COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
COMPUTER VIRUSES MALWARE AND HACKING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Post on your instagram.
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Damage your computers data.
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Delete the internet.
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Give your computer a fever.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does a computer virus do? Some computer viruses are programmed to harm your computer by damaging programs, deleting files, or reformatting the hard drive. Others simply replicate themselves or flood a network with traffic, making it impossible to perform any internet activity.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, once the virus infects your computer, the virus can infect other computers on the same network. Stealing passwords or data, logging keystrokes, corrupting files, spamming your email contacts, and even taking over your machine are just some of the devastating and irritating things a virus can do.
Detailed explanation-3: -As a computer virus is only code, it cannot physically damage computer hardware. However, it can create scenarios where hardware or equipment controlled by computers is damaged. For example, a virus may instruct your computer to turn off the cooling fans, causing your computer to overheat and damage its hardware.
Detailed explanation-4: -So wherever a malware term is used it means a program which is designed to damage your computer it may be a virus, worm or Trojan. Virus is a program written to enter to your computer and damage/alter your files/data. A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer.