FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Elk Cloner is the first personal computer virus or self-replicating program known to have spread in the wild on a large scale. In 1982, 15-year old Richard Skrenta wrote the virus for the Apple II operating system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Elk Cloner was created by Skrenta as a prank in 1982. Skrenta already had a reputation for pranks among his friends because, in sharing computer games and software, he would often alter the floppy disks to shut down or display taunting on-screen messages.

Detailed explanation-3: -1981-The “Elk Cloner” for the Apple II Systems was created by Richard Skrenta. It infected the Apple DOS 3.3 and spread to other computers by floppy disk transfer. The “Elk Virus” was responsible for being the first computer virus to cause a massive outbreak ever in history.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Elk Cloner virus was the first virus in history that affected a machine during its boot-up process. Today, the popular term for such viruses is ‘boot sector virus’. The virus affected the boot sector of infected Apple machines by attaching itself to an innocent looking game.

Detailed explanation-5: -When Rich Skrenta, created Elk Cloner as a prank in February 1982, he was a 15-year-old high school student with a precocious ability in programming and an overwhelming interest in computers. The boot sector virus was written for Apple II systems, the dominant home computers of the time, and infected floppy discs.