Task 12 - Computer Viruses

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Use the presentation found here: http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/theory/virus/miniweb/index.htm to answer the following questions (copy and paste the questions into word, or if you are feeling brave straight to your blog). Post the answers to your blog.

1. In ICT terms, what is a virus?

2. When did the first ICT viruses appear and what did they do?

3. What effects can malicious viruses have?

4. What is the most common way to be affected by a virus?

5. What is anti virus software?

6. Give two examples of anti virus software

7. Why is it important to constantly update anti virus software?

8. Give three sensible precautions you can take, to stop the spreading of viruses

9. Describe what each of the computer pests do, and how they get onto your computer: Trojan, Worm, Adware/Spyware, and Logic bomb . You might need to surf the internet to find out about some of these.

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Extended Learning Week 6 Name a recent computer virus that has hit the world. Explain how this virus has worked its way around the world and what the virus does to the systems it infects. In addition you will need to explain how this virus can be stopped.

Need help? Use the BBC news, CNN Technology and How Stuff Works website to search for information on computer Viruses. In the search facilities on all of these websites type in ‘Computer Viruses’. This will give you links to information, which will help you to answer the question.

Need a little light relief after all that hard work? Watch the little horror movie about a physical computer virus.



Need more?

Watch some of the video's on hacking and computer security here: http://www.teach-ict.com/news/news_features/crime/home_crime.html .