TEACHER: FREDDY POSSU VASQUEZ STUDENT: _____________________ DATE:_________________GRADE:________

COMPUTER VIRUSES
A virus is something that can spread quickly through the body and cause disease. For example, the common cold is
caused by a virus. Viruses quickly spread from one person to another. Therefore, if someone in a class has a cold, the
virus that is causing that cold will quickly spread to most people in the class.

A computer virus is very different from the disease kind of virus. However, it can cause a kind of disease in a computer.
The virus can spread quickly from one computer to another. There have been many famous computer viruses in history.
Some have caused great harm to many computer systems around the world.

A computer virus is spread by networks, email,

and the internet. A computer virus is essentially a program designed by someone. The virus then copies itself and infects
other computers. The user whose computer is being attacked does not know what is happening. A computer affected by
a virus can have data destroyed, or normal operations are threatened.

Anti – virus programs now exist to combat the threat of computer viruses. These kinds of programs are downloaded
onto a computer. They are run to detect and destroy known viruses. Computer programs can still be attacked by viruses.
However, anti – virus software will help lower the chances of possible damage to a computer.

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1. A. virus can cause______________________

a. Disease.
b. People to feel cold
c. Computers to feel cold.
2. Big companies probably____________________
a. Design all viruses to infect competition.
b. Haven’t lost a lot of money due to viruses
c. Spend a lot of money on preventing viruses.
3. Some famous computer viruses have______________________
a. Affected many computer systems.
b. Affected people’s health
c. Affected a few computer’s systems around the world.
4. Anti – virus programs exist to _________________________
a. Attack computer programs.
b. Detect and destroy computer viruses.
c. Download viruses onto user’s computer.

THE MISSING WORD

Write the missing word in the blank.

1. Anti – virus programs help to combat the ____________ of computer viruses.

 2. Viruses are programs __________ by people with a lot knowledge of computers.
3. Viruses can ____________________ very quickly to other computers on a network or the internet.

THE MAIN IDEA

What is the main idea of each paragraph? Write the correct paragraph number next to each main idea.

a. The purpose of anti – virus programs. ___________________________________________

b. Viruses that cause disease in people. ___________________________________________
c. Health related virus vs, a computer virus. ________________________________________
d. How a computer virus is spread. _______________________________________________

THE RIGHT WORD

1) Match the words to the phrases with similar meanings.

(1) combat a. To stop

b. A sign of danger.
(2) attack
c. To begin to fight
(3) prevent d. To be real
e. To fight
(4) exist

(5) threat

2. complete each of the sentence with a word from the list.

Virus spreads program damage download

a. You look sick. Do you have a ____________________?

b. What ____________________ do you use to download games?
c. Was there ____________________ to the car after the accident?
d. I think the disease ____________________ through the blood.
e. Did you ____________________ that popular new song?

SPEAKING UP

PASSAGE RETELLING

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

By email or internet, a computer virus can 1__________quicky from one 2 ____________ to another. Once it 3
____________ a computer, it can cause many problems, such as preventing normal 4 ____________ of the computer or
destroying 5 ____________ data.

COMPUTER TERMS

The following are important terms used when talking about computers:

Boot up Program Hardware

Delete Software Operation

Hard disk Megabyte Screen

Mouse Download Username

Connection Screen saver Password

Keyboard Crash Search engine

Modern Log on (log off)

System Monitor

PRACTICE

Use five of the words from above to complete each sentence. Change the form of the word if necessary.

1. What anti- virus __________do you use?

2. Can you _____________ that program for me? I don’t have it.
3. Wow! Your new computer ____________ is really big!
4. Use this ____________ when surfing the internet.
5. My computer isn’t working. It __________________this morning.

Bibliography

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