MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Worms is a program capable of continually replicating with little or no user intervention.

Detailed explanation-2: -Worm: It is a self-replicating program that uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes and does so without any user intervention.

Detailed explanation-3: -Worms are malware that self-replicate & propagate independently once in the system.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. Viruses can also replicate themselves.

Detailed explanation-5: -Unlike viruses, Trojan horses do not replicate themselves but they can be just as destructive. Trojans also open a backdoor entry to your computer which gives malicious users/programs access to your system, allowing confidential and personal information to be theft.