An Unhappy Employee Introduces a Virus That Will Shut Down

question 43

Multiple Choice

An unhappy employee introduces a virus that will shut down a company's information system if his name no longer appears in the payroll database. The employee's action is an example of which element of Carter's taxonomy?

• A) Target.
• B) Instrumentality.
• C) Incidental.
• D) Associated.

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Definitions:

Average Operating Assets

The average value of the assets involved in the daily operations of a business over a specific period, used to measure efficiency.

Stockholders' Equity

The residual interest in the assets of a corporation that remains after deducting its liabilities, representing the ownership interest of the shareholders.

Net Operating Income

A measure of a company's profitability from its regular, core business operations, excluding deductions of interest and taxes.