Computing and Ethics

Chapter 12

Computing and Ethics

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Multiple Choice Questions

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1

The term IPR stands for:

1. Intellectual Property Rights
2. Intellectual Performance Rights
3. Individual Property Rights
4. Individual Performance Rights

Answer

Intellectual Property Rights

Reason — The term IPR stands for Intellectual Property Rights.

Question 2

IPR applies to:

1. Trademarks
2. Patents
3. Copyrights
4. All of these

Answer

All of these

Reason — The common types of Intellectual Property Rights are trademark, patent, and copyright.

Question 3

Privacy of data can be breached by disclosing information pertaining to:

1. Personal details
2. Healthcare records
3. Criminal justice investigations
4. All of these

Answer

All of these

Reason — Privacy of data can be breached by disclosing information pertaining to personal details, healthcare records, financial transactions or status, criminal justice investigations and proceedings or business and commercial transactions.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a form of software piracy?

1. Softlifting
2. Counterfeiting
3. Hard Disk Loading
4. Encrypting

Answer

Encrypting

Reason — Encrypting is not a form of software piracy.

Question 5

The right to decide how much personal information you want to communicate with others is known as:

1. Copyright
2. Trademark
3. Privacy
4. Information Security

Answer

Privacy

Reason — Privacy is the right to control what happens with your personal information.

Question 6

The unsolicited emails and attractive advertisements are collectively known as:

1. Spam
2. Virus
3. Hacking
4. Patent

Answer

Spam

Reason — The unsolicited emails and attractive advertisements are collectively known as spam.

Question 7

The right which is concerned with the design and algorithm of the product rather than the entire product is called:

1. Copyright
2. Patent
3. Trademark
4. Data Protection Law

Answer

Patent

Reason — The right which is concerned with the design and algorithm of the product rather than the entire product is called patent.

Question 8

Hacking a web server or taking control of another person's website is called:

1. Web Hiking
2. Web Hijacking
3. Web Crawling
4. Web Cracking

Answer

Web Hijacking

Reason — Hacking a web server or taking control of another person's website is called web hijacking.

Question 9

Which one of the following is a cyber crime?

1. Cyberstalking
2. Cyberespionage
3. Cyberwarfare
4. All of these

Answer

All of these

Reason — Cyberstalking, cyberespionage and cyberwarfare are cyber crimes.

Question 10

............... involves an attack coupled with a demand for money to stop further attacks.

1. Cyberstalking
2. Cyberespionage
3. Cyber Extortion
4. Cyberwarfare

Answer

Cyber Extortion

Reason — Cyber Extortion involves an attack coupled with a demand for money to stop further attacks.

Question 11

Pick the cybercrime in which the attacker harasses a victim by using the electronic communication.

1. Cyberstalking
2. Cyber Extortion
3. Cyberespionage
4. Cyberwarfare

Answer

Cyberstalking

Reason — Cyberstalking is a crime in which the attacker harasses a victim by using electronic communication, such as an e-mail, instant messaging, or messages posted to a website or a discussion group.