An employee in the administrative department of Smiths Consultants Inc. finds out that the expiry date of a contract with one of the clients is earlier than the start date. What type of measure…

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Options

• AAvailability measure
• BIntegrity measure
• COrganizational measure
• DTechnical measure

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  6% (3)
• D
  89% (42)

Explanation

Option D is correct because a technical measure - such as a validation rule built into the contract management system - would automatically prevent saving a record where the expiry date falls before the start date, making the error impossible at the point of entry.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Availability) relates to ensuring systems and data are accessible when needed - it has nothing to do with enforcing date logic or data accuracy.
• B (Integrity) is the goal (accurate, consistent data), not the type of measure - it describes what you're protecting, not how you protect it.
• C (Organizational) measures like training or checklists could reduce errors but rely on human diligence and cannot reliably prevent the mistake the way an automated rule can.

Memory tip: Think of it this way - if a computer enforces it automatically, it's a technical measure; if a person or policy enforces it, it's organizational. Date validation that blocks bad input is always the system doing the work, so it's technical.

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