EBK COMPUTER NETWORKING
EBK COMPUTER NETWORKING
7th Edition
ISBN: 8220102955479
Author: Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem R26RQ
Program Plan Intro

Virus:

Virus is malicious computer software that creates data redundancies and decreases the efficiency of the outputs. It decreases the performance of the network and creates hurdles in the transmission path.

Worm:

Worm is a network protocol or procedure used for spreading the virus to infect the computer systems. It duplicates itself to spread over the other computer systems.

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EBK COMPUTER NETWORKING