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CISM Exam Questions and Answers: Key IT Concepts, Exams of Information Security and Markup Languages

Bunker Hill Community CollegeInformation Security and Markup Languages

A compilation of questions and answers related to the cism (certified information security manager) exam, focusing on key concepts in information technology. It covers a range of topics including networking protocols, hardware components, software types, and database management systems. This material is designed to help students and professionals prepare for the cism exam by reinforcing their understanding of essential it principles and terminology. It includes definitions and explanations of terms such as ethernet, cpu, cloud computing, and database architecture, offering a concise overview of critical it knowledge areas. The document serves as a study aid for those seeking to enhance their expertise in information security management and related fields, providing a structured approach to learning and review.

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CISM EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1.access: a popular personal and small workgroup DBMS product from
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2.10/100/1000 Ethernet: LAN networking protocol that that allows
for data trans- mission at 10, 100 or 1,000 Megabits per second
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3.Access point (AP): the component of the LAN device that
processes wireless traffic and communicates with the wiredswitch
4.Application software: performs a service or a function
5.Binary digit (bits): 0/1. All computer-based data and instructions
are represent- ed as a collection of binary values
6.Byte: a collection of 8 bits.
7.Central processing unit (CPU): selects instructions, processes
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  1. access: a popular personal and small workgroup DBMS product from Microsoft.
  2. 10/100/1000 Ethernet: LAN networking protocol that that allows for data trans- mission at 10, 100 or 1,000 Megabits per second (Mbps)
  3. Access point (AP): the component of the LAN device that processes wireless traffic and communicates with the wiredswitch
  4. Application software: performs a service or a function
  5. Binary digit (bits): 0/1. All computer-based data and instructions are represent- ed as a collection of binary values
  6. Byte: a collection of 8 bits.
  7. Central processing unit (CPU): selects instructions, processes

them, performs arithmetic and logicalcomparisons, and stores results of operations in memory, basically the "brain" of the computer

  1. Client: computing device that is connected to a network and directly utilized by a user.
  2. Client server applications: process code on both the client and the server.
  3. Cloud computing: a form of hardware/software outsourcing in which organi- zations offer flexible plans for customers to lease hardware and software facilities.
  4. Custom: developed software-tailor-made software
  5. Database tier: in the three-tier architecture, the tier that runs the DBMS and receives and processes SQL requests to retrieve and store data.
  6. Digital subscriber line (DSL): a communications line that operates on the same lines as voice telephones, but do so in sucha manner that their signals to not interfere with voice telephone service
  7. Domain name: a worldwide-unique name that is affiliated with a public IP address.
  1. File Transfer Protocol (FTP): a Layer-5 protocol used to copy files from one computer to another. In inter-organizational transaction processing, FTP enables users to exchange large files easily.
  2. Gigabyte (GB): 1024 MB, (230) or 1,073,741,824 bytes
  3. Hardware: electronic components and related gadgetry that input, process, output and store data according to instructions encoded in computer programs.
  4. Horizontal: market application-software that provides capabilities common across all organizations and industries
  5. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): the most common language for defin- ing the structure and layout of Web pages
  6. HTTP (Hypertext Transport Protocol): the protocol used between browsers and Webservers
  7. https: an encrypted, secure version of HTTP.
  8. Hyperlinks: a pointer, or reference, in a webpage to another web resource or location in the current webpage.
  9. IEEE 802.11protocol: A network communication protocol used

for wireless connections.

  1. IEEE 802.3 protocol: A network communication protocol used for wired con- nections
  2. Input hardware: keyboard, mouse, touch pad/screen, document scanners, barcode scanners, microphones, wired and wireless data communication devices
  3. Internet: world-wide network that links other networks together for email, the World Wide Web, FTP, etc.
  4. Internet service provider (ISP): an ISP provides users with Internet access. An ISP provides a user with a legitimate Internet address; it serves as the user's gateway to the Internet; and it passes communications back and forth between the user and the Internet.
  5. iOS: the operating system used in the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
  6. Kilobyte (K): a collection of 1024 (210) bytes
  7. License: a grant of the right to use software. Most software purchases are actually for a license, not actual software ownership.
  8. Linux: an open-source version of Unix
  1. Operating system (OS): a collection of programs that controls a computer's resources
  2. Output hardware: hardware that is externally connected to the computer, such as a printer, video display, speaker, plotter, projector, etc.
  3. Protocol: a standardized means for coordinating an activity between two or more entities
  4. RAM (random access memory): the processing memory used by the CPU. It is volatile and can only hold data and instructions when the computer is turned on
  5. Router: a special-purpose computer that moves network traffic from one node on a network to another
  6. Server farm: a collection of servers that coordinate activity to deliver a high traffic service such as a large retail Web site service
  7. Server tier: in the three-tier architecture, the tier that consists of computers that run Web servers to generate Web pages andother data in response to requests from browsers. Web servers also process application programs
  1. Servers: a computing device that provides a service on a network, such as email, Web site, database, etc
  2. Source code: computer code as written by humans and understandable by humans. Languages such as C++, Java and Visual Basic are examples of pro- gramming languages in which humans produce source code

computers that have browsers that request and process Web pages

  1. Vertical-market application: software that serves the needs of a specific industry. Examples of such programs are those used by dental offices to schedule appointments and bill patients, those used by auto mechanics to keep track of customer data and customers' automobile repairs, and those used by parts warehouses to track inventory, purchases, and sales
  2. Virtual: something that appears to exist that does not in fact exist.
  3. Virtual private network (VPN): a WAN connection alternative that uses the Internet or a private internet to create the appearance of private point-to-point connections. In the IT world, the term virtual means something that appears to exist that does not exist in fact. Here, a VPN uses the public Internet to create the appearance of a private connection
  4. Volatile: in computing this references memory. Volatile memory cannot retain its values when a computer is powered down.
  5. Web: Internet-based network of browsers and servers that process HTTP or HTTPS
  1. Web farm: a facility that runs multiple Web servers. Work is distributed among the computers in a Web farm so as to maximize throughput

that describes the data and relationships that willbe stored in the database. Akin to a blueprint

  1. Database: a self-describing collection of integrated records
  2. Database administration: the management, development, operation, and maintenance of the database so as to achieve the organization's objectives. This staff function requires balancing conflicting goals: protecting the database while maximizing its availability for authorized use. In smaller organizations, this function usually is served by a single person. Larger organizations assign several people to an office of database administration.Position title: DBA
  3. Database application: forms, reports, queries, and application programs for processing a database. A database can be processed by many different database applications.
  4. Database application system: applications that make database data more accessible and useful. Users employ a database application that consists of forms, formatted reports, queries, and application programs. Each of these, in turn, calls on the database management

system (DBMS) to process the database tables.

  1. Database management system(DBMS): a program for creating, processing, and administering a database; DBMS
  2. DB2: a popular enterprise class DBMS product from IBM

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  1. Many to many: invlolving two entity types in which one type can relate to many instances of the second type
  2. Metadata: data that describes data
  3. Normalization: process of converting poorly structured tables into two+ well structured tables
  4. One to many: involving two entities in which an instance of one type can relate to many instances of the second type, but second type cant relate to the first
  5. Oracle: a popular, enterprise-c;ass DBMS product from Oracle Corporation
  6. Personal DBMS: DBMS products designed for smaller, simpler database ap- plications. Used for personal or small workgroup apps that involve fewer than 100 users
  7. Query: request for data from a database
  8. Records: also called a row, a group of columns in a database table
  9. Relational databases: database that carries its data in the form of tables and that represents relationships using foreign keys
  1. Relationships: an association among entities or entity instances in an E-R model or an association among rows of a table in a relational database
  1. Customer service processes: include track orders, customer support, and customer support training
  2. Effectiveness: a process objective which helps achieve organizational strat- egy
  3. Efficiency: a process objective that is resource-oriented
  4. Encapsulation: hiding one object within another, for example with SOA logic is encapsulated in a service
  5. Executive support system: information systems that support strategic processes
  6. HR process: organizational processes that assess the motivations and skills of employees, creates job positions, invesitgates employee complaints, and staffs, and trains, and evaluates personnel
  7. Info silo: islands of automation, information systems that work in isolation of one another
  8. Linkage: process interactions across value chains, linkages are important sources of efficiences and readily supported by IS
  9. MIS: helps businesses acheieve their goals and objectives
  10. Managerial process: concern resource value use, includes

planning, as- sessing, and analyzing the resources used by the company