Read the excerpt from The Code Book. Other attacks include the use of viruses and Trojan horses. Eve might design a virus that infects PGP software and sits quietly inside Alice's computer. When Alice uses her private key to decrypt a message, the virus would wake up and make a note of it. The next time that Alice connects to the Internet, the virus would surreptitiously send the private key to Eve, thereby allowing her to decipher all subsequent messages sent to Alice. One way to better connect with this excerpt is to

Tell about an experience with a computer virus.

Explanation:

Simon Singh's "The Code Book," tells the history of how cryptography came into being and the secret messaging world of encryption. Through the detailed narration and diving into the history of encryption, the author traces the evolution of such a process and reveals how it has had a huge impact on the world's policies.

In the given excerpt, Singh gives an example of how viruses are planted and used to spy/ get access to other people's computers. But while it is possible to get the main point of the example, it would have been better if the writer includes experience with a computer virus so that readers will find it easier to connect with the given example. This will enable them to better understand the working of viruses and their effects.

Thus, the correct answer is the first option.

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