Computer Viruses: Symptoms and Prevention
Test your knowledge about computer viruses and their symptoms with this quiz. Learn about the characteristics of computer viruses and how to prevent them from infecting your system.
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Computer Viruses: Symptoms and Prevention
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- Question 1
- A tool designed to increase the speed of a computer
- A harmless software used to gather sensitive information
- A piece of software that can replicate itself and harm computer systems
- A program designed to enhance computer performance
- Question 2
- Files opening normally
- Corrupted hard disk data
- Shorter boot time than normal
- Faster system performance
- Question 3
- Software intended to speed up computer performance
- Software designed to enhance computer security
- Software used to disrupt computer operation or gain unauthorized access
- Software used to gather non-sensitive information
- Question 4
- In the cache memory of the CPU
- In the RAM of the computer
- In the boot sector of a floppy disk or the master boot record of a hard disk
- In the system registry
- Question 5
- Ransomware
- Firewall software
- Disk cleanup tool
- Antivirus software
- Question 6
- Improves the speed of file access
- Attaches itself to program files and loads into memory when the infected program is run
- Enhances the operation of the infected program
- Corrupts the system registry
- Question 7
- A virus that copies itself repeatedly in memory or on a disk drive
- A virus that modifies its program code each time it attaches itself to another program
- A virus that activates when it detects a certain condition
- A virus that hides within or looks like a legitimate program
- Question 8
- Send information to another individual without the consumer's consent
- Trick victims into purchasing and downloading useless and potentially dangerous software
- Present unwanted advertisements to the user of a computer
- Gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge
- Question 9
- Software that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge
- Software that generates pop-ups resembling Windows system messages
- Software that modifies its program code each time it attaches itself to another program
- Software that presents unwanted advertisements to the user of a computer
- Question 10
- Through sharing infected disks
- Through E-mail attachments
- Through software updates
- Through downloads from the internet
- Question 11
- A form of malware designed to trick victims into purchasing and downloading useless software
- A form of malware that aids in gathering information without the consumer's consent
- A form of malware that activates on a particular date
- A form of malware that presents unwanted advertisements to the user of a computer
- Question 12
- Modifies its program code each time it attaches itself to another program
- Hides within or looks like a legitimate program
- Copies itself repeatedly in memory or on a disk drive
- Activates on a particular date
- Question 13
- Copies itself repeatedly in memory or on a disk drive
- Activates when it detects a certain condition
- Hides within or looks like a legitimate program
- Modifies its program code each time it attaches itself to another program
- Question 14
- To gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge
- To trick victims into purchasing and downloading useless and potentially dangerous software
- To generate pop-ups resembling Windows system messages
- To present unwanted advertisements to the user of a computer
- Question 15
- By tricking victims into purchasing and downloading useless and potentially dangerous software
- By sharing infected disks
- By presenting unwanted advertisements to the user of a computer
- By downloads from the internet
- Question 16
- To generate pop-ups resembling Windows system messages
- To trick victims into purchasing and downloading useless and potentially dangerous software
- To present unwanted advertisements to the user of a computer
- To gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge