
"The IT structure is like a" - ANS "city plan"
because of globalization, modern businesses use IT for what purposes? -
ANSexpand their market to customers all around the globe, find the lowest
cost suppliers, create a 24h business day (shuttling work across time
zones) and broaden range of business activities across multiple nations
has not helped the understanding of company grapevine tho
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) does what? - ANSglobally
recognized standard for appraising an IT auditor's knowledge, expertise
and skill in assessing vulnerabilities and instituting IT controls in an
enterprise environment
may be called auditor, consultant, IS security professional, regulator, chief
information officer, and internal auditor
components of database application - ANSdata entry forms: entry of new
information
reports: summary of what is up
queries: used to find new information
application program: used to handle processes
Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) -
ANS5 principals: meeting stakeholder needs, covering the enterprise end
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, 2
to end, applying a single integrated framework, enabling a holistic
approach, separating governance from management
data vs information - ANScollection of unorganized facts vs transformation
into something useful
database management system (DBMS) - ANSsoftware application used to
create and manage databases
can be personal DBMS (Microsoft access) vs enterprise DBMS (IBM)
depending on how many users need access to it
define workflow software - ANSusing internet tech to allow work to be done
without human intervention
automation
enterprise research planning ERP - ANSsystem that integrates and
standardizes processes, and storage + management of data
ERP model challenges when the system is ppl related? - ANSwon't work
unless you are hella specific about objectives for new processes
how do social network sites generate revenue? - ANSadvertising!
how does alignment pertain to IS? important indicator - ANSongoing
process which involves fitting IT architecture to business objective
want the IS to support the strategy of the company (hardest thing to do lol)
planning, building frameworks and effectiveness in communication
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CONCORDIA COMM 226 FINAL NOTES
AND REVIEW UPDATED 2025
"The IT structure is like a" - ANS "city plan"
because of globalization, modern businesses use IT for what purposes? -
ANSexpand their market to customers all around the globe, find the lowest
cost suppliers, create a 24h business day (shuttling work across time
zones) and broaden range of business activities across multiple nations
has not helped the understanding of company grapevine tho
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) does what? - ANSglobally
recognized standard for appraising an IT auditor's knowledge, expertise
and skill in assessing vulnerabilities and instituting IT controls in an
enterprise environment
may be called auditor, consultant, IS security professional, regulator, chief
information officer, and internal auditor
components of database application - ANSdata entry forms: entry of new
information
reports: summary of what is up
queries: used to find new information
application program: used to handle processes
Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) -
ANS5 principals: meeting stakeholder needs, covering the enterprise end
1
, 2
to end, applying a single integrated framework, enabling a holistic
approach, separating governance from management
data vs information - ANScollection of unorganized facts vs transformation
into something useful
database management system (DBMS) - ANSsoftware application used to
create and manage databases
can be personal DBMS (Microsoft access) vs enterprise DBMS (IBM)
depending on how many users need access to it
define workflow software - ANSusing internet tech to allow work to be done
without human intervention
automation
enterprise research planning ERP - ANSsystem that integrates and
standardizes processes, and storage + management of data
ERP model challenges when the system is ppl related? - ANSwon't work
unless you are hella specific about objectives for new processes
how do social network sites generate revenue? - ANSadvertising!
how does alignment pertain to IS? important indicator - ANSongoing
process which involves fitting IT architecture to business objective
want the IS to support the strategy of the company (hardest thing to do lol)
planning, building frameworks and effectiveness in communication
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