What is an example of a non-human threat to the physical environment?

Question

Options

• AFraudulent transaction
• BCorrupted file
• CStorm
• DVirus

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  8% (3)
• C
  77% (30)
• D
  13% (5)

Explanation

Storm (C) is the correct answer because it represents a natural, non-human threat that can physically damage or destroy IT infrastructure - such as flooding server rooms, causing power outages, or destroying hardware through wind and lightning.

• A (Fraudulent transaction) is wrong because it's a human-initiated threat involving intentional deception, not a physical environmental hazard.
• B (Corrupted file) is wrong because it's a logical/software threat to data integrity, not a physical environment threat - and it's typically caused by human action or software failure.
• D (Virus) is wrong because a computer virus is a malicious software threat, which is human-created and targets digital systems rather than the physical environment.

Memory tip: Think "non-human + physical" - only acts of nature (storms, earthquakes, floods, fire) fit both criteria. If a person created it or it exists only in software, it's not a non-human physical threat.

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