What is the objective of classifying information?

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Options

• AAuthorizing the use of an information system
• BCreating a label that indicates how confidential the information is
• CDefining different levels of sensitivity into which information may be arranged
• DDisplaying on the document who is permitted access

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

Explanation

Classifying information means organizing it into defined sensitivity tiers (e.g., Public, Internal, Confidential, Secret), which is exactly what option C describes - the fundamental purpose is establishing a structured framework of levels, not any single action taken on a document.

Why the distractors fail:

• A is about authorization - granting system access - which is an outcome that may follow classification, not the classification objective itself.
• B is close but describes only one artifact of classification (a label); it confuses a byproduct with the objective. Labels are how you communicate the classification, not why classification exists.
• D describes access control notation on a document - again a downstream implementation detail, not the overarching goal.

Memory tip: Think of classification as building a ladder of sensitivity levels first - you can't label, authorize, or restrict anything until those rungs exist. The objective is always the framework, not the actions the framework enables.

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