COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT During the Infection Stage, What Three Actions Does

question 45

Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT During the infection stage, what three actions does a computer virus typically perform?

• A) infect the system, deliver its payload, multiply
• B) attach to email, unleash its payload, delete antivirus files
• C) replicate itself, conceal itself, activate when a condition or event occurs
• D) conceal itself, replicate itself, release its payload

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

The concept in psychoanalytic theory that represents the constant adjustment of seeking to satisfy basic desires with the demands of the external world.

Id

A concept in psychoanalytic theory representing the instinctual drives and primal impulses.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.