Control Weaknesses Associated with Creating an Output File as an Intermediate

question 19

Multiple Choice

Control weaknesses associated with creating an output file as an intermediate step in the printing process (spooling) include all of the following actions by a computer criminal except

• A)gaining access to the output file and changing critical data values
• B)using a remote printer and incurring operating inefficiencies
• C)making a copy of the output file and using the copy to produce illegal output reports
• D)printing an extra hardcopy of the output file

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Definitions:

Proposition

A statement that expresses a judgement or opinion which can be either true or false.

Modus Ponens

A logical argument form where if a conditional statement ("if p then q") and its antecedent (p) are true, then the consequent (q) is also true.

Antecedent

In logic and grammar, the antecedent is the preceding clause, phrase, or word to which another word, particularly a pronoun, refers back.

Pure Hypothetical

A speculative statement or proposition that is considered in abstraction from any particular instance or factual situation.