A Virus Is a Computer Program That Replicates Itself

question 28

Multiple Choice

A virus is a computer program that replicates itself. The program code that causes unwanted activity is called the ________.

• A) payload
• B) kernel
• C) bot herder
• D) key escrow

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Definitions:

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states that, given a sufficiently large sample size, the sampling distribution of the mean for a variable will approximate a normal distribution, regardless of the variable's distribution in the population.

Sampling Distributions

The probability distribution of a statistic obtained from multiple random samples of a population.

Normally Distributed

Refers to a bell-shaped distribution that is symmetrical about its mean, often used as a model in statistics for real-valued random variables.

Standard Deviation

An indicator used to determine the extent of fluctuation or scatter among data points in a collection.