How can I explain what a computer virus is to people who are not familiar with computers and programming?
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I have to teach a group of non-CS students what computer viruses are. The course material contains only definitions and some details about what those viruses do. But those things are known to everyone who knows what a computer is. I want to touch upon, in a non-technical way, the programming or tec…
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I think that the similitude with biological system (from which the word virus has been taken from) is good. Like biological viruses causes the cells behavior to be subverted, computer viruses do the same with computer programs. They also have other …
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