What Is a Hacker

question 33

Multiple Choice

What is a hacker?

• A) A special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission
• B) Experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into computers and computer networks, either for profit or just motivated by the challenge
• C) A computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network, intercepts data, uses network services, and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network
• D) Software that while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user

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Definitions:

Organizational Behavior Modification

The application of reinforcement theory to influence and improve employee behavior within an organizational setting.

Reinforcement Theory

A theory in psychology that suggests behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences, focusing on reinforcing desired behaviors and discouraging undesired ones through rewards and punishments.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Behavioral Perspective

An approach in psychology focusing on observable behaviors and how environmental interactions shape them.