FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS

COMPUTER SYSTEM TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The act of examining the computer system, drives, or files for possible virus or malware attack is known as ____
A
Backup
B
Scanning
C
Disk Management
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Know that, the System Scan is an on-demand scanner that allows you to run a complete check of your computer system to see if there are any malicious threats that can be found on your PC. Therefore, The act of examining the computer system, drives or files for possible virus or malware attacks is known as Scanning.

Detailed explanation-2: -A malware attack is a common cyberattack where malware (normally malicious software) executes unauthorized actions on the victim’s system. The malicious software (a.k.a. virus) encompasses many specific types of attacks such as ransomware, spyware, command and control, and more.

Detailed explanation-3: -As part of an organization’s security and data protection program, it should have a plan in place that, at minimum, mitigates risk to systems and networks arising from four common types of malicious software: trojans, spyware, viruses, and ransomware.

Detailed explanation-4: -Malware (short for “malicious software”) is a file or code, typically delivered over a network, that infects, explores, steals or conducts virtually any behavior an attacker wants. And because malware comes in so many variants, there are numerous methods to infect computer systems.

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