FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A virus cannot infect computer hardware such as ____ It infects only software.
A
Keyboard
B
Mouse pad
C
Mouse
D
Desktop screen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Explanation: usually a virus is designed with malicious intents but there are few things at a virus cannot infect. It cannot harm the computer hardware such as monitor, keyboard, mouse and so on.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: No, computer virus can steal, corrupt and damage your software data. It can never infect the hardware.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a computer virus is only code, it cannot physically damage computer hardware. However, it can create scenarios where hardware or equipment controlled by computers is damaged. For example, a virus may instruct your computer to turn off the cooling fans, causing your computer to overheat and damage its hardware.

Detailed explanation-4: -A computer virus is a logical bomb that is able to self-replicate, to subvert a computer system in some way, and to transmit copies of itself to other hardware and software systems. Each of these copies in turn may self-replicate and affect yet other systems.

Detailed explanation-5: -Once a virus has infected the host, it can infect other system software or resources, modify or disable core functions or applications, and copy, delete or encrypt data.

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