2006-12-13 09:47:11 · 6 answers · asked by johnbeehug 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
A computer worm is a self-replicating computer program. It uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes (computer terminals on the network) and it may do so without any user intervention. Unlike a virus, it does not need to attach itself to an existing program. Worms always harm the network (if only by consuming bandwidth), whereas viruses always infect or corrupt files on a targeted computer.
The name 'worm' comes from The Shockwave Rider, a science fiction novel published in 1975 by John Brunner. Researchers John F Shoch and John A Hupp of Xerox PARC chose the name in a paper published in 1982; The Worm Programs, Comm ACM, 25(3):172-180, 1982), and it has since been widely adopted.
2006-12-13 10:08:34 · answer #1 · answered by Goggie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Write Once Read Many
2006-12-13 09:49:22 · answer #2 · answered by Michael F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Write Once Read Many
2006-12-13 09:49:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Write once, read many times.
2006-12-13 09:50:54 · answer #4 · answered by Older&Wiser 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
working on remaining memory
2006-12-13 09:56:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are all lying. Its not an acronym.
2006-12-13 09:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by the great 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋