COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SKILLS

PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT ONE: DUE 18/06/21

1. APPLICATION LETTER:

Cut out a job advertisement relevant to your area of specialization and respond to it. [25]

2. COMPUTER MALWARE

a) Write a brief history of computer malware.

b) Research on the different types of malware and how they attack end user computers.
c) How costly is damage done by malware? Search for reports that summarize the impact
both in terms of dollar value and the number of people affected. Why do you think good
estimates of damage may be so hard to generate?
d) How do we protect computers from malware?

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