Understanding Common Technology Components
The following are some of the important technologies of which a CISA aspirant should be aware:
- The types of servers
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
The Types of Servers
From the CISA exam perspective, it is important that you understand the basic workings of the following servers:
- Print server: For multiple users, a network printer is configured. Printing materials are captured in the print server and sent to the printer in a queue.
- File server: A file server helps in centralizing document repositories. It should be controlled with access restrictions. The file server makes group collaboration and document management easy.
- Application or program server: An application server hosts software programs. It also includes application business logic and communication with the application’s database.
- Web server: A web server provides information and services through...