computer ethics class 8
CHAPTER 10
COMPTUER ETHICS
MCQ
11. C Protecting password
22. B. software piracy
33. B. Plagiarism
44.B. firewall
55.A. spamming
B fill in
the blanks
1. Computer ethics
2. Hacking means unauthorized access to
someone’s computer for viewing, copying or creating data on it.
3. Emails
4. Spamming
5. Footprint
c. Match the following-
1. d. cyberbullying
2. c. copyright
3. e. Phishing
4. b. hacking
5. a. digital fooprint
SHORT QUESTION ANSWER
1. Intellectual property rights are the rights
given to a person over their creation. IPR protects an individual’s or a
company’s ideas and creations, such as research work, product, art, logo,
trademark, registration etc.
2. Renting means lending or renting out software
without the permission of the license holder.
3. Phishing refers
to the act of obtaining victims’ sensitive information by posing as trusted
companies and organizations. It is usually carried out through spoofed emails
and spoofed websites that urgently ask for various types of information.
Identity theft is the
illegal use of someone’s personal information for individual gain. Also known
as identity fraud, this type of theft can cost a victim time and money.
Identity thieves target information like names, dates of birth, driver’s
licenses, social security cards, insurance cards, credit cards, and bank
information. They use the stolen information to gain access to existing
accounts and open new accounts.
4. Digital footprint refers to one’s
unique set of traceable digital activities, actions, contributions and
communications manifested on the internet or digital devices.
LONG ANSWERS
1. Computer ethics are a set of moral principles
or rules that help to regulate the use of the computer. Four commandants of
computer ethics are as follows:-
i.
Never
use computer to harm others.
ii.
Never
interfere with other people’s work on the computer.
iii.
Don’t
look into files that others are working on.
iv.
Don’t
use computer to steal data or information.
ANS2. 1. Provide information on every
topic.
2. Online shopping
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