In 1988, only 60,000 computers were connected to the Internet, and most were mainframes, minicomputers and professional workstations. On November 2, 1988, many started to slow down, because they were running a malicious code that demanded processor time and that spread itself to other computers – the first internet "computer worm". The software was traced back to 23-year-old Cornell University graduate student Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. who said 'he wanted to count how many machines were connected to the Internet'.
How many computers were connected to the internet in 1988? When was the first computer worm released? Who was the first computer worm traced back to? What is a malicious code that demands processor time and spreads itself to other computers? Why did Morris Jr make the computer worm?