VOCABULARY to behave strangely - dziwnie się zachowywać to damage - niszczyć health - zdrowie network - sieć to introduce - wprowadzać deliberately - celowo by mistake - przez pomyłkę to load - ładować to transport - przenosić, transportować software - oprogramowanie to save - zachowac, zapisać (w pamięci komputera) floppy disk - dyskietka to reconfigure - przekonfigurować to install - zainstalować to check - sprawdzać to destroy - niszczyć floppies = floppy disks to detect - wykryć, wyśledzić, wytropić to repair - reperować infected - zainfekowany attachment - załącznik

LESSON 34
Virus and anti-virus

V1: My computer’s behaving very strangely at the moment.

V2: You’ve probably got a virus.

V1: But I went to see the doctor last week.

V2: Not you, silly, your computer!

V1: Oh, so what should I do?

V2: Well, first you need to get an anti-virus program, if you haven’t got one already.

A virus can seriously damage your computer’s health. It’s a computer program which can damage other programs or even whole computer networks. It can be introduced to your system deliberately or by mistake. For example, you can load a virus onto your computer when you transport computer files across the Internet.

If your computer has got a virus, get some anti-virus software. Before you load it though, save all your files on floppy disks. Then reconfigure your computer, using the CD-ROM. Install the anti-virus software – it’ll check your hard disk for viruses and destroy them – hopefully. Reinstall the files you’ve saved on the floppies and any extra applications you’ve added yourself. If the software detects a virus it’ll be able to repair the infected files – sometimes.

Remember, don’t open any attachments from people you don’t know.

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