FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the most common way people’s computers get infected by a virus?
A
Receive a call
B
Install a new hardware
C
Download email attachments
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Clicking on links to malicious websites in emails, messaging apps or social network posts. Visiting compromised websites, aka drive-by downloads, viruses can be hidden in HTML, thus downloading when the webpage loads in your browser. Connecting your device to infected external hard drives or network drives.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, an email virus can not only infect the victim’s computer, but it can also infect the computers of everyone in the victim’s address book or those sharing the same network. There are three primary ways an email virus can infect a victim’s email and computer: via a phishing email. included in an attachment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Malware can get onto your device when you open or download attachments or files, or visit a scammy website. Your device might get infected with malware through: downloading free stuff like illegal downloads of popular movies, TV shows, or games. downloading content available on file-sharing sites.

Detailed explanation-4: -A computer virus is a program that spreads by first infecting files or the system areas of a computer or network router’s hard drive and then making copies of itself. Some viruses are harmless, others may damage data files, and some may destroy files.

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