Emma Downloaded a New Game from an Unfamiliar Website

question 991

Multiple Choice

Emma downloaded a new game from an unfamiliar website.A few days later, Emma realized her system had been hacked and her credit card numbers were stolen.Without Emma knowing, what type of malware might she have downloaded to her computer?

• A) worm
• B) Trojan
• C) spam
• D) ransomware

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Definitions:

Encodes

The process by which genetic information is chemically converted into RNA and protein in living organisms, or, more broadly, the process of converting data into a particular form.

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Capacity

The maximum amount that something can contain or the ability of something, whether physical or mental, to perform, produce, or withstand.

Atkinson-Shiffrin Model

A theory of human memory that proposes memory is composed of three main components: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.