Sometimes System Failures and Data or Information Loss Can Result

question 292

Multiple Choice

Sometimes system failures and data or information loss can result from reasons other than an intentional attempt to breach security. Which of the following is not an example of an unintentional threat described in your textbook?

• A) Political/civic unrest
• B) Human errors
• C) Environmental hazards
• D) Computer systems failures

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A measure that quantifies the variation or dispersion of sampling distribution of a statistic, often used as an estimate of the reliability of a statistical estimate.

Sample Mean

The average value calculated from a sample of data, intended to estimate the mean of the entire population.

Standard Deviation

Standard Deviation measures the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values in a dataset deviate from the mean.

Heights

The measurement of someone or something from base to top or head to foot.