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______ is a way of distributing software through applications hosted by a vendor and made available to customers over the web.
Software as a service
Platform as a service
Infrastructure as a service
IT as a service
Explanation
IT as a service is not a term, software as a service relates to applications hosted by a vendor, and platform as a service allows customers to host their own applications.
What type of data processing system would be most appropriate for a company that is opening a new retail location?
Direct access processing
Real time processing
Batch processing
Sequential file processing
Explanation
A new retail location would be significantly improved with real time processing in inventory.
Which of the following can be discovered using a data mining process?
Standard query reporting
Previously unknown information
Data structure
Artificial intelligence
Explanation
Data mining can be used to sort through data in order to discover previously unknown information.
Analysis of large and diverse amounts of data included in data warehouses is often referred to as:
Data processing
Data mining
Systems analysis
Electronic Data Interchange
Explanation
This is the definition of the process of data mining.
Which of the following activities would most likely detect computer related fraud?
Performing validity checks
Conducting fraud awareness training
Using data encryption
Reviewing the systems access log
Explanation
System access logs are electronic lists of who has accessed or has attempted to access systems or parts of systems or data or subsets of data.
General controls in an information system include each of the following except:
Logic tests
Information technology infrastructure
Security management
Software acquisition
Explanation
General controls ensure that an organization's control environment is well managed and stable. Logic tests are not one of the components of general controls.