Virus is the word of which language?
Correct answer: B. Latin
- A. English
- B. Latin
- C. Greek
- D. None of These
Explanation
Virus comes from Latin, where it referred to poison or a harmful substance. The computing term uses this idea because a computer virus spreads and causes unwanted effects.
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