Junk e-mail is also called                    ?

The correct answer is spam because this term globally designates unsolicited, unwanted, or junk messages sent in bulk over electronic communication networks.

• spam: This is the correct choice. In computer science and network architecture, email spam refers to the practice of distributing identical or highly similar advertising, promotional, or malicious messages to thousands of recipients simultaneously without their explicit prior consent.


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  • spoof: This is incorrect. Email spoofing is a distinct cyber threat mechanism where the sender artificially manipulates packet headers so that an email appears to originate from a known, trusted source instead of the actual sender.
  
  
  • sniffer script: This is incorrect. A packet sniffer or script is an active network monitoring tool or software program designed to intercept, log, and analyze real-time data traffic flowing across a network interface.
  
  
  • spool: This is incorrect. Spooling (Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On-Line) is an operating system caching technique where document data is temporarily held in memory or storage until a device, like a printer, is ready to process it.