Which of the following can consume valuable network bandwidth?
A. Trojan horses
B. Trap doors
C. Worms
D. Vaccines
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Answer: C
Worms are destructive programs that may destroy data or
utilize tremendous computer and communication resources.
Trojan horses can capture and transmit private information
to the attacker's computer. Trap doors are exits out of an
authorized program. Vaccines are programs designed to detect
computer viruses.
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