CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices Question 143 of 177

Societal Impacts — Question 46

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Question 46

A computer ............... is a malicious code which self-replicates by copying itself to other programs.

  1. program
  2. virus
  3. application
  4. worm
Answer

worm

Reason — A computer worm is a type of malicious code that self-replicates by copying itself to other programs, allowing it to spread throughout a computer system or network.