UOP BSA310 Week 5 Discussion (DQ1+DQ2) Latest 2020

BSA310 BUSINESS SYSTEMS

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 What exactly is an information system? How does it work? What are its management, organization, and technology components?

DQ2 What are the most important tools and technologies for safeguarding information resources? Pick one of the below and answer in detail.

Name and describe three authentication methods.

Describe the roles of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and antivirus software in promoting security.

Explain how encryption protects information.

Describe the role of encryption and digital certificates in a public key infrastructure.

Distinguish between fault-tolerant and high-availability computing, and between disaster recovery planning and business continuity planning.

Describe measures for improving software quality and reliability