What is the act of obtaining information of a higher sensitivity by combining information from lower levels of sensitivity?

The correct answer is C. Aggregation. Aggregation is the act of obtaining information of a higher sensitivity by combining information from lower levels of sensitivity. The incorrect answers are: Polyinstantiation is the development of a detailed version of an object from another object using different values in the

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What is the act of obtaining information of a higher sensitivity by combining information from lower levels of sensitivity?

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APolyinstantiation
BInference
CAggregation
DData mining

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A
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B
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C
93% (38)

Explanation

Aggregation is the act of obtaining information of a higher sensitivity by combining information from lower levels of sensitivity. The incorrect answers are: Polyinstantiation is the development of a detailed version of an object from another object using different values in the new object. Inference is the ability of users to infer or deduce information about data at sensitivity levels for which they do not have access privilege. Data mining refers to searching through a data warehouse for data correlations.

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