In ICT terms, what is a virus?
A software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer.

When did the first ICT viruses appear and what did they do? The Creeper virus was first detected on ARPANET, the forerunner of the Internet in the early 1970s Creeper was an experimental self-replicating program written by Bob Thomas at BBN in 1971

What effects can malicious viruses have?
Can hack into your folders and delete your files

What is the most common way to be affected by a virus?
Through pornography or an email attachmentWhat is anti virus software?
Something that protects your computer and files from being infected by viruses.

Give two examples of anti virus software
Norton Anti Virus, MacAfee virus scan

Why is it important to constantly update anti virus software?
Because new viruses are introduced so software needs to be updated for protection against new viruses.

Give three sensible precautions you can take, to stop the spreading of viruses
Don’t go on porn
Check for viruses when opening an email
Update your virus software.

Describe what each of the computer pests do, and how they get onto your computer: Trojan, Worm, Adware/Spyware, and Logic bomb . You might need to surf the internet to find out about some of these.