Test Your Skills

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of virus?

A. Program that causes harm on your computer

B. Program used in a DoS attack

C. Program that slows down networks

D. Program that self-replicates

2. What is the most common damage caused by virus attacks?

A. Slowing down networks by the virus traffic

B. Deleting files

C. Changing the Windows Registry

D. Corrupting the operating system

3. What is the most common way for a virus to spread?

A. By copying to shared folders

B. By email attachment

C. By FTP

D. By downloading from a website

4. Which of the following is the primary reason that Microsoft Outlook is so often a target for virus attacks?

A. Many hackers dislike Microsoft.

B. Outlook copies virus files faster.