AGURCHAND MANMULL JAIN SCHOOL,MEENAMBAKKAM
CLASS XI – SOCIETY LAW & ETHICS, CYBER SAFETY
OBJECTIVE TYPE PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTION
Any information about you or created by you that exists in digital form is referred to as Digital
Property.
Question 2
Stealing someone's intellectual work and representing it as one's own is known as plagiarism.
Question 3
Creative creations of the mind such as patents, trademark and copyright
are intellectual property.
Question 4
Any fraudulent business practice that extracts money from an ignorant person is called
a(n) scam.
Question 5
Software which usually limit the functionality after a trial period are known as shareware.
Question 6
Online identity theft is a theft of personal information in order to commit a fraud.
Question 7
Cybercrime is defined as a crime in which computer is the medium of crime (hacking, phishing,
spamming) or the computer is used as a tool to commit crimes.
Question 8
The practice of attempting to acquire sensitive information from individuals over the internet by
means of deception is called phishing.
Question 9
Copyright infringement means using another person's work, without permission or without
paying for it, if it is being sold.
Using someone else's Twitter handle to post something will be termed as:
1. Fraud
2. Identity theft
3. Online stealing
4. Violation
Answer
Identity theft
Reason — Using someone else's twitter handle to post something, will be termed as identity
theft.
Question 2
Standard security protocol that establishes encrypted links between a web server and a browser
is called ............... .
1. Online safety technology
2. SDT technology
3. Web encryption technology
4. Secure Sockets Layer technology
Answer
Secure Sockets Layer technology
Reason — Standard security protocol that establishes encrypted links between a web server
and a browser is called Secure sockets layer technology.
Question 3
Intellectual Property Rights protect the use of information and ideas that are of:
1. Ethical Value
2. Moral Value
3. Social Value
4. Commercial Value
Answer
Commercial Value
Reason — Intellectual Property Rights protect the use of information and ideas that are of
commercial value.
Question 4
Credit card fraud may include:
1. Stealing of credit card
2. Unauthorized and illegal use of credit card
3. Stealing information
4. Phishing
Answer
Unauthorized and illegal use of credit card
Reason — Credit card fraud involves the use of credit/debit card to obtain money or acquire
properties without appropriate authorization. Fraudsters obtain credit/debit card numbers of
victims from unsecured web media and use them to carry out illegal or unethical transactions.
Question 5
The term "Intellectual Property Rights" covers:
1. Copyrights
2. Trademarks
3. Patents
4. All of these
Answer
All of these
Reason — Intellectual Property Rights include copyrights, trademarks, and patents.
Question 6
Which of the following is an open-source software?
1. Microsoft Windows
2. Adobe Photoshop
3. MySQL
4. MS PowerPoint
Answer
MySQL
Reason — MySQL is an open-source relational database management system, meaning its
source code is freely available for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. In contrast, Microsoft
Windows, Adobe Photoshop and MS Powerpoint are proprietary software.
Question 7
Online personal account, personal websites are examples of:
1. Digital Wallet
2. Digital Property
3. Digital Certificate
4. Digital Signature
Answer
Digital Property
Reason — Online personal accounts and personal websites are considered digital property
because they represent owned assets in the digital space, similar to physical property in the real
world.
Question 8
Unsolicited commercial email is known as ............... .
1. Spam
2. Malware
3. Virus
4. Spyware
Answer
Spam
Reason — The unsolicited emails and attractive advertisements are collectively known as spam.
Question 9
Which of the following is not a type of a cyber crime?
1. Data theft
2. Forgery
3. Damage to data
4. Installing antivirus for protection
Answer
Installing antivirus for protection
Reason — Installing antivirus is not a type of cyber crime because it is a defensive measure
taken by individuals or organizations to protect against cyber threats. Cyber crime refers to
criminal activities conducted using computers or the Internet, such as data theft, forgery,
hacking, phishing, and malware attacks.
CHAPTER- CYBER SAFETY
QUESTION 1
Threat is a potential violation of security.
Question 2
Stealing of information is an example of Cybercrime.
Question 3
A self-replicating program that eats up the entire disk space or memory is called worm.
Question 4
Spyware is a software which is installed on your computer to spy on your activities.
Question 5
A Trojan Horse is a program that appears harmless but actually performs malicious functions.
Question 6
Spamming refers to sending of bulk mails by an identified or unidentified source.
Question 7
Most hackers crack passwords of system accounts and gain entry into remote computer
systems.
Question 8
When we visit certain websites with advertisements, the ads create cookies that store and track
our online patterns.
Question 9
Ensuring that users or customers provide information that is associated with identity of a real
person is known as identity verification.
Question 10
If the user is able to provide a legal email id, he is considered a/an authorized user.
Question 11
Unauthorized monitoring of other people's communication is known as eavesdropping.
Question 12
Flooding a system with junk mail is a Denial-of-Service type of attack.
Question 13
A Super cookie is a type of browser cookie that is designed to be permanently stored on a user's
computer and difficult to detect and remove.
Question 14
Discarded electronic devices are called e-waste.
Question 1
Computer security is protecting the integrity, availability and confidentiality of information
system.
Answer
True
Reason — Computer security is protecting the integrity, availability and confidentiality of
information system.
Question 2
Identity theft is a type of fraud.
Answer
True
Reason — Identity theft is a type of fraud that involves using someone else's identity to steal
money or gain other benefits.
Question 3
Browsing through VPN is anonymous browsing.
Answer
True
Reason — Private browsing or anonymous browsing is a type of browsing wherein the browser
opens in incognito mode or through proxy or VPN (Virtual Private Network) and does not store
cookies.
Question 4
Persistent cookies are different from super cookies.
Answer
False
Reason — Super cookies are persistent cookies, i.e., they come back even after being deleted.
They store cookie data at multiple places, for example, in Flash cookies, Silverlight storage etc.
Question 5
Posting something leaves behind traces which are called digital footprints.
Answer
True
Reason — Digital Footprints are the records and traces of individual's activities as they use the
Internet. Digital Footprints are permanently stored and can include data such as social media
posts, online searches, and interactions with websites.
Question 6
A person who posts derogatory messages online targeting people is called a cyber troller.
Answer
True
Reason — A cyber troll is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the internet by
posting inflammatory, digressive, extraneous or off-topic messages to an online community with
the intent of provoking readers into displaying emotional responses and normalizing tangential
discussion, either for the troll's amusement or for a specific gain.
Question 7
Online theft refers to an act of stealing someone's personal information.
Answer
True
Reason — Online identity theft refers to an act of stealing someone's personal information such
as name, login details, credit card details etc and then posing as that person online.
Question 8
A firewall only monitors incoming communication.
Answer
False
Reason — A firewall monitors and controls both incoming and outgoing communication
between a network and the internet.
Question 9
To avoid tracking by website, we should browse internet privately.
Answer
True
Reason — To avoid tracking by website, we should browse internet privately. This is because
websites can collect and track our online data, including browsing history, search queries, and
personal information, through various means such as cookies etc.
Question 10
We can share sensitive information on wireless networks.
Answer
False
Reason — We should not share sensitive information over wireless networks because they are
not secure and can be easily hacked.
Question 11
In cyberbullying, a victim is subjected to a barrage of online messages and emails.
Answer
False
Reason — Cyberbullying is an attack on an individual or group through the use of electronic
means such as instant messaging, social media, email, and other forms of online
communication, with the intent to abuse, intimidate, or overpower. A barrage of online
messages and emails, on the other hand, refers to spamming.
Question 12
Spreading rumours online is a punishable offence.
Answer
True
Reason — Spreading rumours online comes under the category of cybercrime and is a
punishable offence under the Information Technology Act.
Question 13
E-waste is very hazardous if not handled carefully.
Answer
True
Reason — If e-waste is not disposed of in proper manner, it can be extremely harmful to
humans, plants, animals and the environment.