Question

a user has downloaded a music file that contains a virus. a virus detector is running as a background process. the virus will be detected when the virus detectors thread gets attention. what part of the computer is in charge of giving the virus detector thread the attention it needs?

ram
nic
rom
cpu

Explanation:

Analyze the scenario

A background thread needs execution time.
This relates to Cybersecurity Threats detection.

Identify the hardware roles

RAM stores active program data.
NIC handles network connections.
ROM stores permanent boot instructions.
CPU executes instructions and schedules threads.

Determine the correct component

The CPU allocates processing time to threads.
Thus, the CPU gives the thread attention.

Answer:

• RAM
• NIC
• ROM
• CPU (Correct answer)