If Consumers Are Sent Bogus E-Mails That Appear to Come

question 12

Multiple Choice

If consumers are sent bogus e-mails that appear to come from legitimate banks or e-commerce sites in order to gain personal information,they are victims of ________.

• A)hacking
• B)plucking
• C)phishing
• D)pilfering

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Definitions:

Aggregate Demand Curve

A curve that illustrates the total demand for all goods and services in an economy at various price levels, assuming all other factors remain constant.

Short-Run Aggregate Supply Curve

A curve depicting the relationship between the total supply of goods and services produced by a country and the price level for that output in the short term, taking some input prices as fixed.

Treasury Securities

Debt instruments issued by a government to finance its spending, offering a safe investment option with a guaranteed rate of return.

Fed's Monetary Policy

The strategies employed by the Federal Reserve System to regulate the amount of money in circulation and influence interest rates to achieve economic objectives like controlling inflation or stimulating growth.