August 17, 2012 11:59 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Control Processes,
Control Techniques,
CPU,
Digital Storage Devices,
EDI,
Electronic Commerce,
Electronic Data Interchange,
Feedback Control,
Firmware,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Infrastructure,
IT Security,
Media Errors,
Risk ManagementValidity checking of datum passed to peripheral devices
A data validity check compares characters or fields that are written or read with a set of all valid characters or fields. It is particularly useful technique with peripheral devices such as printers. For example, a...
August 15, 2012 12:34 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Control Processes,
Control Techniques,
Digital Storage Devices,
EDI,
Electronic Commerce,
Electronic Data Interchange,
Feedback Control,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Infrastructure,
IT Security,
Media Errors,
Risk ManagementInformation validity implies data elements represent real conditions, rules or relationships rather than physical object characteristics. IT hardware validity checks are preventive and/or detective control measures that should be implemented to ensure appropriate data processing. There are three...
August 11, 2012 12:36 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Control Methods,
Control Processes,
Control Techniques,
Digital Storage Devices,
EDI,
Electronic Commerce,
Electronic Data Interchange,
Feedback Control,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure,
Integrity,
IT Architecture,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
IT Infrastructure,
IT Security,
Media Errors,
Risk ManagementIT hardware validity checks are preventive and/or detective control measures that should be implemented to ensure appropriate data processing. An important component of enabling information integrity is sustaining data and task validity. Within...
July 6, 2012 10:32 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Digital Storage Devices,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
Risk ManagementAutomatic retry is employed in data communications by retransmission of erroneous messages. Retransmission is utilized in conjunction with an error-detection technology and can involve the retransmission of a character, word, record, or set of records.
Verifying the adequacy of equipment...
July 4, 2012 1:01 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Digital Storage Devices,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
Risk ManagementAutomatic retry is also utilized with magnetic tape. Imperfections on the surface of the magnetic tape that interfere with reading or writing can be dislodged by back-spacing the tape and trying again.
Whereas, disc drives utilize automatic retry to facilitate successful read/write operations....
June 29, 2012 8:34 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Digital Storage Devices,
Hardware Controls,
Information Communication Technology,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
IT Configuration,
IT Hardware,
Risk ManagementCorrespondingly, the CPU can monitor printer operations to ensure correct print synchronization. This entails the CPU checking print timing to ensure that the image is created when the print device is in the right position.
Lastly, data communication facilities may have cybernetic line and...
June 28, 2012 12:00 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Digital Storage Devices,
Hardware Controls,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
IT Hardware,
Risk ManagementForms of automatic error diagnosis routines
Automatic error diagnosis is utilized by several hardware configuration components. A typical application is the installation of Central Processing Unit (CPU) circuitry to...
June 23, 2012 12:00 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Digital Storage Devices,
Hardware Controls,
Information Security,
Infrastructure Management,
IT Hardware,
Risk ManagementCollectively, the term IT hardware describes all equipment necessary to enable IT services utilization. Yet, each hardware configuration item may have distinct operational characteristics...
June 19, 2012 11:24 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Configuration Management,
Digital Storage Devices,
Hardware Controls,
Infrastructure Management,
IT Hardware,
Risk ManagementImpact of IT hardware failures on information integrity
Failure of a semiconductor, diode, or transistor may affect the electrical impulses utilized in the processing of data, the storage of data, and the communication of data between different equipment in the IT...
