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:

Action Potential

is a rapid change in the electrical potential of the membrane of a nerve or muscle cell, allowing for the transmission of signals.

Synaptic Vesicles

Small sacs in a synapse that release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft to transmit signals between neurons.

Neurons

Nerve cells specialized for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body and brain.

Synapse

a structure that permits a neuron (nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to the target effector cell.