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ad hoc reports
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reports that are not predefined by a programmer but designed as needed by a user
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detailed report
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a report containing detailed transactions or records
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summary report
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a report that recaps or summarizes detailed information over a period of time or some category
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exception report
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a report that contains only information about nonstandard or exception conditions
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executive report
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a summary report from various information sources that is normally used for strategic decisions
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internal output
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a printed report or document produced for use inside an organization
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external output
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printed documents such as statements, notices, form letters, and legal documents produced for outside an organization
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turnaround document
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an external output that includes a portion that is returned to the system as an input
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control break report
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a report that includes detailed and summary information
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drill down
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to link a summary field to its supporting detail and enable users to view the detail dynamically
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integrity control
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mechanisms and procedures that are built into an application system to safeguard information contained within it
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field combination control
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an integrity control that verifies the date in one field based on data in another field or fields
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value limit control
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an integrity control that identifies when a value in a field is too large or too small
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completeness control
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an integrity control to ensure that all necessary fields on an input form have been entered
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data validation control
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an integrity control to validate the input data for correctness and appropriateness
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access control
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an integrity control that determines who has access to a system and its data
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transaction logging
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a technique whereby all updates to a database are recorded with the information of who when and how the update was performed
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destination controls
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integrity controls to ensure that output information is channeled to the correct people
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security control
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mechanisms usually provided by operating system or environment to protect the data and processing systems from malicious attack
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unauthorized user
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a person who does not have authorized access to a system
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registered user
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a user who is registered or known to the system and is authorized to access some part of it
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authorization
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the process of determining whether a user is permitted to have access to the system and the data
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access control list
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the list of users who have rights to access the system and data
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privlieged user
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a user who has special security access privileges to a system
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authentication
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the process of identifying a user to verify that he can have access to the system
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smart card
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a computer readable plastic card with security information embedded within it
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encryption
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the process of altering data so that it is unreadable by unauthorized users
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decryption
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the process of converting encrypted data back in to a readable format
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encryption algorithm
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a complex mathematical formula and process that encrypts or decrypts data
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encryption key
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a binary field that the encryption algorithm uses to transform the data
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symmetric key encryption
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an encryption process that uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt the data
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asymmetric key encryption
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an encryption process that uses one key to encrypt and a different key to decrypt the data
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public key encryption
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an asymmetric key method in which one key is publicized and the other key is kept private
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digital signature
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a technique in which a document is encrypted using a private key to verify who wrote the document
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certificate or digital certificate
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a text message that is encrypted by verifying authority and used ot broadcast an organization's name and public key
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certifying authority
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a well known third party that sells digital certificates to organizations
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Secure Sockets Layer
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a standard protocol to connect and transmit encrypted data
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transport layer security
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an update version of SSL
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Secure hypertext transport protocol
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an internet standard for transmitting web pages securely
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