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

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Definitions:

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