Computer viruses are created intentionally by a hacker and are not caused by incompatibility or conflicts between computer hardware or software.

When the correlation coefficient is weak, it is possible that an association exists but it is not linear.

a. true b. false

If legally allowed, during periods of rising inventory values, a retailer using the FIFO (first-in-first-out) method could reduce its tax liability by _____

a. using the cost method of retail accounting b. maintaining a book inventory c. calculating deductions from retail value d. switching to LIFO