Question 2: What is software piracy? List the types of software piracy.

Here are the answers to Questions 2 and 3 from Section B:

Question 2: What is software piracy? List the types of software piracy.

Software piracy is the illegal copying, distribution, or use of software without proper authorization from the copyright holder. It is a significant issue that leads to substantial financial losses for software publishers and developers.

Types of software piracy include:

• Soft-lifting: This involves borrowing and installing a copy of a software application from a colleague, often exceeding the licensed number of users.
• Client-server overuse: This occurs when more copies of the software are installed on a network than the number of licenses purchased.
• Hard-disk loading: This is the illegal practice of installing and selling unauthorized copies of software on refurbished or new computers.
• Counterfeiting: This involves duplicating and selling copyrighted programs, often with fake packaging and documentation, making them appear legitimate.
• Online piracy: This typically involves downloading illegal software from peer-to-peer networks, internet auction sites, or blogs. This includes unauthorized distribution and acquisition of software over the internet.

Question 3: Define virus. Explain at least 5 types of viruses.

A computer virus is a malicious program designed to spread from file to file on a single PC, and it does not intentionally try to move to another PC. It must replicate and execute itself, often used as a delivery tool for hacking.

Here are 5 types of viruses:

• Parasitic Viruses: These viruses attach themselves to executable code and replicate themselves. Once it is infected, it will find another program to infect.
• Memory resident viruses: These viruses live in memory after their execution. They become a part of the operating system or application and can manipulate any file that is executed, copied, or moved.
• Non-resident viruses: These viruses execute themselves and terminate or destroy after a specific time. They do not stay in memory.
• Boot sector Viruses: These viruses infect the boot sector and spread through a system when it is booted from a disk containing the virus.
• Overwriting viruses: These viruses overwrite the code with their own code, effectively destroying the original program or data.