Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following may be a symptom of a virus?

  1. Computer applications begin running more slowly than usual.

  2. Keys on the keyboard begin to stick or not work as well

  3. Computer cords become loose or disconnected

  4. The computer becomes louder at start-up
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Explanation

A virus can slow down computer applications by consuming system resources like CPU and memory in the background. The other options describe physical hardware issues - sticky keys indicate a physical keyboard problem, loose cords are connection issues, and louder startup suggests a hardware fan problem, none of which are virus-related.

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