What is the difference between spyware and adware?

What will be an ideal response?

The difference between spyware and adware is a fine line. Both programs can be installed without the user being aware of their presence. Adware, however, sometimes displays a banner that notifies the user of its presence. Adware's main purpose is to determine a user's purchasing habits so that Web browsers can display advertisements tailored to that user. The biggest problem with adware is that it slows down the computer it's running on.

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I have an algorithm that runs in O(N2), where Nis the size of the problem. For N = 100, the time for the algorithm to run is 1 minute. How long does the algorithm take for N=1000?

A. Same time B. 10 minutes C. 100 minutes D. 1000 minutes

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This is a dummy function that is called instead of the actual function it represents:

a. main b. stub c. a driver d. an overloaded function

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