An email warns that there is a virus that will cause your monitor to explode and you should forward this message to everyone you know. 

 

Is this fact or fiction?  Validate the website that you received the information from.  For verification, validation or credibility of a website see: http://profglass.wordpress.com/citation-format/ and list the information as a comments (see comment button on top) with your name. 

 

Winner Dan

Honorable mention ViJay

 


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    Richard Glass:on ViJay post, since you cannot determine the expertise of Nick, can you determine anything about faqs.org? are their posters 'refereed'? namely, is there some review to the post?
    vijay: Such a statement is fiction. As stated by an article called "Computer Virus FAQ for New Users" by Nick (whose expertise is unknown), viruses cannot affect hardware. They are "software programs." They often cause damage to files and interfere with the normal operations of the computer. The main goal of the author of "Computer Virus FAQ for New Users" is to teach those who are not so educated about computer viruses and to clear up any hoaxes that have spread about them. It explains what do viruses do to computers and how they spread. A computer virus is a program that causes damage to the files of floppy disks and hard disks of the computer. When an infected program is executed, the virus then tries to infect other programs of the computer. It may also try to infect other computers that are connected to the infected computer by a network. For this reason, antivirus protection is always needed. In addition, the article provides links to other websites that provide information on viruses and anti virus software. Examples include , , , and much much more. Overall, viruses cannot damage hardware, and therefore cannot cause a person's monitor to explode. Last updated on May 13, 2007 the article does not only have answers to one such question, but provides answers to many other questions that may be asked about computer viruses. For this reason, i chose to use such an article for this assignment. Nick. "Computer Virus FAQ for New Users." Internet FAQ Archives. 13 May 2007 .
    Dan Pavlik:The answer is fiction - hardware cannot be damaged by viruses. "CA Global Security Advisor Glossary." CA. 2008. CA, Inc.. 8 Feb 2008 . Author: CA, Inc. "is one of the world's largest IT management software providers" Information: IT related Updated: 2008 Domain: www.ca.com Purpose: Management of IT
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