Kate Was Among the Top Ten Applicants for an Honorary

question 93

Multiple Choice

Kate was among the top ten applicants for an honorary scholarship at her university. The scholarship would be decided by a written exam and an interview. Kate had outperformed the others in the interview, but she was not sure of her written exam's results. She illegally accessed the system where the final results were stored and changed her grades before the results were sent out to the scholarship committee. Kate's act can be termed as ________.

• A)pretexting
• B)phishing
• C)hacking
• D)spoofing

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Definitions:

Insulin

A substance created by the pancreas that controls the levels of sugar in the blood, helping glucose to be absorbed by various tissues.

Prostaglandins

Local hormones derived from lipid molecules. Prostaglandins typically do not travel in the bloodstream to find their target cells because their targets are close by. These hormones have numerous effects, including uterine stimulation during childbirth.

Local Hormones

Hormones that act locally without first entering the bloodstream, often involved in local regulatory processes such as inflammation.

Steroidal

Pertaining to or relating to steroids, a group of fat-soluble organic compounds with various physiological effects, including hormonal activity and anti-inflammatory properties.