Computer Virus Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1 Which of the below-mentioned reasons do not satisfy the reason why people create a computer virus?

A Protection

B Identity theft

C Pranks

D Research purpose

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Answer: Protection

2 _____________ is also known as cavity virus.

A Polymorphic Virus

B Space-filler Virus

C Overwrite Virus

D Non-resident virus

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Answer: Space-filler Virus

3 ____________ deletes all the files that it infects.

A Multipartite Virus

B Polymorphic Virus

C Overwrite Virus

D Non-resident virus

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Answer: Overwrite Virus

4 ______________ are difficult to identify as they keep on changing their type and signature.

A Polymorphic Virus

B Multipartite Virus

C Boot Sector Virus

D Non-resident virus

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Answer: Polymorphic Virus

5 ______________ infects the executables as well as the boot sectors.

A Polymorphic Virus

B Multipartite Virus

C Boot Sector Virus

D Non-resident virus

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Answer: Multipartite Virus

6 Direct Action Virus is also known as ___________

A Multipartite Virus

B Non-resident virus

C Polymorphic Virus

D Boot Sector Virus

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Answer: Non-resident virus

7 ________________ gets installed & stays hidden in your computer’s memory. It stays involved to the specific type of files which it infects.

A Direct Action Virus

B Multipartite Virus

C Polymorphic Virus

D Boot Sector Virus

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Answer: Direct Action Virus

8 _______________ infects the master boot record and it is challenging and a complex task to remove this virus.

A Trojans

B Polymorphic

C Boot Sector Virus

D Multipartite

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Answer: Boot Sector Virus

9 The virus hides itself from getting detected by ______ different ways.

A 5

B 2

C 3

D None of these

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Answer: 3

10 In mid-1981, the 1st virus for Apple computers with the name _________ came into existence.

A Apple II

B Apple Virus

C Apple III

D Apple I

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Answer: Apple II

11 In which year Apple II virus came into existence?

A 1981

B 1982

C 1980

D none of these

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Answer: 1981

12 Which of them is not an ideal way of spreading the virus?

A Official Antivirus CDs

B USBs

C Emails

D Infected website

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Answer: Official Antivirus CDs

13 A computer ________ is a malicious code which self-replicates by copying itself to other programs.

A worm

B program

C virus

D None of these

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Answer: virus

14 Which of the following is not a type of virus?

A Multipartite

B Trojans

C Polymorphic

D none of these

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Answer: Trojans

15 There are _________ types of computer virus.

A 10

B 12

C 5

D None of above

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Answer: 10

16 What is the software called that’s designed to exploit a computer user and is a broad term covering computer viruses, worms, Trojan, adware, etc.?

A Malware

B Spyware

C Backdoors

D Key-logger

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Answer: Malware

17 Which of the following is a software that, once installed on your computer, tracks your internet browsing habits and sends you popups containing advertisements related to the sites and topics you’ve visited?

A Adware

B Spyware

C Malware

D Bots

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Answer: Adware

18 Which of the following is a program capable of continually replicating with little or no user intervention?

A Worms

B Trojan horses

C Virus

D none of these

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Answer: Virus

19 Which of the following is the type of software that has self-replicating software that causes damage to files and system?

A Worms

B Backdoors

C Viruses

D Trojan horses

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Answer: Worms

20 Which of the following is a type of program that either pretends to have, or is described as having, a set of useful or desirable features but actually contains damaging code.

A Bots

B Trojans

C Adware

D Viruses

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