Computer Viruses

Part I of Essay
It is morning. You awaken to the sweet smell of flowers and the sound of birds chirping. You turn on your new I B M compatible computer only to find that every bit and byte of information has been erased. A computer virus has struck. Yes, these small bits of computer ....

Part II of Essay
.... is an innocent seeming program deliberately infects with a virus and circulated publicly. There is a cure for these viruses, though. These "cures" are called vaccines. A vaccine is a program that watches for typical things viruses do, halts them, and warns the computer operator. "Put a kid with the chicken pox together with a bunch of healthy kids and not all of them will get sick." But that is not the case with computer viruses. You see when a computer virus passes on a virus it never fails unless the computer is protected with a vacci ....