Which term describes lack of permissions hindering task completion?

• A. Excessive Access Rights
• B. Insufficient Access
• C. Cost Justification
• D. Administrator Access

Answer: (B)

This question centers on how permissions affect whether a task can be completed. When someone cannot finish a task because they do not have the necessary rights, the situation is described as insufficient access. In other words, the access granted is below what’s required for the task, preventing completion.

Understanding this in context helps: the principle of least privilege aims to give users only the minimum permissions they need. If a task needs higher rights and those rights aren’t granted, the user is blocked—this is precisely insufficient access.

Having excessive access rights would imply too many permissions are granted, creating security risk rather than describing a hindrance due to missing permissions. Cost justification is about evaluating financial feasibility, not access levels. Administrator access refers to a very high level of privilege, not specifically the lack of permissions.