What Is Scareware

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is scareware?

• A) A crowdsourcing initiative that rewards individuals for discovering and reporting software bugs.
• B) Software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems.
• C) A type of malware designed to trick victims into giving up personal information to purchase or download useless and potentially dangerous software.
• D) A form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In an experiment or study, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Second-order Model

A statistical model that includes the squared terms of the predictors to account for curvature in the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

Significance Level

A statistical measure that quantifies the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is in fact true, a critical component in hypothesis testing.

Retained

Often used in financial contexts to describe profits kept in a company rather than distributed to shareholders; can also refer to information or items kept or preserved.