Chapter 9 true/false – Flashcards
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A worm does not require human interaction to spread to other computers
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All viruses cause serious destruction of computer data
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A stealth virus is designed to infect multiple types to fool the antivirus software
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An encryption virus replicates itself into a hard drives master boot record
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A macro virus is a virus that is attached to a file such as a word document or excel workbook
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Ethical hackers are also known as white-hat hackers
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A denial-of-service attack can be used to deny hackers access to a computer system
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The terms virus and work actually mean the same thing
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Creating and spreading online viruses is a cybercrime
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A zombie is another persons computer controlled by a hacker
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To create a secure password, you should use a mixture of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and symbols
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A time bomb virus can be triggered on a certain date
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You should use the same password for each system or website you need to access
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A virus signature is a portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus
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Currently, there are no antivirus programs for mobile devices
