Answer: Because he is introducing the readers to the story and doesn't want to give too much information.
Explanation: In Chapter 1 of "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells, the narrator calls the Martian spacecraft the "Thing", <u><em>because he is introducing the readers into the story and building suspense</em></u>. He is in the exposition part of the plot. It happened when Mars was closer to the Earth. There were some flashes of light coming from the Red Planet's surface. Then this "Thing... an unerring missile" came to the Earth and caused a lot of suffering and struggle.
The correct answers are "Only a small fraction is securely encrypted; the remainder is poorly encrypted" and "Anybody can get their hands on more information".
It is true that not all of the internet traffic is protected. About 60% of this traffic is encrypted; the rest remains a work in progress. This puts uncovered information at the risk of getting collected by able computer security technicians.
With the increasing availability of tools to simulate firewall security breaches, free to download from the internet, anybody who takes the time to learn these practices is capable of compromising unencrypted information - or even encrypted, depending on their skill.
The other options are not to be considered supportive of the central idea since:
- The quantity of internet users is irrelevant to the fact that whether the current amount of information is at risk or not. The precautions these users take when browsing the web however, are a more contributing fact to the idea.
- Most people do not take adequate precautions when it comes to their privacy, evidence being that the amount of personal data submitted to social networks allows their administrators to take advantage of it, selling the information to advertisers and ensuring a multi-millionaire income.
The answer is C because Ghandi was a man who was strongly against violence. He did not feel hatred for anyone.