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Question 3 • NC-Foundations of Information Technology

Which of the following can be done by a computer virus? (choose all that apply)

Answer
A
overwrite a computer hard drive
B
give you a disease
C
e-mail themselves to other user e-mail accounts
D
slow down the computer

Explanation

A computer virus is malicious software, so it can overwrite data on a hard drive, spread by e-mailing copies to other accounts, or use system resources and slow the computer. It cannot cause a biological disease; that is what choice B describes.

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