14.8. Answers to Review Questions
D. A denial of service (DoS) attack prevents users from accessing the system. All of the above are possible denial of service attacks.
C. Worms, phishing, and rogue access points are all threats that may adversely affect a network.
A. Answers B, C, and D are all DoS types, so the only real option is a file virus. A file virus attacks executable application and system program files.
C. A macro is a script of commonly enacted commands that are used to automatically perform operations without a user's intervention. Macro viruses are among the most common viruses; they affect the file you are working on, usually in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.
D. These are all examples of boot-sector viruses that get into the master ...
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