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Chapter#3 2 Term Computer Viruses: Objective Type Questions

This document contains questions about computer viruses and antivirus software. It asks students to identify signs of a virus infection, how viruses spread, and types of viruses like boot viruses, macro viruses, and program viruses. It also asks students to define viruses and precautions against them. Finally, it compares features of McAfee and Microsoft antivirus software and asks which would be a better choice.

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Chapter#3 2 Term Computer Viruses: Objective Type Questions

This document contains questions about computer viruses and antivirus software. It asks students to identify signs of a virus infection, how viruses spread, and types of viruses like boot viruses, macro viruses, and program viruses. It also asks students to define viruses and precautions against them. Finally, it compares features of McAfee and Microsoft antivirus software and asks which would be a better choice.

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Francis’ High School Hayatabad Peshawar Computer Viruses

Chapter#3 2nd Term


COMPUTER VIRUSES

Objective Type Questions

1. Choose the correct one.

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. Emails
ii. USB
iii. Both i and ii
iv. None of the above

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d) Program viruses infect files that have the extension

i. COM
ii. EXE
iii. SYS
iv. All of the 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 file
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

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h) ____________refers to unsolicited mail.

i. Spam
ii. E-mail
iii. Mail
iv. None of these

Descriptive Type Questions


2. Answer the following.

a) Name a type of virus that infects data files?


Ans- Macro viruses: these infect data files, such as Word documents or Excel
spreadsheets, rather than programs. MS Excel and MS Word files can get infected with
Macro files as they allow the use of macros. Macro viruses are written using macro
programming languages, designed to allow users to automate tasks within an application.

b) What is the name given to a database of viruses that an antivirus software scans
for?
Ans- Virus definitions is the name given to a database of viruses. It is a file which is a
combination of multiple files. It holds the information of different viruses and is used to
identify a computer virus

c) Define a computer virus. How can it harm your computer?


Ans- A computer virus is defined as a computer program that has the ability to make
copies of itself and, to attach itself to other programs or files. Viruses are written by
expert computer programmers which can erase data or corrupt programs on the computer.

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Computer virus can harm a computer in different ways, in which few of the following is
given below:
 It can infect executable program files such as word processors, spreadsheets, and
operating systems.
• It can infect disks by attaching itself to special programs on the hard disk, called
boot records.
• These are the programs that the computer uses to start itself up.
• It can infect files that are attached to email messages or copied to disks and pen
drives. In this manner, it can spread from one computer to another.

d) Mention any three precautions you should take for protecting your computer from
virus infections?
Ans- Following are the three precautions that can be taken to protect our computer from
the virus attack:
i. Install and use antivirus software and keep it updated.
ii. Never click on a link or attachment in an email, unless the email is from a trusted
source.
iii. Scan the files that you download from the internet.

e) How does a computer virus spread from one computer to another?


Ans: Computer viruses spread from one computer when a virus infected data is shared on
a network or by the transfer through emails, USBs, a disk and file sharing methods. Once
the virus is in the computer’s memory, it usually infects any program you run.

f) Analyse how boot, macro, and program viruses affect the workings of your
computer. Which in your opinion is more harmful? Give reasons for your answer?

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Ans-
Boot Viruses Macro Viruses Program Viruses
infect the boot records of both are written in the same infect program files and
hard disks and floppy disks– language in which common become active when the
they become active when the programs are written such as program is executed
computer is ‘booted’, i.e. MS Excel or MS Word–they
turned on. become active once the
application is opened

All viruses are harmful in their own way. In my opinion boot viruses are more harmful.
Boot viruses are not very common in today’s life. But when it harms the computer it is
more powerful because a boot sector virus can cause a variety of boot or data retrieval
problems. In some cases, data disappear from entire partitions. In other cases, the
computer suddenly becomes unstable. Often the infected computer fails to start up or to
find the hard drive.
While the Macro and program viruses harm the computer only when the programs and
applications are opened, no doubt they are difficult to detect.

g) McAfee virus scan and Microsoft security essential are two popular antivirus
programs. Find out more about their features and justify why you would choose one
over the other?
Ans-
McAfee Virus Scan Microsoft Security Essentials
Freeware
Freeware
scans PC for viruses/spyware/malware
scans PC for viruses/spyware/malware
works in background
works in background

scans can be scheduled


scans can be scheduled

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three alert options: immediate scan, cancel


automatic updates which run every 24 hours;
prescheduled scan, reschedule scan for later
might need manual rescheduling if computer
time
usually off at time of updates
1MB in size
7MB in size
does not clean malware
does not clean malware

I would like to choose Microsoft Security Essentials because it automatically updates which run
every 24 hours, but if I will face the space problem in my computer system then most probably I
will choose McAfee Virus Scan, because it only takes 1MB instead of 7 MB.

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