Computer consumers scream, "ban the spam!".

• Position: Graph Exercise - Unsolicited electronic mail

Spam--not the canned meat, but the waves of unsolicited e-mail and pop-up ads that flood computer screens--is causing a kind of electronic indigestion among millions of Americans who rely on computers in their personal and business affairs. According to a public-opinion survey conducted this summer, computer users not only believe that spam is an annoying waste of time and an intrusion into their privacy, but that the electronic barriers designed to keep spare at bay often prevent them from receiving mail they need. The data in this graph show consumers' responses to questions about spam and how they define spam. Use the data in the graph to answer the questions below.

Sources: ePrivacy Group, Ponemon Institute.

1. Approximately what percent of the people who were polled implied that they don't really care much about implementing a federal do-not-spam list? (a) 26% (c) 20% (b) 35% (d) 18%. 2. Nearly 90 percent of the people who were polled about spam define any e-mail message as spain if it is --.

3. Approximately how many percentage points separate those who want spammers punished by law from those who say they want a federal do-not-spam list? (a) 20 points (c) 30 points (b) 15 points (d) 35 points. 4. Nearly 80 percent of those polled say they want laws...