Paxton Uses Social Media to Post Links That, When Clicked

question 20

Multiple Choice

Paxton uses social media to post links that, when clicked, secretly install software on hundreds of others' personal computers without their owners' knowledge Paxton's software is harmful to the computers on which he installed it. This program is

• A) ​malware.
• B) ​badware.
• C) ​harmware.
• D) ​infectware.

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Definitions:

Portfolio Variance

A measure used in finance to quantify the volatility from the mean return of a portfolio, indicating the spread of its returns.

Cyclical Stock

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Countercyclical Stock

A stock whose performance is inversely related to the economy's performance, typically doing well during economic downturns.

Capital Asset Pricing Model

A model that describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets, particularly stocks. It is widely used for pricing risky securities.