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Vocab Quiz 7

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Means of recording data as light and dark spots on CD or DVD with the use of a low-power laser light. Optical Storage
Infects the system files that your computer uses every time it is turned on. Boot Sector Virus
Each 0 or 1. Bit
Set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file, reproduces itself, and/or spreads to other files. Computer Viruses
Melted sand; what the circuits are embedded into to keep them togeterh. Silicon Chip
This virus infects a miniature program that usually contains legitimate instructions to automate a document or task Macrovirus
Software program designed to enter a computer system usually through a network, through security holes and then replicate itself. Worm
A named collection of data that exists on a storage medium. File
An event that activiates a task often associated with a computer virus. Trigger event
Large expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing hudreds or thousands of users Mainframe
Computer program that seems to perform one function while actually doing something else Trojan Horse
Watches for a specific set of input to activate the virus Logic bomb
Virus that attaches to an application program File virus
Whatever is put into a computer system Input
Watches for the PC clock to reach a certain date to activate the virus Time bomb
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