What Is the Primary Difference Between a Worm and a Virus

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Multiple Choice

What is the primary difference between a worm and a virus?

• A) A worm must attach to something to spread, whereas a virus does not need to attach to anything to spread and can tunnel itself into the computer
• B) A virus is copied and spread by a person, whereas a worm takes a string of tag words and deletes websites
• C) A virus must attach to something to spread, whereas a worm does not need to attach to anything to spread and can tunnel itself into the computer
• D) All of these

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Definitions:

Major Premise

In a syllogism, the first proposition which asserts a general principle.

Singular Propositions

Statements that make a claim about a specific single entity or unique instance.

Syllogisms

Logical arguments that apply deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more premises that are asserted to be true.

Minor Term

In syllogistic logic, the term that appears in the conclusion and is the subject of the minor premise.