FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

WEB BROWSERS TECHNOLOGY

THE INTERNET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following things can a “virus” do?
A
create an e-mail account
B
go online
C
crash your computer
D
chat with you
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Like the real thing, computer viruses replicate themselves, spreading through your operating system and network. At the same time, the virus is wreaking havoc: it can damage programs, delete files, and make devastating changes to your hard drive, all of which can result in reduced performance.

Detailed explanation-2: -A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer. Viruses can also replicate themselves. A computer Virus is more dangerous than a computer worm as it makes changes or deletes your files while worms only replicates itself with out making changes to your files/data.

Detailed explanation-3: -If your computer crashes regularly or you get random error messages, it could be due to a virus. A lot of viruses run in the background all the time, using up some of the memory and processing cycles of the machine. This can cause other applications or even the operating system itself to crash.

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