Data Processing Practice Tests – Computer Virus (Questions with Answers and Explanations)

The following computer accessories are easily infected by computer virus EXCEPT _______

A. USB      B. compact discs      C. printer      D. removable hard discs

Computer Virus replicate itself through _________

A. gaming      B. execution of codes      C. programming languages      D. Microsoft Word

________ is a computer program that detects, prevents, and takes action to disarm or remove malicious software programs.

A. System software      B. Application software      C. Programming Language      D. Antivirus software

The following are sources of computer virus EXCEPT _______

A. Printer      B. floppy disk      C. cracked software      D. email attachment

Viruses which are programmed to initiate at a specific date or when a specific event occurs are called ______

A. Backdoor.Zagaban      B. Bomb      C. Jerusalem     D. Cascade

Virus which resides in a computer’s volatile memory (RAM) is known as _______

A. Boot sector Virus      B. FAT virus     C. Memory Resident Viruses     D. Rootkit Virus

The following are sources of computer virus EXCEPT _______

A. power cable      B. Internet      C. Downloadable Programs      D. Portable drives

The following are types of Antivirus software EXCEPT _______

A. McAfee Virus-Scan      B. Trojan horse      C. Norton Antivirus      D. Avast

_________ infect the directory of your computer by changing the path that indicates the location of a file.

A. FAT Virus      B. Rootkit Virus      C. Directory Virus      D. Trojan horse

Computer virus attach themselves mostly to _______ files

A. executable      B. application      C. system      D. operating

Fat virus resides mostly inside the ________

A. memory      B. disk      C. operating software      D. application software

The following are Computer virus prevention techniques EXCEPT ______

A. booting from unknown CD
B. Keep software updated
C. regular back-up of computer files
D. use antivirus software

The following are types of computer virus EXCEPT _______

A. worms        B. boot sector virus      C. root kit virus     D. Jerusalem

One of the symptoms of Computer virus is ________

A. Uncommand disk drive activity
B. fast boot up
C. print out with black stain
D. paper jam during printing

Computer virus spread quickly to a large number of computer systems through _______

A. USB        B. floppy disk      C. network      D. removable hard discs

A Trojan horse that attempts to download remote files is known as _________

A. Trojan horse      B. logic bomb      C. Trojan.Lodear      D. Trojan

A virus which attaches itself to the first part of the hard disk that is read by the computer upon boot up is known as _______

A. Macro Virus      B. Boot sector Virus      C. Trojan Horse     D. FAT Virus

One of the symptoms of Computer virus is ______

A. computer just shuts down without warning
B. warning displayed before shut down
C. paper jam during printing
D. none of the above

A mass-mailing worm which spreads by emailing itself to addresses produced from files on the local drives is known as ______

A. Backdoor.Zagaban      B. Bomb      C. Jerusalem      D. Cascade