Which of the Following Describes a Potentially Damaging Computer Program

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a potentially damaging computer program that affects, or infects, a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works without the user's knowledge or permission?

• A)hotspot
• B)file compression utility
• C)virus
• D)file conversion utility

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Definitions:

Excise Tax

A duty imposed on particular products, services, or actions, frequently intended to diminish their usage or to collect funds.

Elastic

Describes a situation where the demand for a product or service significantly changes in response to price changes.

Inelastic

A characteristic of demand or supply where the quantity demanded or supplied changes by a smaller percentage than changes in the price.

Exhaustive Governmental Outlay

Government spending that directly utilizes resources for providing goods and services, distinct from transfer payments like subsidies and social benefits.