Part one of term paper
In 1949 the Hungarian-American mathematician John von Neumann, at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey suggested that it was theoretically possible for a computer program to replicate. This theory was later tested in the 1950s at Bell Laboratories when a game called Core Wars was developed. In the game, players created sm ...

Part two of term paper
... computer programs that disrupt the computer’s normal operation by means of interfering with its hardware and operating system. Viruses are designed to replicate and to avoid detection. In recent years have caused a great deal of damage to personal computers and computer systems around the world. The damage can be extensive; mostly due to the loss of time spent recovering the infected data. A computer virus in a system is one of the worst things that can happen to a computer user. Still, many spec ...