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    This document provides extra questions and answers about computer viruses for a computer science class. It defines key terms like boot records, macros, and executable files. It explains how different types of viruses like worms, viruses, and malware work. It also gives examples of specific viruses like Melissa and identifies their category (macro, program, boot). Finally, it provides a short homework with fill-in-the-blank questions about how viruses behave and spread.

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    This document provides extra questions and answers about computer viruses for a computer science class. It defines key terms like boot records, macros, and executable files. It explains how different types of viruses like worms, viruses, and malware work. It also gives examples of specific viruses like Melissa and identifies their category (macro, program, boot). Finally, it provides a short homework with fill-in-the-blank questions about how viruses behave and spread.

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    Class 7 Extra Computer Science CHAPTER 3 (Computer Viruses)

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    CLASS 7 COMPUTER SCIENCE

    CHAPTER 3 (COMPUTER VIRUS)


    EXTRA QUESTIONS
    (Students are instructed to write the following extra questions in their
    computer booklets. The students are also instructed to read Chapter 3 and
    complete the HOMEWORK given in Q.2)

    1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING


    a. What is the use of Boot record?
    Ans: Boot records are programs that the computer uses to start itself
    up.
    b. What do you mean by macro?
    Ans: A macro is a set of commands written by the user to be executed
    later.
    c. Which was the first known cell phone virus? When did it appear?
    Ans: Commwarrior-A was the first known cell phone virus. It
    appeared in March 2005.
    d. What is the reason behind the rapid spreading of Macro viruses?
    Ans: Macro viruses spread rapidly because the infected documents are
    shared by many users.
    e. What do you mean by an executable file?
    Ans: An executable file is a file with a .exe. extension
    f. Why are Program files attractive targets for computer virus?
    Ans: Program files are attractive targets for computer viruses because
    they are widely used and have relatively simple formats to which
    viruses can attach themselves.
    g. What are the two things that a computer virus cannot do?
    Ans: The two things that a computer virus cannot do are:
     It cannot infect files on write-protected discs such as CD-
    ROMS.
     It cannot infect computer hardware such as monitors and
    keyboards.
    h. What is the difference between a computer worm and a computer
    virus?
    Ans: The difference between a compute worm and a computer virus
    are:
    COMPUTER WORM COMPUTER VIRUS
    Computer worms spread without Computer Virus spreads only
    any human action. It emails when the user does something like
    copies of itself to other computers running an infected program or
    and infects them attaching an infected file.

    i. When does a computer virus become active?


    Ans: A computer virus can become active when we start an infected
    application or when we start our computer from a disk that has
    infected system files.
    j. Name the different categories of computer viruses based on their
    infection target?
    Ans: The different categories of computer viruses based on their
    infection targets are:
     Program viruses
     Boot viruses
     Macro viruses
    k. Write a short note on Melissa Virus.
    Ans: Melissa Virus was released on 26th March 1999 and was
    designed to infect macros in documents used by MS Word 97 and
    2000. It propagated by e-mailing itself to the first fifty addresses in the
    address book of MS Outlook.
    l. What does the term Malware include?
    Ans: Malware is a general term which includes computer viruses,
    worms, Trojan Horse, spyware and spam.
    m. What are the different ways in which computer viruses behave?
    Ans: Different computer viruses behave in different ways. Some stay
    active in the morning until the computer is shut down while some
    others stay active only as long as the infected application is running
    n. Identify the type of virus from the examples given below:
     Danish boot: Boot Virus
     Nuclear: Macro Virus
     Sunday: Program Virus
     Michelangelo: Boot Virus
     Melissa: Macro Virus
     Acid rain: Program Virus
     Concept: Macro Virus

    2. FILL IN THE BLANKS (HOMEWORK)


    a. Most viruses stay ___ in the memory until you turn off the computer.
    b. Some virus checks the _____ clock and creates havoc when the set
    time or date arrives.
    c. Malware stands for _______
    d. Computer worms usually do not cause _______ damage to programs
    and files.
    e. Macro Viruses spread rapidly as users share ______ documents.

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