Computer Viruses

Assignments
1. Use Google or another search engine to find the meaning of the following terms:
    a. Host
    b. Executable
    c. Sectors
    d. Macros
    e. Download
    f. UUencoded or MIME comments
    g. Append
    h. Memory
    i. Resident in memory

2. Create a Word document using the resource Web pages below to answer the following questions:
    a. What is a computer virus?
    b. What is a computer worm?
    c. What other names does the Nachi worm have?
    d. What operating systems (OS's) does Nachi affect?
    e. How can one get rid of the Nachi worm?
    f. What can one do to protect oneself from worms and viruses?

Resources
http://support.wow.lk/what_is_a_computer_virus.htm
http://www.digeratigroup.com/FAQ.asp
http://support.cox.net/custsup/coxnet/security.shtml

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