FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

APPLICATION SOFTWARE FOR PERSONAL ENTERPRISE WORKGROUP OBJECTIVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does AntiVirus Software do?
A
Scan random files or directories for any malware or known malicious patterns
B
Allow you to initiate a deletion of a particular file from your entire computer or a CD or flash drive at any time.
C
Remove any malicious code detected.
D
Conceals the ‘health’ of your computer.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Antivirus products work by detecting, quarantining and/or deleting malicious code, to prevent malware from causing damage to your device. Modern antivirus products update themselves automatically, to provide protection against the latest viruses and other types of malware.

Detailed explanation-2: -Use anti-virus and anti-malware tools With reliable anti-virus programs, you can identify and remove harmful code from your system easily and fast.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antivirus software is a class of program designed to prevent, detect and remove malware infections on individual computing devices, networks and IT systems.

Detailed explanation-4: -Antivirus software scans the file comparing specific bits of code against information in its database and if it finds a pattern duplicating one in the database, it is considered a virus, and it will quarantine or delete that particular file.

Detailed explanation-5: -If a file has been infected by a computer virus, anti-virus software will attempt to remove the virus code from the file during disinfection, but it is not always able to restore the file to its undamaged state.

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