The CoBIT Framework Discusses Seven Information Criteria

question 54

Multiple Choice

The CoBIT framework discusses seven information criteria. Consider the pairs of items below; which one violates the criterion indicated?

• A)Effectiveness: market value of short-term investments
• B)Confidentiality: employee payroll data are kept in a locked filing cabineta
• C)Integrity: variances between expected sales and actual sales
• D)Compliance: general-purpose financial statements included in a 10-K filing

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Definitions:

Parallel After-discharge Circuit

A circuit configuration in neural networks that involves parallel paths with different lengths that can cause prolonged signal discharge.

Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials (IPSPs)

Hyperpolarizations occurring at a postsynaptic membrane making the neuron less likely to generate an action potential.

Hyperpolarization

An increase in the membrane potential of a cell, making the inside of the cell more negative relative to the outside and reducing the likelihood of firing an action potential.

Plasma Membrane

The lipid bilayer that encases cells, controlling the movement of substances in and out of the cell and facilitating communication and signaling.