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  1. A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is:

  2. A.

     Worm

    B.

     Trojan Horse

    C.

     Virus

    D.

     Macro Virus


  3. In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicized:

  4. A.

     e-mail Virus

    B.

     Macro virus

    C.

     Trojan Horse

    D.

     Time Bomb


  5. An intentionally disruptive program that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk is known as

  6. A.

     Trojan horse

    B.

     Virus

    C.

     Time bomb

    D.

     Time related bomb sequence


  7. Malicious software is known as:

  8. A.

     Badware

    B.

     Malware

    C.

     Maliciousware

    D.

     Illegalware


  9. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of:

  10. A.

     Spooling

    B.

     Identity Theft

    C.

     Spoofing

    D.

     Hacking


  11. The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is:

  12. A.

     Spooling

    B.

     Identity theft

    C.

     Spoofing

    D.

     Hacking


  13. The majority of computer crimes are committed by:

  14. A.

     Hackers

    B.

     Insiders

    C.

     Overseas criminals

    D.

     Young teenage computer geniuses


  15. The thing that eventually terminates a worm virus is a lack of:

  16. A.

     Memory or disk space

    B.

     Time

    C.

     CD drive space

    D.

     CD-RW


  17. When a logic bomb is activated by a time-related event, it is known as a:

  18. A.

     Time-related bomb sequence

    B.

     Virus

    C.

     Time bomb

    D.

     Trojan horse


  19. A logic bomb that was created to erupt on Michelangelo's birthday is an example of a:

  20. A.

     Time-related bomb sequence

    B.

     Virus

    C.

     Time bomb

    D.

     Trojan horse