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CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices Question 10 of 177

Societal Impacts — Question 10

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Assertion. Viruses, worms, trojans, adware, spyware are all Malware.

Reason. Malware is a general term to represent data threat software.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.
Answer

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation
Malware is an umbrella term for any piece of software that has malicious intent. Viruses, Worms, Trojans, Adware, Spyware are all types of malware.