Paxton Uses Social Media to Post Links That, When Clicked

question 20

Multiple Choice

Paxton uses social media to post links that, when clicked, secretly install software on hundreds of others' personal computers without their owners' knowledge Paxton's software is harmful to the computers on which he installed it. This program is

• A) ​malware.
• B) ​badware.
• C) ​harmware.
• D) ​infectware.

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Definitions:

Vygotsky's

This refers to the theories of Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky, who emphasized the sociocultural influences on a child's development and the importance of social interaction in the learning process.

Bronfenbrenner's

Refers to the ecological systems theory developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner, which examines how environmental layers influence human development.

Microsystem

In ecological systems theory, the immediate environments with which an individual interacts, such as family and school.

Mesosystem

A term from Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory referring to the interconnections between the microsystems, or the immediate environments, in a person's life.