Worms and Viruses Assessment 2023 Questions and
Answers with complete solution
Which of the following is also referred to as malware?
Computer Virus
Which of the following is a computer worm which copies different segments of itself to
computers linked together in a network?
Network Worm
Which of the following is NOT a similarity between a worm and virus?
They both use host programs to replicate
Which of the following is true about a worm?
It moves or copies itself to a computer without the user's knowledge
Which of the following is the act of a computer virus attaching itself to another computer
program?
Piggybacking
In which year was the first virus, "Elk Cloner", created?
1982
In which year did researchers at Xerox Palo Alto Research developed the first
experimental worm?
1980
Which of the following viruses copies itself onto a computer or a disk when the computer is
booted up?
Boot Sector Virus
Who wrote the book "Computer Virus: A High Tech Disease" which explains how to
create a virus?
Ralph Burger
Which of the following is the first worm to be distributed over a network without others
users being aware of its presence?
Morris Worm
Which of the following is NOT an action of protecting a computer from viruses?
Answers with complete solution
Which of the following is also referred to as malware?
Computer Virus
Which of the following is a computer worm which copies different segments of itself to
computers linked together in a network?
Network Worm
Which of the following is NOT a similarity between a worm and virus?
They both use host programs to replicate
Which of the following is true about a worm?
It moves or copies itself to a computer without the user's knowledge
Which of the following is the act of a computer virus attaching itself to another computer
program?
Piggybacking
In which year was the first virus, "Elk Cloner", created?
1982
In which year did researchers at Xerox Palo Alto Research developed the first
experimental worm?
1980
Which of the following viruses copies itself onto a computer or a disk when the computer is
booted up?
Boot Sector Virus
Who wrote the book "Computer Virus: A High Tech Disease" which explains how to
create a virus?
Ralph Burger
Which of the following is the first worm to be distributed over a network without others
users being aware of its presence?
Morris Worm
Which of the following is NOT an action of protecting a computer from viruses?
