A _____ Is an Act Intended to Deceive or Defraud

question 15

Multiple Choice

A _____ is an act intended to deceive or defraud users.

• A) virus
• B) sniffer
• C) hoax
• D) hacker

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Definitions:

Subsidiary Company

A company that is controlled by another company, typically referred to as the parent company.

Dividend Income

Earnings received by shareholders from their investment in a corporation's stocks, typically in the form of cash dividends.

Investment in Associates

A long-term investment in another company where the investor holds a significant but not majority stake, typically 20%-50% of the voting stock.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to record investments in associate companies, where the investment is initially recorded at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post-acquisition change in the investor's share of net assets of the investee.