{"id":58231,"date":"2024-04-16T01:15:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=58231"},"modified":"2024-04-16T01:15:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:15:54","slug":"a-self-replicating-program-similar-to-a-virus-which-was-taken-from-a-1970s-science-fiction-novel-by-john-bruner-entitled-the-shockwave-rider-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-self-replicating-program-similar-to-a-virus-which-was-taken-from-a-1970s-science-fiction-novel-by-john-bruner-entitled-the-shockwave-rider-is\/","title":{"rendered":"A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is &#8230;&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9807226a640\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Bug                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Vice                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Lice                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Worm E. 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