WGU C954 Information Technology Management - UCertify Flashcards
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WGU C954 Information Technology Management - UCertify Flashcards
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The confirmation or validation of an event or object
information age
A time when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer
internet of things (IoT)
A world where interconnected Inter...
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fact
The confirmation or validation of an event or object
information age
A time when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a
computer
internet of things (IoT)
A world where interconnected Internet-enabled devices or "things" have the ability to
collect and share data without human intervention
machine-to-machine (M2M)
refers to devices that connect directly to there devices
data aggregation
The collection of data from various sources for the purpose of data processing
structured data
data that has defined length, type and format and includes numbers, dates, or strings
such as Customer Address
ambient digital experience
a blend of the physical, virtual, and electronic environments creating a real-time ambient
environment that changes as the user moves form one place to another
Internet of Everything (IoE)
a concept that extends the Internet of Things (IoT) emphasis on machine-to-machine
communications to describe a more complex system that also encompasses people and
processes
autonomous agent
software that carries out some set of operations on behalf of a user or another program
with some degree of independence or autonomy, and employ some knowledge or
representation of the user's goals or desires
autonomic computing
a self-managing computing model named after, and patterned on, the human body's
autonomic nervous system
transformation process
the technical core, especially in manufacturing organizations; the actual conversion of
inputs to outputs
value-added
the term used to describe the difference between the cost of inputs and the value of
price of outputs
strategic business units (SBUs)
consists of several stand alone businesses
materials requirement planning (MRP) system
sales forecasts to make sure that needed parts and materials are available at the right
time and place in a specific company
tactical planning
focuses on producing goods and services as efficiently as possible within the strategic
plan
,operational planning and control (OP&C)
deals with the day to day procedures for performing work, including scheduling,
inventory, and process management
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
a non-governmental organization established in 1947 to promote the development of
world standards to facilitate the international exchange of goods and services
process quality
main goal is to produce defect free products
six sigma quality
the goal is to detect potential problems to prevent their occurrence and achieve no more
than 3.4 defects per million opportunities
malcolm baldric national quality awards
1987 U.S. standard awarding quality awards in seven key areas: leadership, strategic
planning, customer/market focus, information and analysis, human resources focus,
process management, and business results
ISO 900
international organization for standardization (1947) requiring a company to determine
customer needs, including regulatory and legal requirements including communication
arrangements. Other standards involve process control, product testing, storage and
delivery.
ISO 14000
collection of best practices for managing an organizations impact on the environment
CMMI
capability maturity integration is a framework for best practices. Does not describe the
processes themselves; it describes the characteristics of good processes, thus
providing efficient guidelines.
inputs
land, labor, capital, information
transformation
conversion process
outputs
goods & services
storage virtualization
combines multiple network storage devices so that they appear to be a single storage
device
network virtualization
combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels that
an be assigned in real time to a specific device
server virtualization
combines the physical resources, such as servers, processors, and operating systems,
from the applications
system virtualization
the ability to present the resources of a single computer as if it is a collation of separate
computers (virtual machines)
multi-tenancy
a single instance of a system serves multiple customers
,cloud fabric controller
an individual who monitors and provisions cloud resources similar to a server
administrator at an individual company
cloud fabric
the software that makes the benefits of cloud computing possible
hybrid cloud
includes two or more private, public, or community clouds, but each cloud remains
separate and is only linked by technology that enables data and application portability
cloud bursting
when a company uses its own computing infrastructure for normal usage and accesses
the cloud when it needs to sale for high/peak load requirements, ensuring a sudden
spike in usage does not result in poor performance or system crashes
utility computing
offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered service such as gas or
electricity
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
delivers hardware networking capabilities, including use of servers, networking, and
storage, over the cloud using a pay-per-use revenue model
Disaster Recovery as a Device (DRaaS)
Offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications and data form
disruption caused by disaster
Data as a Service (DaaS)
facilitates the accessibility of business-critical data in a timely, secure, and affordable
manner
Moore's Law
refers to the computer chip performance per dollar doubling every 18 months
upcycle
reuses or refurbishes waste and creates new product
governance
method or system of government for management or control
information systems audit and control association (USACA)
a set of guidelines and supporting tools for IT governance that is accepted worldwide
and generally used by auditors and companies as a way to integrate technology to
implement controls and meet specific business objectives
internet technology infrastructure library (ITIL)
a framework provided by the government of the UK that offers eight sets of
management procedures
committee of sponsoring organizations (COSO)
key for evaluating internal controls such as human resources, logistics, IT, risk, legal,
marketing and sales, operations, financial functions, procurement, and reporting
capability maturity model integration (CMMI) method
a process improvement approach that contains 22 process areas
enterprise architecture
a process for how an organization will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes,
and MIS assets
deperimeterization
, occurs when an organization moves employees outside its firewall, a growing
movement to change the way corporations address technology security
transborder data flows (TDF)
when business data flows across international boundaries over the telecommunications
networks of global information systems
carbon emission
includes the carbon dioxide & carbon monoxide in the atmosphere produced by
processes and systems
grid computing
a collection of computers coordinated to solve a common problem
smart grid
delivers electricity using two-way digital technology
virtualization
the creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of computing resources, such as an
operating system, a server, a storage device, or other network resources
data center
a facility used to house management information systems and associated components,
such as telecommunications and storage systems
public cloud
promotes massive, global, industrywide applications offered to the general public
private cloud
serves only one customer or organization and can be located on the customer's
premises or off premises
community cloud
serves a specific community with common business models, security requirements, and
compliance considerations
big data as a service (BDaaS)
offers cloud-based big data service to help organizations analyze massive amounts of
data to solve business dilemmas
child online protection act (COPA)
a law that protects minors from accessing inappropriate material on the internet
threat
an act or object that poses a danger to assets
competitive click-fraud
a computer crime where a competitor or disgruntled employee increases a company's
search advertising costs by repeatedlyclickingon the advertiser's link
fair information practices
a general term for a set of standards governing the collection and use of personal data
and addressing issues of privacy and accuracy
acceptable use policy (AUP)
a policy that a user must agree to follow in order to be provided access to a network or
to the internet
nonrepudiation
contractual stipulation to ensure that business participants do not deny (repudiate) their
online actions
mail bomb
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