You make an online purchase of a hooded sweatshirt with the logo of the Dallas Cowboys. The next time you log on, your screen has a banner ad for Dallas Cowboy hats and shirts. This banner ad is most likely the result of:

A) a cookie.
B) a coincidence.
C) the Internet crime of theft of private information.
D) encryption software.

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The most likely answer is A) a cookie. When you make an online purchase or visit a website, the website often places a small text file called a cookie on your computer. This cookie contains information about your browsing activity, such as the websites you have visited or products you have viewed.

In this case, when you made the online purchase of the Dallas Cowboys hooded sweatshirt, the website likely placed a cookie on your computer indicating your interest in Dallas Cowboys merchandise. This cookie then allows other websites to display targeted advertisements based on your interests, such as the banner ad for Dallas Cowboy hats and shirts that you saw when you logged back on.

Cookies are commonly used for targeted advertising and are not a form of Internet crime or theft of private information. They do not contain personal information about you and can usually be managed or cleared through your web browser's settings.