CHAPTER 2: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS BASIC: HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, NETWORKING AND SECURITY

Hardware component of technology, software, networking and security.

2.1          Identify the computer hardware and software

2.1.1      Identify the computer hardware

a.    Personal Computers

b.    Other Digital Devices

2.1.2      Identify the computer Software

a.    Cloud Computing

b.    Open-Source Software

2.2          Discuss communications networks and types of network

2.2.1     Describe communications networks and types of network

a.    Analog signal

b.    Digital signal

c.    Local area network (LAN)

d.    Campus area network (CAN)

e.    Metropolitan area network (MAN)

f.     Wide area network (WAN)

g.    Internet

h.    World Wide Web

2.3          Discuss threats to information security

2.3.1      Identify malicious software

            a.  Viruses

b.  Worms

c. Trojan horses

d.  Spyware

2.3.2      Describe computer crime

            a.  Hackers

            b.  Spoofing and sniffing

c.  Denial of service attack

d.  Identity theft

e.  Click fraud

f. Cyber terrorism and cyber warfare

2.4          Describe information security

2.4.1      Identify information systems controls

a.  General controls

b.  Application controls

2.4.2      Identify information resources controls

            a.  Authentication

            b.  Firewalls

c. Intrusion detection system

d.  Antivirus and antispyware software

e.  Unified threat management system

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