People Who Try to Break into Computer Systems in Order

question 21

Multiple Choice

People who try to break into computer systems in order to gather information, deny the owner access to his or her computer resources, delete files, or otherwise disrupt the use of the microcomputer by its owner are called:

• A)hackers.
• B)trackers.
• C)slackers.
• D)smackers.

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Definitions:

Set of Data

A collection of related pieces of information, often numerical, that are used for analysis.

Mathematical Average

Another term for mean, referring to the central value of a discrete set of numbers, specifically the sum of the values divided by the number of values.

Distribution

Refers to the way in which something is shared or exists across different areas or among various groups.

Median

The median is the value that falls in the middle of a dataset after it has been sorted in either increasing or decreasing order.