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Competition typically means that companies keep developments in their products secret. The growing competition between computer security companies therefore causes researchers to fear that the lack of communication among cryptographic researchers will reduce the pace of development in this field.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the reasoning behind the researchers' fears?
A. Computer security companies have produced some very significant advances in the field of cryptography.
B. When cryptographic researchers do not have access to the work of other cryptographic researchers it limits their ability to advance their own research.
C. Since computer security companies are focused on delivering useful products, they often have different research priorities than do academic researchers.
D. Secure cryptographic algorithms are often a strong selling point of computer security systems, so security companies often publish research papers with considerable detail.
E. The mathematics underlying computer security systems has strong implications for other fields of research such as high-speed data communication and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the reasoning behind the researchers' fears?
A. Computer security companies have produced some very significant advances in the field of cryptography.
B. When cryptographic researchers do not have access to the work of other cryptographic researchers it limits their ability to advance their own research.
C. Since computer security companies are focused on delivering useful products, they often have different research priorities than do academic researchers.
D. Secure cryptographic algorithms are often a strong selling point of computer security systems, so security companies often publish research papers with considerable detail.
E. The mathematics underlying computer security systems has strong implications for other fields of research such as high-speed data communication and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Competition typically means that companies keep developments in their products secret. The growing competition between computer security companies therefore causes researchers to fear that the lack of communication among cryptographic researchers will reduce the pace of development in this field.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the reasoning behind the researchers' fears?
A. Computer security companies have produced some very significant advances in the field of cryptography. Incorrect
but it can halt by lack of communication among cryptographic researchers
B. When cryptographic researchers do not have access to the work of other cryptographic researchers it limits their ability to advance their own research. Incorrect
support arguments reasoning
C. Since computer security companies are focused on delivering useful products, they often have different research priorities than do academic researchers. Incorrect
not helpful, if they give priority on academic researchers than lack of communication can reduce the pace of security system development
D. Secure cryptographic algorithms are often a strong selling point of computer security systems, so security companies often publish research papers with considerable detail. Correct
so, other companies researchers can know about new cryptographic security system easily
E. The mathematics underlying computer security systems has strong implications for other fields of research such as high-speed data communication and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Incorrect
irrelevant
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the reasoning behind the researchers' fears?
A. Computer security companies have produced some very significant advances in the field of cryptography. Incorrect
but it can halt by lack of communication among cryptographic researchers
B. When cryptographic researchers do not have access to the work of other cryptographic researchers it limits their ability to advance their own research. Incorrect
support arguments reasoning
C. Since computer security companies are focused on delivering useful products, they often have different research priorities than do academic researchers. Incorrect
not helpful, if they give priority on academic researchers than lack of communication can reduce the pace of security system development
D. Secure cryptographic algorithms are often a strong selling point of computer security systems, so security companies often publish research papers with considerable detail. Correct
so, other companies researchers can know about new cryptographic security system easily
E. The mathematics underlying computer security systems has strong implications for other fields of research such as high-speed data communication and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Incorrect
irrelevant
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Conclusion: The growing competition will reduce the pace of development in this field.
Question stem: find the option that would most weaken the reasoning behind the researchers' fears.
Option D states that “…. security companies often publish research papers with considerable detail.” Hence, it should add to the development in the field instead of hindering it.
Hence, it weakens the claim that The growing competition will reduce the pace of development in this field
Conclusion: The growing competition will reduce the pace of development in this field.
Question stem: find the option that would most weaken the reasoning behind the researchers' fears.
Option D states that “…. security companies often publish research papers with considerable detail.” Hence, it should add to the development in the field instead of hindering it.
Hence, it weakens the claim that The growing competition will reduce the pace of development in this field
