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What is the name of the first computer virus that infected the boot sector of the MS-DOS operating system?
Suggested Answer: D
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42 comments · newest first
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Huey
10 months ago
Are we sure it wasn't something else? Seems off.
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Reynalda
11 months ago
Brain was a game changer back in the day!
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Kandis
11 months ago
Wait, I thought it was Stoner?
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Rosio
11 months ago
Totally agree, Brain is the right answer!
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Stefany
11 months ago
It's definitely Brain, the first boot sector virus!
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Charisse
11 months ago
I'm pretty confident it's Brain. I remember it being mentioned in the context of boot sector viruses.
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Antonette
12 months ago
I keep mixing up the names. I thought Code Red was an early one too, but I think that was later.
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Dominga
12 months ago
I feel like I studied this! Wasn't there a question about early viruses in our practice exam?
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Alva
12 months ago
I think the answer might be Brain, but I'm not entirely sure. I remember it was one of the first ones.
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Clay
1 year ago
Ah, I remember learning about this in my computer science class! I'm pretty sure the first boot sector virus for MS-DOS was called Brain, so I'll select option D.
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Maryln
1 year ago
I'm a bit stumped on this one. The options don't seem super familiar to me. I'll have to guess and go with C, Code Red, but I'm not feeling great about that choice.
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Adelle
1 year ago
Okay, let me see if I can remember this... I think it was called Brain, but I'm not 100% confident. I'll go with D just to be safe.
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Rutha
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I remember learning about some early computer viruses, but I can't recall the specific name of the first one that infected the MS-DOS boot sector. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Bernardo
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure the first boot sector virus was called Brain, so I'll go with option D.
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Wava
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused by this question. Is 'Co-Browse' related to the 'people like me' algorithm? I'm not sure, so I'll have to guess between a few options.
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Tiara
1 year ago
I think the key here is to focus on the specific wording of the question and the answer choices. It's asking about the "maximum number" of printers, so I'll need to analyze each option carefully.
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Flo
1 year ago
I think Polestar must be a holding company because it owns Polaris, right? But I'm not sure about the board member type.
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Lezlie
1 year ago
Input/output control - that's the one! I remember learning about that in class. Gotta be choice D.
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Francine
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through step-by-step. Split gifts and charitable remainder trusts are both forms of charitable giving, so I believe the answer is C.
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Mauricio
1 year ago
Brain? More like Brainiac, am I right? These virus names are getting out of hand these days.
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Gladys
1 year ago
It's like they're trying to outdo each other with the names. Brainiac does sound pretty intense though.
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Vincent
1 year ago
I know, right? The names they come up with now are so complex.
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Daryl
1 year ago
Yeah, Brain was the first one. It's crazy how far viruses have come since then.
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Julene
1 year ago
I think the first computer virus that infected the boot sector of the MS-DOS operating system was Brain.
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Rodolfo
1 year ago
I'm not sure, but I think Brain is the correct answer because it was one of the earliest boot sector viruses.
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Charolette
1 year ago
I remember reading about it too. Brain was the name of the virus.
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Antonio
1 year ago
Brain? Really? That's like the OG of computer viruses. Though I guess if you're asking for the 'first' one, that makes sense.
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Malcolm
1 year ago
It's crazy to think about how far computer viruses have come since then.
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Van
1 year ago
Yeah, Brain was the first one to infect the boot sector of MS-DOS.
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Kanisha
1 year ago
It's crazy to think about how far computer viruses have come since then.
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Royal
1 year ago
Yeah, Brain was the first one to infect the boot sector of MS-DOS.
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Tawna
1 year ago
Hold up, I thought Code Red was the first big one to hit the DOS systems. Guess I need to brush up on my virus history.
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Elin
1 year ago
Brain? Nah, that's too obvious. I'm gonna go with Sircam, that one was pretty notorious too.
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Rikki
1 year ago
I think the first computer virus that infected the boot sector of MS-DOS was Brain.
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Nickolas
1 year ago
Hmm, the boot sector virus...that's gotta be Brain, right? I remember reading about that one back in the day.
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Ocie
1 year ago
It's interesting to look back at the history of computer viruses and how they have evolved over time.
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Ilona
1 year ago
I remember hearing about Brain too, it was a pretty significant virus at the time.
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Lili
1 year ago
I think Brain was the one that caused a lot of trouble for computer users back then.
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Verdell
1 year ago
Yes, you're right! The first computer virus to infect the boot sector of the MS-DOS operating system was indeed Brain.
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Jerrod
1 year ago
I'm not sure, but I'll go with C) Brain too.
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Belen
2 years ago
I remember studying about this, it's definitely C) Brain.
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Glory
2 years ago
I think the answer is C) Brain.