Laboratory record-keeping systems must ensure: (Choose two) Response:

The correct answer is A. Data integrity and security B. Ease of access for authorized personnel. Laboratory record-keeping systems exist to protect the reliability of scientific data and control who can access it, making data integrity and security (A) and ease of access for authorized personnel (B) the two foundational requirements - without these, records are either…

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Laboratory record-keeping systems must ensure:

(Choose two) Response:

Options

AData integrity and security
BEase of access for authorized personnel
CDecorative elements for record presentation
DAnnual disposal of old records to save space

How the community answered

(32 responses)

A
78% (25)
C
6% (2)
D
16% (5)

Explanation

Laboratory record-keeping systems exist to protect the reliability of scientific data and control who can access it, making data integrity and security (A) and ease of access for authorized personnel (B) the two foundational requirements - without these, records are either untrustworthy or useless.

C is wrong because decorative elements have no functional role in record-keeping; aesthetics don't protect data or support compliance. D is wrong because regulations typically require records to be retained for defined periods (often years), not disposed of annually for convenience - destruction must follow a documented retention schedule, not a space-saving impulse.

Memory tip: Think of record-keeping as a safe - it must be locked (security/integrity) and openable by the right people (authorized access). Anything else (decoration, arbitrary disposal) describes how not to run a lab.

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