A Digital Signature Is

question 91

Multiple Choice

A digital signature is

• A)the encrypted mathematical value of the message sender's name
• B)derived from the digest of a document that has been encrypted with the sender's private key
• C)the computed digest of the sender's digital certificate
• D)a tool that allows digital messages to be sent over analog telephone lines

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Definitions:

Beta

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole, indicating its sensitivity to market movements.

Market Index

A hypothetical portfolio of investment holdings that represents a segment of the financial market, used as a benchmark to measure an investment's performance.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measurement of variation or dispersion around an average, indicating how much a set of numbers is spread out.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables on a scale from -1 to 1.