A ____ Is a Software Program That Is Designed to Cause

question 38

Multiple Choice

A ____ is a software program that is designed to cause damage to the computer system or perform some other malicious act.

• A) firewall
• B) utility program
• C) spyware
• D) computer virus

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.