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Q: Which mechanism is used by the computer virus ‘worm’ to duplicate itself ?
  • A. Swap
  • B. Increment
  • C. Spawn
  • D. Swarm
Correct Answer: Option C - A computer virus is a programme that can duplicate using its location and infect a computer without the user's permission. Spawn is used in computer viruses to replicate itself. A virus can spread from one computer to another only if its host it brought from an unaffected computer.
C. A computer virus is a programme that can duplicate using its location and infect a computer without the user's permission. Spawn is used in computer viruses to replicate itself. A virus can spread from one computer to another only if its host it brought from an unaffected computer.

Explanations:

A computer virus is a programme that can duplicate using its location and infect a computer without the user's permission. Spawn is used in computer viruses to replicate itself. A virus can spread from one computer to another only if its host it brought from an unaffected computer.