Definition: Computer Virus


A dangerous computer program with the characteristic feature of being able to generate copies of itself, and thereby spread throughout the computer system. Additionally, most computer viruses have a destructive payload that is activated under certain conditions.




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Track-to-track Seek Time

The time that elapses when the read/write heads move from one track to an adjacent track.

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