Your Textbook Identified a Number of Mobile Banking Security Risks

question 28

Multiple Choice

Your textbook identified a number of mobile banking security risks. Using a fraudulent text message SMS) , to trick the receiver into divulging critical information such as account numbers, passwords, or other identifying information is called ________________ .

• A) Phishing
• B) Smishing
• C) Cloning
• D) Vishing

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Definitions:

Internal Rate of Return

A financial metric used to estimate the profitability of potential investments, representing the discount rate that makes the net present value of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.

Portfolio

A group of investment vehicles comprising equities, debt instruments, natural resources, actual currency, and cash-like assets, also covering collective investments such as closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds.

Geometric Average Return

The average rate of return on an investment per year, geometrically linked to account for the compounding effect of returns over time.

Arithmetic Average Return

The simple mean of a series of returns over a specific period, often used to gauge the performance of an investment.