Multiple choice technology

In 1983, which person was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus'?

  1. McAfee

  2. Smith

  3. Cohen

  4. Norton
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Explanation

Dr. Fred Cohen, a doctoral student at the University of Southern California, was the first to formally define and describe the concept of a 'computer virus' in his 1983 dissertation. He demonstrated virus-like programs in an experimental environment. McAfee, Smith, and Norton are associated with antivirus software, not the original definition of viruses.

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