The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986: Select one: a. Generally makes it a misdemeanor to access a computer without proper permission. b. Is only used when harm results as a result of the access. c. Includes passive receipt of electronic information. d. Makes it a felony to knowingly access a computer without authorization with intent or reason to believe that the information would be used to injure the United States of to benefit a foreign country.

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The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986: Select one: a. Generally makes it a misdemeanor to access a computer without proper permission. b. Is only used when harm results as a result of the access. c. Includes passive receipt of electronic information. d. Makes it a felony to knowingly access a computer without authorization with intent or reason to believe that the information would be used to injure the United States of to benefit a foreign country.

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d. Makes it a felony to knowingly access a computer without authorization with intent or reason to believe that the information would be used to injure the United States of to benefit a foreign country.

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The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, is the primary federal law governing cybercrime in the United States today. The computers here, are computers exclusively for the use of the United States Government, or any computer, when the conduct constituting the offense affects the computer's use by or for the United States government. It is also any computer located outside the United States that is used in a manner that affects the United States

Options A and B are define what computer fraud is but do not explain explicity that it falls under the jurisdiction of the united states. Option C is not computer fraud. However, option D is correct because it states that it is a cybercrime that falls under the jurisdiction of the United states.