Computer Virus Quiz

#1. A computer virus and worm can equally harm a computer device. A worm has all the following characteristics EXCEPT

It can affect other files and programs without execution

Compared to a virus, it spreads more slowly

It is an independent malicious program

It doesn’t need a host to replicate from one computer to another

#2. What is a malware?

Software that protects your computer from viruses

Software that may harm your computer

Software that updates your computer's operating system

Software that protects your computer from adware and spyware infections

#3. If you receive an email attachment from someone you don't know, should you open it?

No

Yes

#4. In May 2000 this worm, which shares a name with a Disney film, spread through e-mail. What was one of its names?

Mickey Mouse

Love bug

Robin Hood

Mulan

#5. What type of warning are you most likely to receive if a virus is found on your system?

A siren will sound and continue until the virus is removed

Your CPU will heat up

The computer will shut itself down

Your anti-virus software will display a message and ask you how to proceed

#6. What was the first computer virus called?

SCA Virus

Rabbit

Elk Cloner

Creepers

Bob Thomas, who wrote Creepers, just wanted to create an experimental, self-duplicating program to illustrate that it could be done. It made it appearance in 1971 and baffled the computer scientists at ARPANET (an experimental network which would eventually give rise to the internet) when this phrase was displayed on their teletype computer screens: “I’m the creeper, catch me if you can!”

#7. What is Phishing?

A new antivirus

Web pages you have visited that are stored on your hard drive

A scam to get confidential information

A popular website which sells fishing related materials

#8. Special program which can detect and remove viruses from computer is called _____________.

spam

antivirus

spyware

malware

#9. What is a Trojan horse?

A popular computer game

A software which speeds up a slow computer

A destructive software disguised as something good

An antivirus

In computing, a Trojan horse (or simply trojan) is any malware which misleads users of its true intent. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek story of the deceptive Trojan Horse that led to the fall of the city of Troy.