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(1) SMEG
Give one word for each of the following:
(i) A malicious software that is designed to cause damage to computers or the
programs installed in it.
(ii) A piece of code that attaches itself to a program or file so that it can spread from
one system to another.
(iii) They attack the file allocation table and the partition table of a computer hard dri
(iv) An example of a worm.
(v) This virus has inbuilt encryption software code which masks the viral code
making it difficult to identify and detect the virus.
vi) These viruses can disguise their actions and can be passive or active also.​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

1) malware(malicious software)

2) compuer virus

3) casino virus

4) The Morris Worm was launched in 1988 by Robert Morris, an American student who wanted to discover how big the internet really was. To do this, he launched a few dozen lines of code, but he didn’t know that the code was riddled with bugs that would cause a variety of problems on affected hosts. The result was thousands of overloaded computers running on UNIX and a financial damage ranging between $10 million and $100 million.

5) Encrypted virus - example : Cascade virus

6)  Stealth Viruses