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Types of Computer Viruses

piggybacks on other real programs is known as a virus (Brain, 2005). For example, a virus could attach itself to a spreadsheet pr...

Comparative Analysis of Biological and Computer Viruses

viruses have the potential to completely wipe out a computer system. Computer viruses have not, of course been photographed or dr...

Computer Virus Spreading, Hacking, and Ethics

(99). Those in the meeting were happy to know of the possible risks from would be computer hackers (Bloombecker 99). It is recom...

Overview of Computer Viruses

a PC, there are only about 40 known viruses that are specifically designed for Macintosh computers. Yet both platforms are equall...

Examination of Computer Viruses

In eleven pages this research paper considers computer viruses and their consequences in terms of societal effects, costs, future ...

Issues Involving Computer Viruses

In a paper consisting of twenty one pages compromised computer security and Internet privacy are just two of the issues considered...

Computer Viruses and Critical Thinking

do in order to combat this horrendous situation? First, in order to resolve the difficulty, the critical thinking model should be ...

LOVE Computer Virus Attack of 2000

in the emails were exactly the same. Additionally, the emails were coming from software developers in the office, five emails in a...

Computers Need More Than Just Virus Scanning Protection

a five month period. Over 823 new viruses and worms appeared in just the Third Quarter of 2003. The speed at which...

Computer Viruses 'Cyber Ethics' and Personal Responsibility

illegal activity. Most agree that there is a definite distinction between "cracking" and "hacking". Although the term "cracking" ...

Article Summaries on Topics of Computer Viruses, CPUs and Speed, and the Internet

than normal, unexplainable file size changes, program-operating problems, difficulties in booting the system, and bizarre graphics...

Security Issues and Computer Viruses

executable files that are then shared and executed on other PCs and so on. Virtually every computer installation is susceptible to...

The Necessity of Firewalls in the Information Age

any given companys entire computer system with the intent to destroy data is more than enough reason to augment security measures....

A look at the Herpes Viruses

subfamily have longer reproductive cycles and a more narrow host range. In this group, infected "cells often become enlarged. Lat...

An Argument for Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer

eradicate them. The defense response staged by our immune system includes the production of antibodies, blood proteins th...

Forensics and Computer Crime

In eight pages computer forensic specialists are considered in a discussion of computer crime investigation that includes crime ty...

Computers and Their Early History

In five pages the computer's early history is discussed. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Disaster Recovery Planning

A survey conducted in 1995 by ICR Survey Research Group regarding vulnerability of computers found that sixty six percent of respo...

Malicious Codes

an executable file, which means the virus may exist on your computer but it cannot infect your computer unless you run or open the...

Issues of Computer Security

Carroll (1995) makes the point that whilst it is possible to establish a reasonable amount of security on the Internet, the way in...

HCI Overview Human-Computer Interface

no date). This analogy becomes even more accurate, according to Dennehy, if one images that the stranger driving the car has poor ...

Overview of Computer Security

In ten pages this research paper focuses on computer security and its breaches with statistics covering its type, incidences, and ...

Office Setting and Computer Technology Installation

In seven pages this paper discusses office decision making regarding computer technology installing in terms of computer type, app...

The Kingdoms of Life and Viruses

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at viruses and the kingdoms of life. The classifications of life are broken down to gi...

Influenza and the Need for Current Vaccines

This paper reviews genetic drift as it occurs in influenza viruses. Vaccines must change yearly in order to address the changing ...

2 Articles on Cold and Influenza “Cold Warriors” Discover Magazine and Disarming Flue Viruses” Scientific American Magazine

that another pandemic can still strike at any time. While such possibility of widespread influenza is a very real threat, the com...

West Nile Virus Overview

cant be ruled out either"(Flatow, 2002). The pathogen, Peterson explains, can cause swelling in the brain which can lead to conv...

STDs and VD

In five pages this paper discusses venereal disease and other types of sexually transmitted diseases including genital herpes, Hep...

Overview of Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease

In five pages this paper considers PBFD in an overview of the virus and the poultry types it affects. Seven sources are cited in ...

An Overview of Tablet Computers

Tablet computers are becoming increasingly popular. The writer gives a broad overview of the technology, starting by defining the...