Controlling access to information systems and associated networks is necessary for the preservation
of their confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Which of the following is NOT a goal of integrity?

A.
Preservation of the internal and external consistency of the information

B.
Prevention of the modification of information by unauthorized users

C.
Prevention of the unauthorized or unintentional modification of information by authorized users

D.
Prevention of authorized modifications by unauthorized users

Explanation:

The other options are the three principles of integrity. Answer “Prevention of authorized
modifications by unauthorized users” is a distracter and does not make sensE. * Internal consistency
ensures that internal data correlate. For example, the total number of a particular data item in the
database should be the sum of all the individual, non-identical occurrences of that data item in the
database. External consistency requires that the database content be consistent with the real world
items that it represents.