Computer Applications
What is a computer virus ?
- a program written to cause harm to a computer
- a hardware fault which causes data to be damaged
- a fault with the CPU which means that data is lost or damaged
- Weather affecting the performance of your computer
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Which of these is classed as personal information ?
- Date of birth
- Online nickname
- Gender
- Largest peak in your continent
What software can you use to avoid getting viruses ?
- Disk Cleanup software
- Firewall
- Anti-virus software
- Safety software
What is the most common way people's computers get infected by a virus ?
- receive a fax
- install new hardware
- download email attachments
- Run/open an infected disk
What purpose does anti-virus software serve ?
- it deletes every file it suspects is infected
- it stops people gaining unauthorised access to your computer via the internet
- it inspects computer files and email attachments for viruses and removes or quarantines any that it finds
- it changes the code of malicious software.