QUESTION 6 The general term for evil software is ________. virus worm malware Al

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QUESTION 6

The general term for evil software is ________.

virus

worm

malware

All of these

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QUESTION 7

In a ________ attack, the attacker encrypts some or all of the victim's hard drive.

DoS

ransom

lock

virus

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QUESTION 8

Which of the following attach themselves to other programs?

viruses

worms

both viruses and worms

neither viruses nor worms

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QUESTION 9

A debit card is secure because it requires two credentials for authentication–the card itself and a PIN. This is called ________.

segmentation

redundancy

two-factor authentication

None of these

virus

worm

malware

All of these

Explanation / Answer

1. All of the these
A virus, worm and malware effect the functionality of a computer
2. ransom
This was of the severe threat faced across the world in 2017 and the hackers asked the effected ones to pay to access the information
3. worms
Only worms attach themselves to other programs, whereas virus replicates by copying itself to another program.
4. Two-factor authentication
Using two types of authentication to get access

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