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130989 1 (1986-01-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvwi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: INSIDE: 71-01-60 Everything you've always wanted to know about DP ... 130989 Glossary of EDP Terminology Frederick Gallegos PAYOFF IDEA. Half the battle in understanding the intricacies of data processing is understanding its terminology and the words and phrases specific to EDP that have evolved over the years. This glossary offers the reader a good working base of these terms. acceptance testing The formal testing conducted to determine whether a sc ware system satisfies its acceptance criteria, enabling the customer to determine whether to accept the system. access The ability and the means necessary to approach, store, or retrieve data, or communicate with or make use of any resource of a computer information system. access category An authorization classification that defines the resources in a computer-based system to which a user, program, or process is granted access. access control The process of allowing only authorized users, programs, or other computer systems (i.e., networks) to access the resources of a computer system. access control mechanisms Hardware, software, or firmware features and operating and management procedures in various combinations designed to detect and pre- vent unauthorized access and to permit authorized access to a computer system. access list A catalog of users, programs, or processes and the specifications of the access categories to which each is assigned. access period A segment of time, generally expressed on a daily or weekly basis, during which access rights prevail. access type The nature of access granted to a particular device, program, or file; for example, read, write, execute, append, modify, delete, create. accountability The quality or state that enables attempted and committed violations of computer systems security to be traced to individuals who may then be held responsible. accumulator An area of storage in memory used to develop totals of units or items being computed. active wire-tapping The attachment of an unauthorized device, such as a computer terminal, to a communications circuit to gain access to data by generating false mes- sages or control signals or by altering the communications of legitimate users. Ada A programming language that allows use of structured techniques for program design; concise but powerful language designed to fill government requirements for real-time applications. add-on security The retrofitting of protection mechanisms, implemented by hard- ware, firmware and/or software, on a computer system that has become operational. administrative security The management constraints, operational procedures, accountability procedures, and supplemental controls established to provide an acceptable level of protection for sensitive data. @ 1986 Auerbach Publishers Inc EDP Auditing

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