An organization suffers what appears to be a security breach. However, upon further analysis, they quickly determine it is not a significant event and no further action is taken. Which of the following most likely allowed them to make this determination?

A business impact analysis (BIA) identifies business processes and functions and then quantifies the impact a loss of these functions may have on business operations

Why are open-source libraries vulnerable?

Virtualization is a means of managing and presenting computer resources without regard to physical layout or location

Passage 5: The organizers of the Paris Olympic Games have outdone their predecessors in trying to make the Games the most sustainable in the decades since climate change became a concern. But with an estimated 11 million tourists converging on the City of Light for the Olympics, including 1.5 million from abroad, the Games can only be so green.On the plus side, organizers have been serious in their efforts to reduce carbon emissions. They measured the expected carbon footprint of the Games, reduced emissions through energy efficiencies, limited new construction by using existing facilities, added bike lanes, minimized the use of fuel-powered generators and sourced sustainably produced goods for medals and podiums and much of the event materials.Still, international travel is a big contributor to the overall carbon impact of the Games. Organizers of the Rio Olympics in 2016 predicted that slightly more than half of the carbon emissions would come from spectators. Of that amount, 80 percent was expected to be generated by international fans traveling to and from the Games. Organizers saw a low potential to reduce those emissions and said they would need to compensate elsewhere in the preparation and running of the events.What else is to be done? If the world is serious about reducing carbon emissions, the Olympics, like so much else, will have to change even more. Jules Boykoff, who has written extensively about the Olympic Games, rightly argues in Scientific American that “the Games need to reduce their size, limit the number of tourists who travel from afar..”Thanks to television and social media, those of us who live far from the host city can still follow along in real time without traveling to the Games. Tokyo 2020, actually held in 2021, and Beijing 2022 did not have international fans because of the Covid pandemic. The planet was better off for it.In the Rio Games, organizers claimed that a “significant” part of spectator emissions, including from travel, were offset by the planting of trees, and Paris organizers hope to similarly offset emissions with reforestation and renewable energy projects. But these offsets are not a panacea.For all the efforts in Paris to reduce the carbon impact of the games, and they have been considerable, the sheer scope of future Games must be rethought. A smaller-scale Olympics wouldn’t solve everything, but it would make these events more sustainable.Which choice best states the overall claim of this text? 

Passage 1: International Space Station to make brilliant pass over East Coast after sunset It’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s the Space Station whizzing across the sky at 17,000 mph. Looking for cool Friday night plans? How about watching the largest spacecraft ever created zip across the sky at 4.76 miles per second?The International Space Station is slated to make a bright pass over the Eastern Seaboard on Friday night, visible from cities such as Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. In fact, anyone from Florida through Canada can enjoy the show.To make things even better, the weather is expected to be superb. Mostly clear skies will dominate the East Coast, with crisp, refreshing dryness sledging all the way down the Appalachians.For folks in Florida or Georgia, look to the south-southwest at 7:56 p.m. The space station will arc its way higher over the sky before fading off into the northeast about six minutes later. Farther north, it will be a touch later — 7:58 p.m. in D.C., 7:59 p.m. in New York, and 8 p.m. in Boston. It will be bright enough that folks in well-lit, downtown areas can enjoy the spectacle.Which statement accurately analyzes the diction in this passage?    

Passage 5: The organizers of the Paris Olympic Games have outdone their predecessors in trying to make the Games the most sustainable in the decades since climate change became a concern. But with an estimated 11 million tourists converging on the City of Light for the Olympics, including 1.5 million from abroad, the Games can only be so green.On the plus side, organizers have been serious in their efforts to reduce carbon emissions. They measured the expected carbon footprint of the Games, reduced emissions through energy efficiencies, limited new construction by using existing facilities, added bike lanes, minimized the use of fuel-powered generators and sourced sustainably produced goods for medals and podiums and much of the event materials.Still, international travel is a big contributor to the overall carbon impact of the Games. Organizers of the Rio Olympics in 2016 predicted that slightly more than half of the carbon emissions would come from spectators. Of that amount, 80 percent was expected to be generated by international fans traveling to and from the Games. Organizers saw a low potential to reduce those emissions and said they would need to compensate elsewhere in the preparation and running of the events.What else is to be done? If the world is serious about reducing carbon emissions, the Olympics, like so much else, will have to change even more. Jules Boykoff, who has written extensively about the Olympic Games, rightly argues in Scientific American that “the Games need to reduce their size, limit the number of tourists who travel from afar..”Thanks to television and social media, those of us who live far from the host city can still follow along in real time without traveling to the Games. Tokyo 2020, actually held in 2021, and Beijing 2022 did not have international fans because of the Covid pandemic. The planet was better off for it.In the Rio Games, organizers claimed that a “significant” part of spectator emissions, including from travel, were offset by the planting of trees, and Paris organizers hope to similarly offset emissions with reforestation and renewable energy projects. But these offsets are not a panacea.For all the efforts in Paris to reduce the carbon impact of the games, and they have been considerable, the sheer scope of future Games must be rethought. A smaller-scale Olympics wouldn’t solve everything, but it would make these events more sustainable. Which of the following are primarily used by the author to support the claim that international travel contributes significantly to the carbon emissions of the Olympics?

Passage 3:  In 1879, on the road leading into Dodge City, there stood a sign. “The Carrying of Fire Arms Strictly Prohibited,” it said.  The gun control ordinance was the first law passed when the city was organized in 1873. Nor was Dodge unique. Many other western towns, Wichita and Tombstone among them, had similar laws. The statutes don’t seem to have been particularly controversial. Though Dodge City was, by reputation if not always in actual fact, one of the toughest and most lawless places on the frontier, cowboys had no problem walking unarmed into its brothels and saloons. Yet in 2019, many of us feel the need to take guns into Walmart. Worse, they’re allowed to do so under permissive “open carry” laws which, in most states, give people the right to bear handguns and even long guns in public. But now Walmart is fighting back. Sort of. Last week, the giant retailer announced that it was “respectfully requesting” that people not bring guns into its stores. This, on the heels of last month’s racist mass shooting — 22 people died — at a Walmart in El Paso. Other companies, including Kroger, CVS and Walgreens, quickly followed suit. The New York Times notes that still more companies — Starbucks, Target and Chipotle among them — already had such policies in place. Most used the same word Walmart did to couch their requests: “respectfully.” To say “it’s about time” is to understate. Years of living in the shadow of massacres has left us a nation on tenterhooks, 330 million people all sharing the same case of PTSD. One recalls the panicked stampede in Times Square last month when motorcycles backfired. One observes that children are being sent back to school this year with bulletproof backpacks. And one is glad businesses are willing to “respectfully request.” But they must do more. What statement best states the central claim of the above text?

The following argument is faulty, containing at least two manipulative appeals or errors in reasoning from the list below: ad hominem bandwagon either-or fallacy evasion (and red herring) false analogy flattery generalization incorrect (small) sampling just plain folks name calling post hoc ridicule slippery slope stereotyping strawman testimonial transfer two wrongs make a right Identify and explain two of the above problems this argument: You should always check Rate My Professor before signing up for a class.  At least 90% of WTMC students use Rate My Professor while planning their schedules, and even Dr. Covert has endorsed the idea.   Professors who complain about their bad reviews are just lazy and/or incompetent and obviously don’t care about their students and their opinions.  If you ignore Rate My Professor, soon you’ll end up in a terrible class, fail all your courses, drop out of college, and never be able to get a good job.  So it’s obvious that Rate My Professor is the only way to avoid disaster and guarantee academic success.

Passage 4: Will This New U.S. Project Make the World’s Children Smarter? In both the title and paragraph 25, the writer uses which emotional appeal?