Which term refers to a privilege or assigned permission for using computer data or resources?

• A. Access
• B. Privilege
• C. Rights
• D. Consent

Answer: (A)

Access is the term for the permission or ability to use computer data or resources. In security terms, granting access means you’re allowed to interact with a resource—whether that’s reading a file, running a program, or accessing a database—and this permission is what access control enforces. The idea is the system checks who you are (authentication) and what you’re allowed to do (authorization), and then you gain the appropriate access.

A privilege is a specific capability within that access (like read, write, or execute). Rights refer to entitlements or permissions more generally, and consent is merely giving approval, not the ongoing permission to perform actions within a system. Thus, access best captures the general permission to use resources in the first place.