Discuss and Explain the Various Types of Malicious Code and How

question 27

Essay

Discuss and explain the various types of malicious code and how they work. Include the different types of viruses.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The tendency to stop making a generalized response to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus because the similar stimulus is never paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Extinction

Extinction refers to the process in conditioning where the occurrence of a conditioned response decreases or disappears when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Acquisition

The process of learning or obtaining new information or skills.

Spontaneous Recovery

Refers to the sudden reappearance of a previously extinguished response in the absence of further conditioning.