COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT IF YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL MESSAGE IN ALL

question 57

Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT IF YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL MESSAGE IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, WHAT DOES THIS SIGNIFY?

• A) THE EMAIL IS IMPORTANT.
• B) THE EMAIL WAS SENT FROM A GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
• C) THE PERSON WHO WROTE THE EMAIL WAS SHOUTING AT YOU.
• D) THE CAPSLOCK KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD IS MALFUNCTIONING.

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