CS-XII-COMPUTER NETWORKING-NETWORK SECURITY -15 POINTS

Which of the below-mentioned reasons do not satisfy the reason why people create a computer virus?

• Protection

• Identity theft

• Pranks

• Research purpose

Which of the following is a type of program that either pretends to have, or is described as having, a set of useful or desirable features but actually contains damaging code.

• A) Adware

• B) Viruses

• C) Worm

• D) Trojans

• E) Bots

(a)   infects the master boot record and it is challenging and a complex task to remove this virus.

Which of them is not an ideal way of spreading the virus?

• A Official Antivirus CDs

• B USBs

• C Emails

• D Infected website

What is the software called that’s designed to exploit a computer user and is a broad term covering computer viruses, worms, Trojan, adware, etc.?

• A Backdoors

• B Spyware

• C Malware

• D Key-logger

Which of the following is the type of software that has self-replicating software that causes damage to files and system?

• A) Viruses

• B) Trojan horses

• C) Bots

• D) Worms

• E) Backdoors

Which of the following is a program capable of continually replicating with little or no user intervention?

• A) Virus

• B) Trojan horses

• C) Rootkit

• D) Worms

There are _________ types of computer virus.

• a) 5

• b) 7

• c) 10

• d) 12

Which of the following is not a type of virus?

• a) Boot sector

• b) Polymorphic

• c) Multipartite

• d) Trojans

Which of the following is a software that, once installed on your computer, tracks your internet browsing habits and sends you popups containing advertisements related to the sites and topics you’ve visited?

• A) Backdoors

• B) Adware

• C) Malware

• D) Bots