IDSC 3001 - Quiz 4

Application Programming Interface (API)

software that allows two applications to share data with each other

Enterprise Architecture (EA)

is a discipline that: 1) defines, organizes, standardizes, and documents the whole architecture and all important elements of the respective organization, covering relevant domains such as business, digital, physical, or organizational; and 2) the relations and interactions between elements that belong to those domains, such as processes, functions, applications, events, data, or technologies.

Business Architecture

reveals how an organization is structured and can clearly demonstrate how elements such as capabilities, processes, organization, and information fit together. The relationships among the elements dictate and specify what the organization does, and what it needs to do to meet its common goals.

Coding Language

A formal language comprising a set of strings that produce various kinds of machine code output. Programming languages are one kind of computer language and are used in computer programming to implement algorithms. Most programming languages consist of instructions for computers. Ex: Python, C/C++ language, Java language.

Systematic Planning

Three steps. First, know the situation you are in. Second, know the goal you want to achieve. Third, create a general plan to fill the gap.

Technology Stack

is the combination of technologies a company uses to build and run an application or project. Sometimes called a “solutions stack,” a tech stack typically consists of programming languages, frameworks, a database, front-end tools, back-end tools, and applications connected via APIs.

LAMP Stack

allows web developers to build, deploy, and manage web applications. LAMP is an acronym that stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, and provides the components needed to host and manage web content.

Client Side

basically, include most of the things that end-users may interface with. A client is a piece of hardware or software that requests resources or services from a server.

Server Side

Company’s server makes the program run, there are many important assets in there such as Database, Web Server, and Operation System.

Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

A minimum viable product (MVP) is a version of a product with just enough features to be usable by early customers who can then provide feedback for future product development.

Platform

A platform is a group of technologies that are used as a base upon which other applications, processes, or technologies are developed.

Compliance

Adhering to a rule, such as a policy, standard, specification, or law. Regulatory compliance defines the goals companies want to achieve to ensure that they understand and take the necessary steps to comply with policies, relevant laws, and regulations.

Compliance Audit

is a comprehensive review of an organization's adherence to regulatory guidelines. Audit reports evaluate the strength and thoroughness of compliance preparations, security policies, user access controls and risk management procedures over the course of a compliance audit.

External Compliance

Also known as regulatory compliance, refers to the measures a company takes to remain compliant with state and federal laws. They are the response to the rules and regulations set for an industry outside of your company

E-Waste

Delegation of Au

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

is the toughest privacy and security law in the world. Though it was drafted and passed by the European Union (EU), it imposes obligations onto organizations anywhere, so long as they target or collect data related to people in the EU. The regulation was put into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR will levy harsh fines against those who violate its privacy and security standards, with penalties reaching into the tens of millions of euros.

Governance

The system by which companies are directed and controlled. Boards of directors are responsible for the governance of their companies. The shareholders' role in governance is to appoint the directors and the auditors and to satisfy themselves that an appropriate governance structure is in place.

Green IT

Green computing, green IT, or ICT sustainability, is the study and practice of environmentally sustainable computing or IT.

Internal Compliance

Following the procedures and best practices laid down by an organization in its ICP. It is an internal mechanism comprising of best practices, guidelines, and policies to minimize risk of legal and international policy violations.

Regulation

is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends.

Risk Management (Technology)

any potential for technology failures to disrupt business such as information security incidents or service outages.