Tricking an Individual Out of Money or Something of Value

question 39

Multiple Choice

Tricking an individual out of money or something of value via the Internet is called ______.

• A) malware
• B) pretexting
• C) hacking
• D) fraud

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Definitions:

Object-Oriented Program

A programming paradigm based on the concept of "objects", which can contain data and code to manipulate that data.

Markup Language Program

A system for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, used to structure and display text and multimedia documents.

Automatic Updates

A feature in software that automatically downloads and applies updates to ensure the application remains current and secure.

Malware

Malicious software designed to harm, exploit, or otherwise compromise an information system, computer or network.