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What does an intrusion-detection system do?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the purpose of a periodic technology audit?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the privacy challenge that companies face?Read the answer and worked solution →Which corporate use is made of digital forensics?Read the answer and worked solution →What defines a distributed workforce?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the stated downside of working from home?Read the answer and worked solution →By what other names is grid or cloud computing known?Read the answer and worked solution →What role does the central server play on a grid?Read the answer and worked solution →Which advantage does cloud computing give a retailer with several outlets?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the cost of grid computing low?Read the answer and worked solution →Cloud computing is best defined as what?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What does an intrusion-detection system do?

  1. Encodes files so outsiders cannot read them
  2. Recovers files that a user deleted by mistake
  3. Signals possible unauthorized access and logs events
  4. Blocks every message that arrives from outside
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Correct answer: C. Signals possible unauthorized access and logs events

1. Companies monitor network activity with intrusion-detection systems. 2. Those systems signal possible unauthorized access. 3. They also document suspicious events for later examination. 4. Encoding is done by encryption and blocking is done by firewalls, so those roles belong elsewhere. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Using Technology to Manage Information", section 13.5 Procedures to Protect IT Assets_

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What is the purpose of a periodic technology audit?

  1. To value the equipment for the annual accounts
  2. To decide which employees should be trained next
  3. To compare prices offered by competing vendors
  4. To catalogue all attached storage devices and computers
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Correct answer: D. To catalogue all attached storage devices and computers

1. Periodic technology audits are one of the listed procedures for protecting assets. 2. Their purpose is to catalogue all attached storage devices as well as computers. 3. Companies also use technology that monitors ports for unauthorized attached devices and turns off those not approved for business use. 4. Valuation, training, and price comparison are separate management exercises. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Using Technology to Manage Information", section 13.5 Procedures to Protect IT Assets_

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What is the privacy challenge that companies face?

  1. Collecting more data than any rival can collect
  2. Selling data at the highest price obtainable
  3. Storing data for the longest period permitted
  4. Balancing needed data against consumer rights
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Correct answer: D. Balancing needed data against consumer rights

1. Consumers are increasingly fighting to regain control of personal data and how it is used. 2. The challenge to companies is to find a balance between collecting the information they need and protecting individual consumer rights. 3. Most registration and warranty forms carry a box consumers can tick to stop the company selling their names. 4. Many companies now state in their privacy policies that they will not abuse the information they collect. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Using Technology to Manage Information", section 13.5 Keep IT Confidential: Privacy Concerns_

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