Who among the following used the term computer worm for the first time? A. John Brunner B. Alan Turing C. John McCarthy D. JP Eckert
The actual term "worm" was first used in John Brunner's 1975 novel, The Shockwave Rider. Worms can modify and delete files, and they can even inject additional malicious software onto a computer. Sometimes a computer worm's purpose is only to make copies of itself over and over — depleting system resources, such as hard drive space or bandwidth, by overloading a shared network