Which of the Following Explains Why Vendors Publish MD5 Values

question 914

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains why vendors publish MD5 values when they provide software patches for their customers to download over the Internet?

• A) The recipient can verify integrity of the software patch.
• B) The recipient can verify the authenticity of the site used to download the patch.
• C) The recipient can request future updates to the software using the published MD5 value.
• D) The recipient can successfully activate the new software patch.

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Definitions:

Human Perception

The process by which humans interpret and make sense of sensory information from their environment.

Gestalt Psychologists

Psychologists associated with the Gestalt school of thought, which emphasizes that the whole of anything is greater than its parts.

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Component Parts

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