a. What is a computer virus? Cite at least three reasons why no system is completelysafe from a computer virus.b. Why do viruses represent a serious threat to information systems? What damage cana virus do to a computer system?c. How does a virus resemble a Trojan horse?d. What steps can be taken to prevent the spread of a computer virus? A few years ago, news began eireulating about a computer virus named Michelangelothat was set to "ignite" on March 6, the birthday of the famous Italian artist. The virusattached itself to the computer's operating system boot sector. On the magical date, thevirus would release itself, destroying all of the computer's data. When March 6 arrived,the virus did minimal damage. Preventive techniques limited the damage to isolatedpersonal and business computers. Though the excitement surrounding the virus waslargely illusory, Michelangelo helped the computer-using public realize its systemsvulnerability to outside attack.Fourteenth edition, by Marshall B. Romney and Paul J. Steinbart, Copyright © 2018 by Pearson Education, Inc.

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a. What is a computer virus? Cite at least three reasons why no system is completely safe from a computer virus. b. Why do viruses represent a serious threat to information systems? What damage can a virus do to a computer system? c. How does a virus resemble a Trojan horse? d. What steps can be taken to prevent the spread of a computer virus?

a. What is a computer virus? Cite at least three reasons why no system is completely safe from a computer virus. b. Why do viruses represent a serious threat to information systems? What damage can a virus do to a computer system? c. How does a virus resemble a Trojan horse? d. What steps can be taken to prevent the spread of a computer virus?

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Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

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