Question

1. Which of the following questions pertains to maintaining security in an information system?

A) Should the information system be shut down once a month to carry out maintenance tasks?

B) Should an employee be allowed to delete or access data that another employee inputs into the information system?

C) Should the system administrators log all changes made to the data, irrespective of the employee?

D) Should the IT department add users to a system or hand over the responsibility to concerned departments?

2. Which of the following is a fundamental characteristic of an ecosystem?

A) It opposes any moves to make fundamental changes in an industry.

B) It includes the related industries making complementary products and services, the competitors themselves, the suppliers, and the consumers.

C) It decreases the impact of the five forces on an industry.

D) It groups together multiple unrelated industries to reduce a domino effect or ripple effect.

Answer 1

Answer 1 : B) Should an employee be allowed to delete or access data that another employee inputs into the information system?

Explanation : To maintain security in an information system, it is necessary that the system must be reveiwed and studied by asking various questions such as employee access, contribution etc within the system.

Answer 2 : B) It includes the related industries making complementary products and services, the competitors themselves, the suppliers, and the consumers.

Explanation : Ecosystem of a business is known as the network that includes the government agencies, customers, rivals, suppliers, distributors etc who contribute equally to the success or failure of the business.