Class 9 Computing and Ethics Mock Test (ICSE)

Topics in Computing and Ethics

• Ethical issues in computing
• Intellectual property and software piracy
• Privacy and data protection
• Hacking and cyber crime
• Netiquette

Computing and Ethics practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   The unauthorized duplication, distribution, or commercial use of proprietary computer software is known as:

   1. (a)Software piracy
   2. (b)Data protection
   3. (c)Cyberbullying
   4. (d)Netiquette
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   1. Correct option: (a) Software piracy+1

   Answer: (a)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   What does the term 'Netiquette' primarily refer to?

   1. (a)Hardware protocols used in local area networks
   2. (b)The illegal distribution of copyrighted digital content
   3. (c)Rules of polite and acceptable behaviour while communicating online
   4. (d)The process of encrypting network traffic to prevent eavesdropping
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   1. Correct option: (c) Rules of polite and acceptable behaviour while communicating online+1

   Answer: (c)
3. Q3Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following represents an ethical issue concerning the use of someone else's written work or ideas without giving proper credit?

   1. (a)Spamming
   2. (b)Hacking
   3. (c)Plagiarism
   4. (d)Encryption
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   1. Correct option: (c) Plagiarism+1

   Answer: (c)
4. Q4Short answer·2 marks
   At a family function, a cousin records the event on a phone and posts the videos online, including close-up clips of guests who had not agreed to be filmed. Identify the ethical issue raised by this action and justify your answer.
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   1. The ethical issue is the invasion of privacy, since guests' personal images are published without their consent.+1
   2. Justification: people have the right to decide how their personal data and images are shared, and posting them online without permission breaks that right.+1

   Answer: The issue is privacy: publishing identifiable images of guests without their consent violates their right to control their personal information.
5. Q5Short answer·3 marks
   Riya's school email account shows login alerts from a city she has never visited, and some messages she did not write have been sent from it. (a) Name the cyber crime that this indicates. [1] (b) State two steps Riya should take at once to secure the account. [2]
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   1. (a) The account has been accessed without permission, which is unauthorised access (hacking) of the account+1
   2. (b) Change the password to a new, strong password+1
   3. (b) Turn on two-step (two-factor) verification, or log out of all other active sessions+1

   Answer: (a) Hacking, that is unauthorised access to the email account. (b) Change the password to a strong new one; turn on two-step verification or log out of all other sessions.
6. Q6Long answer·4 marks
   Explain the term 'hacking' in the context of computer security. Differentiate between ethical hacking and malicious hacking by stating any two distinct differences. Additionally, mention any two preventive measures an individual can implement to safeguard their computer system from unauthorized access.
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   1. Hacking means gaining access to a computer system, network or device by finding and exploiting its security weaknesses; it may be done with permission (ethical) or without permission (malicious). (Also credit the common textbook definition: gaining unauthorised access to a computer system or network.)+1
   2. First difference, any one of: permission (ethical hackers have the owner's authorisation, malicious hackers break in without it); purpose (ethical hackers find weaknesses so they can be fixed, malicious hackers steal, damage or misuse data for personal gain); legality (ethical hacking is legal, malicious hacking is a crime under the IT Act); reporting (ethical hackers report the weaknesses to the owner, malicious hackers hide and exploit them); or any other valid difference.+1
   3. Second difference, a different one from the same list.+1
   4. First preventive measure, any one of: using strong passwords and changing them regularly; keeping the operating system and antivirus software updated; using a firewall; not opening suspicious e-mails, links or attachments; using two-factor authentication; not sharing passwords; logging out or locking the computer when it is left; or any other valid measure.+0.5
   5. Second preventive measure, a different one from the same list.+0.5

   Answer: Hacking is gaining access to a computer system or network by exploiting its security weaknesses. Any two differences: ethical hacking is authorised, legal, aimed at finding and reporting weaknesses so they are fixed; malicious hacking is unauthorised, a crime, and aims to steal or damage data. Any two measures: strong passwords changed regularly; updated operating system and antivirus; a firewall; not opening suspicious links or attachments; two-factor authentication.

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