Jared Uses His Computer to Secretly Install Software on Thousands

question 11

Multiple Choice

Jared uses his computer to secretly install software on thousands of personal computers without their owners' knowledge.The program can reproduce itself and spread from one computer to another via any USB port.This program is

• A)a hacker.
• B)a bot.
• C)a virus.
• D)a worm.

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Definitions:

Error Handling

The part of a problem statement where programmers describe what the program should do if the input data is invalid or just gibberish.

Source Code

Source code is the set of instructions and statements written by programmers in human-readable programming languages that are compiled or interpreted to create executable programs.

Binary Decision

A binary decision is a choice between two alternatives, often represented in computing and mathematical logic as 1 or 0, true or false.

Variable

Each input and output item the program manipulates.