Session 4 Exercise 3
Costs of using a computer
Risks, eg viruses, Trojans, worms, hackers, spam, spyware, adware, scams, loss of data;
What are the different sub types of virus? What are they find and example of each type and state what it does.
Measures to reduce risks, eg anti-virus software, spam filters, firewalls, anti-spy software, methods of backing-up data;
What can be done to overcome threats.
Examples of protection software - what do they cover / protect against
Find 3 Antivirus software programes - 1 should be free.
How do they compare?
