Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Viruses

what i know about the topic
What i know about viruses is that they can damage and attack your computer. they are not good for your computer and there are special software's (anti-viruses) that protect your computer from bad things happening to it. viruses can be found in websites or things that you install to your computer.

questions about the topics 
how badly can viruses damage your computer?
are there viruses so powerful that they cannot be taken off your computer and completely damage it?
what type of viruses are there?
how many kinds of viruses are there?
what exactly is a computer virus?

useful information 
what exactly is a computer virus? i learned that a computer virus is a small software program that spread from one computer to another and interferes with computer operation.
 http://suppormicrosoft.com/kb/129972
there are a lot of different types of viruses. one of the viruses named on this list is the ping -pong virus. the ping-pong virus is a boot sector virus that infects the DOS. a computer with this virus has a white spot bouncing across the screen, touching all corners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_viruses
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/27399/ping-pong-virus
the most devastatiing computer virus there is acording to techopedia is the love bug 2000
http://www.techopedia.com/2/26178/security/the-most-devastating-computer-viruses

things i learned about the topic

  • what is a computer virus
  • all of the different types of viruses there are
  • about anti-viruses
  • the most devastating computer virus
  • ping - pong virus
  • love bug, 2000 virus
connect to real life
this topic about viruses connect to my life because i use computers all day long, and when i need to download something i can but i have to be more careful with what i download and the viruses that i can give to my computer since they may completely damage my computer in someway. 

other question
  how do you know when your are downloading something if its a virus or not?

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