What Is Spyware

question 42

Multiple Choice

What is spyware?

• 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

Identify the role of consumer expectations in determining merchantable quality of goods.

Understand the legal protections and requirements surrounding warranty disclaimers and the applicability of the UCC's unconscionability standards to these.

Understand the concepts and strategies behind various pricing methods.

Recognize the impact of digital tools and market conditions on pricing decisions.

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Definitions:

Balance Sheet

A report detailing a firm's assets, liabilities, and owners' equity at a particular moment.

Order of Magnitude

A classification of scale or size of a quantity, where each class is ten times greater or smaller than the one before.

Gross Method

An accounting practice where purchases are recorded at the total invoice cost without deducting any purchase discounts.

Net Method

An accounting approach where discounts for early payment are assumed to be taken and thus are deducted from the cost of purchases.