Virus And Antivirus Quiz LA Estancia

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Virus And Antivirus Quiz LA Estancia - Quiz

In this quiz you will be tested on general knowledge about virus and antivirus programs, usage infections etc.

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1.

What is a virus?
- A.
  
  It is a program that meets three essential characteristics. Good, joyfull, performing
- B.
  
  It is a program that meets three essential characteristics. performing, suspicious, productive
- C.
  
  It is a program that meets three essential characteristics. harmful, surreptitious, self-reproducing
- D.
  
  It is a program that meets three essential characteristics. forwarding, destructive, productive
2.

A virus is surreptitious when........
- A.
  
  It disapears
- B.
  
  It loads
- C.
  
  It works in a hidden manner
- D.
  
  It destroys everything it finds
3.

A virus is made up of three modes..........
- A.
  
  Produce, reproduce, defense
- B.
  
  Reproductive, attack, defense
- C.
  
  Reproduce, clone, forward
- D.
  
  Transform, create, design
4.

Who makes viruses?
- A.
  
  Students
- B.
  
  Software making companies
- C.
  
  Antivirus making companies
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  None of the above
5.

According to investigations_________percent of viruses where made by human mistake.
6.

According to investigations__________percent of viruses where made to be viruses.
7.

Third generation viruses are.........
- A.
  
  Productive
- B.
  
  Polymorphing
- C.
  
  Forwarding
- D.
  
  Polyductil
8.

BLOS stands for....
- A.
  
  Break Last Operating System
- B.
  
  Before Loading the Operating Saloon
- C.
  
  Before Leading the Organisms Social
- D.
  
  Before Loading the Operating System
9.

What are Logic Bombs?
- A.
  
  Surreptitiously copied from the central system and remain dormant until an external event the alert activates it. It can be a combination of evetns or a certain date, etc..
- B.
  
  They differ from viruses in that they do not need a host to survive. It mainly attacks on networks.
- C.
  
  They are those who stay in the boot sector and to take control of the system when the computer is turned on.
- D.
  
  They attack mainly. EXE files as they are executed, the virus becomes active, it loads into memory and takes control of the system.
10.

What are Trojan Horses?
- A.
  
  Recently emerging affect Word, Excel files that contain macros codes.
- B.
  
  They attack mainly. EXE files as they are executed, the virus becomes active, it loads into memory and takes control of the system.
- C.
  
  They are camouflaged as an application that performs a specific function and when executed their behavior is another. This applies to the "fake" antivirus.
- D.
  
  They differ from viruses in that they do not need a host to survive. It mainly attacks on networks.
11.

Name a common virus.
12.

What are antivirus programs?
- A.
  
  Are programs designed to destroy antivirus programs
- B.
  
  Are programs aimed at combating and eradicating computer viruses.
- C.
  
  Are programs made to deviate your social networks
- D.
  
  Are programs made to further enhance your computer's performance
13.

A computer detects a virus by______________.
- A.
  
  Reporting
- B.
  
  Duplicating
- C.
  
  Scanning
- D.
  
  Following
14.

Virus detection is made when the computer does a _____________.
- A.
  
  Partial analysis
- B.
  
  Total analysis
- C.
  
  Heuristic analysis
- D.
  
  Complete analysis
15.

What are protection demons.
- A.
  
  Chains or virus signatures
- B.
  
  Access to contacts in our mail program
- C.
  
  Instructed to try to replicate.
- D.
  
  These are modules that are memory-resident antivirus, preventing the entry of any virus and controlling those operations that are deemed suspicious.
16.

When a virus is put in quarantine it is said to be.......
- A.
  
  Memory loading
- B.
  
  Memory-resident
- C.
  
  Paralyzed to make any possible damage, if indeed it is a virus, or restore it when we are ensured that there is no virus.
- D.
  
  Acting destructively
17.

Antivirus databases are important because........
- A.
  
  Paralyzes the possible damage of the virus
- B.
  
  They provide technical improved heuristic analysis and improved protection by demons.
- C.
  
  Make sure the infection is put into quarantine
- D.
  
  We want to detect from the first memory load
18.

Why don't users use a fully protected environment for the verification of digital signatures?
- A.
  
  Because such an environment does not exist
- B.
  
  Because such an environment is not friendly enough ... too many constraints, too many warnings, too many questions
- C.
  
  Because such an environment is to easy to use
- D.
  
  Because such an environment will not fully protect your computer
19.

How can you choose a good antivirus program?
- A.
  
  A good antivirus could be one that protects only the hard drive of your computer
- B.
  
  A good antivirus could be one that detects many viruses or that its security has a very powerful demon
- C.
  
  A good antivirus could be one that detects only a few viruses
- D.
  
  A good antivirus could be one that allows all programs to work without beiing disturbed
20.

Theese are features of a good antivirus program.
- A.
  
  Having a protection demon.
- B.
  
  Have a module to verify the integrity of both files and boot sectors.
- C.
  
  Option to make backup copies of infected files.
- D.
  
  A and B
- E.
  
  A, B, and C
21.

____________________________is the most effective antivirus available at the moment.
22.

A___________________________{^{It is a method employed by many computer
antivirus programs designed to detect previously unknown computer viruses, as
well as new variants of viruses already in the wild}}
23.

A virus is__________________________when it has the power to make copies of itself.
24.

According to the scale of damage caused by a virus, it can be grouped into_________________ and _____________________.
25.

EXEVIR virus only attacks files with the extension ____________.