Every Information System Today Should Require Users to Sign on with a User

question 23

Multiple Choice

Every information system today should require users to sign on with a user name and a password. In this case, which of the following functions is performed by the user's password?

• A) authentication
• B) identification
• C) decryption
• D) encryption

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Definitions:

Glass Ceiling

An invisible barrier that prevents minorities and women from rising to the highest ranks of power or success within a corporation or organization, despite qualifications or achievements.

Workforce

The group of individuals engaged in work or available for work, either in a specific industry or in the labor market as a whole.

Diverse

Showing a great deal of variety; very different from each other.

Absenteeism Rate

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