Randy Keeps Getting Unwanted and Annoying E-Mails from Several Marketing

question 12

Multiple Choice

Randy keeps getting unwanted and annoying e-mails from several marketing firms unknown to him. The number of these e-mails is alarmingly high in his inbox. Which of the following best describes these e-mails?

• A) malware
• B) adware
• C) Trojan
• D) firewall
• E) spam

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Definitions:

Interest Accrued

Interest that has been incurred but not yet paid, recorded as a liability on the balance sheet.

Cash Dividends

Payments made by a company out of its earnings to its shareholders in the form of cash.

Long-Term Investments

Assets that a company intends to hold for more than one year, such as stocks, bonds, real estate, or machinery.

Unrealized Gain-Equity

The increase in the value of investments that a company holds in other companies' stocks, which have not been sold and thus the gain has not been realized.