Computers and Technology

Selah Pace

2 November, 05:31

Instructions:Select the correct answer.

Sam is working on an application that suddenly affects the performance of the computer that he is working on. Sam is confused about whether the computer is affected by a virus or a worm. He starts searching for the difference between a virus and a worm on the Internet. Which option aptly describes the difference between the two?

A.) A virus infects applications, while a worm logs the keys and passwords typed by a user.

B.) A virus makes multiple copies of itself and infects a system, while a worm does not replicate itself.

C.) A virus infects applications, while a worm affects emails.

D.) A virus infects the system and does not affect applications, while a worm infects both.

E.) A virus infects an existing application on a system, while a worm uses the computer network to replicate itself.