One Oddity or a Larger Pattern?

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What does endemic mean in this nonmedical context?A. The problem appeared once and cannot recur.B. The problem is harmless because it concerns files rather than objects.C. The problem has been proved to exist in every archive worldwide.D. The problem is persistently characteristic of the particular practice.

2Which situation best demonstrates pervasive uncertainty?A. One isolated file has a typographical error while the rest are clear.B. A single user briefly forgets a password and then recalls it.C. An unused folder is empty but every active folder is orderly.D. Conflicting versions appear throughout the folders and repeatedly complicate routine searches.

3Complete the sentence: Because the shared process created the same difficulty for many users, the coordinator called the problem _____.A. individualB. systemicC. isolatedD. incidental

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