Consider the Following Short Case as You Respond to the Question

question 11

Multiple Choice

Consider the following short case as you respond to the question: Melissa is an internal auditor for the County of Bufflufia.Her job responsibilities include providing training on information systems security and checking the work of data entry clerks.Melissa is also part of a team that responds to denial-of-service attacks on the county's information system.Her co-worker, Eugene, ensures that all the county's computers have the most up-to-date antivirus software; he also enforces the county's policy of backing up sensitive data, such as employee social security numbers and other payroll information, at least once a day.The back-ups are dated and stored in a locked filing cabinet.Melissa's responsibilities relate to which elements of the CIA triad?

• A)Confidentiality and availability
• B)Confidentiality and data integrity
• C)Availability and data integrity
• D)None of these

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The upsurge in full costs resulting from the fabrication of an additional unit of a product or service.

Marginal-Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost to produce one additional unit of a good or service changes as production volume changes.

Average-Total-Cost Curve

A curve showing the average total cost of producing different levels of output in the short run.

Punishment

A consequence imposed after an undesirable behavior, aimed at reducing that behavior.