Parish Information Technology Best Practices
How many computers are currently in use?
Are your computers connected by a network?
Yes
No
Some are
Computer Backup
Do you backup every computer?
Yes
No
What is your criteria for which computers get backed up and which do not?
What computer files do you backup?
Documents like letters and spreadsheets
Financial system and data
PDS Church Office
PDS Formation Office
PDS Other
I don't know
How often do you backup computer files?
Nightly
Weekly
Occasionally
I don't know
How do you backup your computer files?
Save files to CD or DVD
Save files to USB drive
Save files to external hard drive
We use an online service
We do not currently backup files
What is the name of the online service.
Where are backups stored?
Out-of-date Operating Systems
Do you have any Windows XP or Server 2003 computers?
Yes
No
Please detail which computers use Windows XP or Server 2003 below.
Virus Proteciton
Is virus protection installed on every computer?
Yes
No
What Virus Protection do you use?
Are you using the free version?
Yes
No
How often do you update your virus protection?
Quarterly
Weekly
Daily
Never
I don't know
When, if ever, are files taken to an employees home? And, how are they transferred?
Web Site
Does the parish have a website?
Yes
No
Please provide the name of every individual authorized and capable of making changes to the website.
Paid
Volunteer
Webmaster Name
If you had to make a change to your web page, would you have the user ID and password to do so?
Yes
No
No, our web designer or volunteer
I don’t know
If you had to make change (or renew) your domain name, would you know the user ID and password?
Yes
No
No, our web designer or volunteer has that information
I don’t know
Accounting Software
What accounting software is used?
QuickBooks
PDS
Peachtree
Other
What version are you using?
What is the cost per year?
Where is the software installed?
In the cloud (aka online or on-demand)
On my PC
Please provide the name of every individual authorized and capable of making changes to the website.
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