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'Ghosting' is a process in which hard drives on networked computers are wiped clean and then original software is re-installed. This process is an effort to prevent viruses and malware from doing damage to computers on the network. Outuit Company performs ghosting on its computers every week. Thus, any virus-related damage that occurs to an Outuit computer is the result of a recent infection that occurred within the last week.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion above?
A. Damage to computers by viruses closely resembles damage caused by worms, another type of malicious computer program.
B. Outuit has one of the most sophisticated computer security systems in the country.
C. In some cases, viruses have been known to reside in the BIOS of a computer, a section of memory that is independent of hard disk space.
D. In addition to ghosting, the computers on Outuit's network have anti-virus software that actively scans for viruses.
E. Most computer viruses, once installed, usually do damage to the infected computer in less than a week.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion above?
A. Damage to computers by viruses closely resembles damage caused by worms, another type of malicious computer program.
B. Outuit has one of the most sophisticated computer security systems in the country.
C. In some cases, viruses have been known to reside in the BIOS of a computer, a section of memory that is independent of hard disk space.
D. In addition to ghosting, the computers on Outuit's network have anti-virus software that actively scans for viruses.
E. Most computer viruses, once installed, usually do damage to the infected computer in less than a week.
05 Apr 2022, 07:23
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'Ghosting' is a process in which hard drives on networked computers are wiped clean and then original software is re-installed. This process is an effort to prevent viruses and malware from doing damage to computers on the network. Outuit Company performs ghosting on its computers every week. Thus, any virus-related damage that occurs to an Outuit computer is the result of a recent infection that occurred within the last week.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion above?
A. Damage to computers by viruses closely resembles damage caused by worms, another type of malicious computer program. Incorrect
Irrelevant
B. Outuit has one of the most sophisticated computer security systems in the country. Incorrect
neither weakens nor strengthen argument
C. In some cases, viruses have been known to reside in the BIOS of a computer, a section of memory that is independent of hard disk space. Correct
if virus resides in the BIOS of a computer than cleaning hard disk is not helpful to disinfect a computer
D. In addition to ghosting, the computers on Outuit's network have anti-virus software that actively scans for viruses. Incorrect
may be true and support conclusion
E. Most computer viruses, once installed, usually do damage to the infected computer in less than a week. Incorrect
strengthen conclusion
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion above?
A. Damage to computers by viruses closely resembles damage caused by worms, another type of malicious computer program. Incorrect
Irrelevant
B. Outuit has one of the most sophisticated computer security systems in the country. Incorrect
neither weakens nor strengthen argument
C. In some cases, viruses have been known to reside in the BIOS of a computer, a section of memory that is independent of hard disk space. Correct
if virus resides in the BIOS of a computer than cleaning hard disk is not helpful to disinfect a computer
D. In addition to ghosting, the computers on Outuit's network have anti-virus software that actively scans for viruses. Incorrect
may be true and support conclusion
E. Most computer viruses, once installed, usually do damage to the infected computer in less than a week. Incorrect
strengthen conclusion
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A. Damage to computers by viruses closely resembles damage caused by worms, another type of malicious computer program.
irrelevant as it doesn't matter what other type of malware causes the same of different damage
B. Outuit has one of the most sophisticated computer security systems in the country.
out of scope. as we're talking about a situation where virus has infiltrated
C. In some cases, viruses have been known to reside in the BIOS of a computer, a section of memory that is independent of hard disk space.
correct. since bios is independent ,cleaning the hdd won't affect the already already present which can cause at any moment
D. In addition to ghosting, the computers on Outuit's network have anti-virus software that actively scans for viruses.
irrelevant
E. Most computer viruses, once installed, usually do damage to the infected computer in less than a week
this only strengthens the conclusions ,incorrect
IMO c
irrelevant as it doesn't matter what other type of malware causes the same of different damage
B. Outuit has one of the most sophisticated computer security systems in the country.
out of scope. as we're talking about a situation where virus has infiltrated
C. In some cases, viruses have been known to reside in the BIOS of a computer, a section of memory that is independent of hard disk space.
correct. since bios is independent ,cleaning the hdd won't affect the already already present which can cause at any moment
D. In addition to ghosting, the computers on Outuit's network have anti-virus software that actively scans for viruses.
irrelevant
E. Most computer viruses, once installed, usually do damage to the infected computer in less than a week
this only strengthens the conclusions ,incorrect
IMO c
