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The thing that eventually terminates a worm virus is a lack of:

A. Memory or disk space

B. Time

C. CD drive space

D. CD-RW

Answer: Option A

Solution (By Examveda Team)

The correct answer is A: Memory or disk space.
Let's break down why:
A worm virus is a type of malware that self-replicates and spreads to other computers on a network.
Unlike a regular virus, it doesn't need to attach itself to a host program.
It does this by consuming resources like memory and disk space.
Eventually, a worm can exhaust these resources to the point where the system becomes slow or unusable, and it can no longer replicate and spread.
Option B: Time is incorrect because time itself doesn't limit a worm. Worms can continue to replicate as long as resources are available.
Option C: CD drive space and Option D: CD-RW are incorrect because worms primarily spread through networks and use system resources, not necessarily CD drives.
Therefore, the lack of memory or disk space is the most direct factor that eventually terminates a worm virus.

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Comments (2)

  1. Sonia Mehreen
    Sonia Mehreen:
    5 months ago

    A worm virus is eventually terminated by a lack of available resources such as memory (RAM) or disk space. Worms replicate themselves, consuming system resources like bandwidth and hard drive space during this process. Eventually, the excessive resource consumption can cause the system to slow down or even become unusable, effectively terminating the worm's activity.

  2. Umair Saqib
    Umair Saqib:
    4 years ago

    couldn't get this that how lack of memory can terminate the worm virus

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