FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Once you purchase an antivirus software, you need not update it for one year
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Explanation: Usually antivirus are updated yearly. If you update an antivirus software after purchase for instance this year, you don’t need to update it again till next year, because it take you through a whole year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Keeping your anti-virus software up to date is essential. Thousands of new viruses are detected every day, with lots of variants of new and existing ones emerging. Most antivirus software update automatically to provide protection against the latest threats.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your security software should be set to check for updates at least once a day; this will already be the default setting for most current security programs, although it’s worth investigating your program’s settings to make sure this is the case.

Detailed explanation-4: -You don’t necessarily need to buy a whole new anti-virus program when your license ends. You can choose to just renew the license on the software you already use. This enables you to keep receiving updates to the program.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. Explanation: we must keep it updated or else virus may attack the device and cause harm to it.

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