COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Hard Disk
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DVD
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Solid State Drive
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Networking
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Detailed explanation-1: -Once a file is written to a DVD, it cannot be modified. This means a virus cant spread by infecting a file on a DVD. This means the only way a virus could be on a optical disc, is for the file to be infected beforehand.
Detailed explanation-2: -If you’re experiencing an issue with a hardware device, such as a printer, video card, sound card, or other hardware device, it is not due to a virus.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yes, a CD can contain one or more viruses that can infect your computer. Set up your anti-virus software to scan the CD before it mounts to your file system, so at least you have some minimal protection against viruses.
Detailed explanation-4: -Computers are still the number one target They’re called computer viruses for a reason-malware was designed specifically to access computers, so they continue to be the devices most vulnerable to viruses.