January 6, 2010 2:06 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
averse or adverse,
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
grammar,
QuizWhich is correct?
According to the principles of AI, a focus on problems and difficulties will generate more _______ situations.
a. averse
b. adverse
December 21, 2009 5:14 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
bane or bain,
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
commonly misspelled words,
Google poll,
grammar,
QuizWhich is correct?
Inefficient use of bandwidth is the _____ of the network administrator's existence.
a. bane
b. bain
December 17, 2009 5:54 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
grammar,
insure vs. ensure,
Quiz,
spellingWhich is correct?
A security policy should stipulate requirements for each department to _______ that confidential information and technologies are not compromised.
a. insure
b. ensure
December 14, 2009 7:43 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
enterprise WAN,
grammar,
mettle vs. metal,
network administration,
QuizWhich is correct?
Keeping data flowing efficiently across an enterprise WAN tests the _______ of any system administrator.
a. mettle
b. metal
December 1, 2009 5:22 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO,
commonly confused words,
grammar,
principal or principle,
Quiz,
spellingWhich is correct?
The seminar covered an introduction to the _________ wireless protocols.
a. principal
b. principle
Answer: a
Continued...
November 18, 2009 4:08 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
grammar,
preventive / preventative,
QuizWhich is correct?
The Red Flags Rule legislation was created as a __________ measure against identity theft.
a. preventative
b. preventive
Continued...
September 28, 2009 2:41 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
commonly misused expressions,
grammar,
homophones,
Quiz,
tact / tackWhich is correct?
When we learned that our relaxed approach to VoIP security made us more vulnerable to corporate espionage, we decided it was time to take a different ____.
a. tack
b. tact
September 23, 2009 12:47 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
commonly misused words,
compose / comprise,
grammar,
Quiz,
word meaningsWhich is correct?
An ODS may be ___________ various types of data that must connect to different components of an information system.
a. composed of
b. comprised of
September 16, 2009 4:53 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing,
CIO,
commonly confused words,
Quiz,
tenet / tenantWhich is correct?
An important ______ in security is that users should not have privileges they don't need to do their jobs.
a. tenet
b. tenant
