What Is Spyware

question 94

Multiple Choice

What is spyware?

• A)a form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money
• B)a new ransomware program that encrypts your personal files and demands payment for the files' decryption keys
• C)software that allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user
• D)a special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission

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Definitions:

Operating Activities

Activities directly related to the business's primary operations, such as manufacturing, distributing, marketing, and selling a product or service.

Gain

The profit realized from the sale of assets or investments when the selling price exceeds the purchase price.

Indirect Method

A way of reporting cash flows from operating activities that begins with net income and adjusts for changes in balance sheet accounts to calculate cash provided by operations.

Noncash Investing

Investment activities that do not involve immediate cash transactions, such as acquiring assets through exchange or issuing stock for assets.