Discuss What a Virus Is and Related Examples of Malware

question 62

Essay

Discuss what a virus is and related examples of malware, and include definitions of the term payload, and a discussion of how a virus delivers a payload in your answer. Also discuss the symptoms of a computer's having been infected with a virus.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, as the scale of operation and output increases.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon when a firm experiences increased costs per unit of output due to inefficiencies associated with scale of production, contrary to economies of scale.

Long-run ATC

Referring to the average total cost of production when all inputs, including capital, are variable over a longer period.

Average Fixed Costs

When the production expenses that stay uniform, regardless of production levels, are divided by the number of goods produced.