Author Question: Compare and contrast computer viruses and a Trojan horse. What will be an ideal ... (Read 101 times)

mrsjacobs44 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Compare and contrast computer viruses and a Trojan horse.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How is business process management similar to quality improvement approach such as total quality management?

A) They are intended to be cross-functional approaches to improve an organization.
B) They focus on radical redesign and drastic improvement of processes.
C) They focus on incremental change of processes.
D) They focus on the activities typically occurring at the operational level of the organization.
E) They focus on providing capabilities for discovering hidden predictive relationships while conducting a forecast.

efwsefaw · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A virus is a destructive program that disrupts the normal functioning of computer systems. Viruses differ from other types of malicious code in that they can reproduce themselves. Some viruses are intended to be harmless pranks, but more often they do damage to a computer system by erasing files on the hard drive or by slowing computer processing or otherwise compromising the system.

Unlike viruses, Trojan horses do not replicate themselves, but, like viruses, can do much damage. When a Trojan horse is planted in a computer, its instructions remain hidden. The computer appears to function normally, but in fact it is performing underlying functions dictated by the intrusive code.

Answer to Question 2

A