Pharming Involves

question 19

Multiple Choice

Pharming involves

• A) redirecting users to a fraudulent Web site even when the user has typed in the correct address in the Web browser.
• B) pretending to be a legitimate business's representative in order to garner information about a security system.
• C) setting up fake Web sites to ask users for confidential information.
• D) using e-mails for threats or harassment.

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Definitions:

Net Primary Productivity

The rate at which plants in an ecosystem produce net useful energy (biomass) after accounting for the energy consumed through the process of respiration.

Ecosystem

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, considered a system through which nutrients are cycled and energy flows.

Average

A statistical measure representing the central or typical value in a set of data, commonly calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Humus

Organic material in the soil formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms, crucial for soil fertility and structure.