Which of the following terms generally refers to small programs designed to take advantage of a software flaw that has been discovered?

A. exploit

B. patch

C. quick fix

D. service pack

E. malware

F. None of the choices.

Explanation:

-The term -exploit- generally refers to small programs designed to take advantage of a software flaw that has been discovered, either remote or local. The code from the exploit program is frequently reused in trojan horses and computer viruses. In some cases, a vulnerability can lie in a certain programs processing of a specific file type, such as a non-executable media file.-