Damages Caused By Virus


 
 
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Damages Caused By Virus

Virus stands for Vital Information Resources Under Siege. It refers to the type of malicious software or malware that can cause damage to your data, files, and software through replication.  

 How Viruses actually Work?

  Virus are created using common programming tools,using knowledge that can be found in any computer book dealing with technical specifications on DOS/Windows.Virus programming demands no special skills.Indeed,many viruses have shown such poor programming skills that it's a wonder they function at all.Yet virus programmers seem to have obtained the reputation of being master programmers.

Damages Caused by Virus:

Computer virus cannot damage computer hardware. It may cause many damages to a computer system.

  • 1.  A computer virus can damage data or software on the computer.
  • 2.  It can delete some or all files on the computer system.
  • 3.  It can destroy all the data by formatting hard drive.
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    Question : 1

    Virus refers to ________________

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    Fill the following:

    a) ____________  is a computer program, deliberately created to damage data and hamper the performance of the computer.

    b) _________  is a computer software used to identify and remove computer viruses .

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 3

    Mention True and False:

    • A computer virus can damage data or software on the computer.
    • It can destroy all the data by formatting hard drive.
    Right Option : D
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