As an analyst downloads a dataset from the internet to their local drive, their internet connection goes down. This interrupts the download, causing them to have an incomplete copy of the dataset on their computer. What data integrity problem does this scenario describe?

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The scenario tests data integrity during data transfer, specifically what happens when a download is interrupted. An incomplete copy appears because the data transfer from the source to the local drive was halted by the lost connection, leaving a partial file. This is a transfer issue—the integrity concern is about whether the data arrived in full, not about data being corrupted after receipt, about making copies, or about losing the entire dataset. A partial download signals that the transfer did not complete, so the problem is tied to the transfer process itself. To mitigate, you’d resume or restart the download and verify the final file with checksums or a reliable download method.