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- A virus A virus, in the common misused meaning of the term, is one of the following: a worm
- a trojan horse
- a logic bomb
- a virus
- In the technical sense, a computer virus is a typically malicious computer program that can:
- install itself without the computer's user knowledge
- make copies of itself
- can only get on another computer when it is physically taken there, possibly through:
- the Internet
- a network
- a disk
- a worm
- a trojan horseA computer trojan horse is basically a computer version of the horse that the Greeks used to conquer Troy. It is a program that typically reports to do one thing, but in reality may or may not perform as advertised, and almost always performs some sort of other, usually harmful action. A lot of trojans download and install viruses, worms, or spyware.
- a logic bomb
- a virus A virus, in the common misused meaning of the term, is one of the following: a worm
- a trojan horse
- a logic bomb
- a virus
In the technical sense, a computer virus is a typically malicious computer program that can: install itself without the computer's user knowledge make copies of itself can only get on another computer when it is physically taken there, possibly through: the Internet a network a disk In the technical sense, a computer virus A virus, in the common misused meaning of the term, is one of the following: a worm a trojan horse a logic bomb a virus In the technical sense, a computer virus is a typically malicious computer program that can: install itself without the computer's user knowledge make copies of itself can only get on another computer when it is physically taken there, possibly through: the Internet a network a disk is a typically malicious computer program that can: install itself without the computer's user knowledge make copies of itself can only get on another computer when it is physically taken there, possibly through: the Internet When not capitalized, an internet is a system of connecting multiple computers together, typically for the exchange of information. When capitalized, the Internet refers to the internet that most people use on a daily basis. That is, it is the worldwide linkage of computers using a common language known as the TCP/IP Protocol. Most people use the Internet and the World Wide Web interchangeably, but they are in fact separate entities. The World Wide Web is a collection of documents that can be viewed over the Internet. a network a disk
