Class 7

a. A computer virus may be capable of

• i. Infecting executable files

• ii. Infecting disks by attaching itself to special programs on the hard disk, called

  boot records

• iii. Both i and ii

• iv. None of the above

b. Which of the following are the signs of a virus attack?

• i. The computer runs slower than normal

• ii. There is a change in file size

• iii. The computer restarts on its own

• iv. All of the above

c. A computer virus can spread through

• i. E-mails

• ii. Pen Drives

• iii. Both i and ii

• iv. None of these

d. Program viruses infect files that have the extension

• i. COM

• ii. .EXE

• iii. .SYS

• iv. All of these

e. Which of the following is a boot virus?

• i.Michelangelo

• ii. Sunday

• iii. Acid Rain

• iv. None of these

f. Which of the following are infected by a macro virus?

• i. .exe files

• ii. Boot records

• iii. DATA files

• iv. None of these

g. _________ refers to computer programs that secretly gather information about the user and relay it to other interested parties.

• i. Worm

• ii. Spyware

• iii. Virus

• iv. None of these

h. _________ refers to unsolicited mail

• i. Spam

• ii. E-mail

• iii. Mail

• iv. None of these

j. A __________ program helps block unwanted internet traffic.

• i. boot

• ii. computer

• iii. virus

• iv. firewall

k. _________ software refers to applications designed to detect and remove viruses from the computer system.

• i. Novirus

• ii. Antivirus

• iii. Detectvirus

• iv. Defendvirus