Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

This is often considered the first virus, and was first detected on ARPANET in the 1970s. It would dial out to remote computers and display the message “I’M THE _____. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.”. Which virus?

  1. Sneaker

  2. Thief

  3. Virus

  4. Creeper
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Creeper was indeed the first computer virus, detected on ARPANET in the early 1970s. It moved between PDP-10 systems running the TENEX operating system and displayed the message 'I'M THE CREEPER. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.' The program was created by Bob Thomas as an experiment in self-replicating code.

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