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Like all other machines a coputer may not always behave in the way we’d expect them too, and the reason for this maybe because the computer has a virus. ... In more detail a virus is a set of instructions to perform a certain task, written out in instructions readable to the computer. A virus in a computer can be compared to a biological virus because it resembles the virus present in a human being. ... A virus in a computer is similar to this process as it passes from computer to computer. ... Similar to a virus living in a human being, a computer virus is usually designed to coincide with a program or a document, which enables the virus to activate upon commencement. ... Once the virus has been activated it replicates itself very quickly and can be passed on by means of floppy disks, memory storage devices, email, computer networks, and through the Internet.
Similar to the presence of a virus in the human body, a computer virus present in a computer can be not detected for days or even weeks.
Approximate Word count = 835 Approximate Pages = 3.3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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