Class 8 Computer Science Notes, Unit 5: Digital Citizenship and Computer Ethics -- Exercise Short Response and Miscellaneous (within the chapter) Questions and Answers

Class 8 Computer Science Notes

Unit-5 

"Digital Citizenship and Computer Ethics"

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Class 8 Computer Science MCQs (All Units Exercise) 

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1. Exercise Short Response Questions and Answers:

Q1. Who is a cyber scout? How can he/she assist in the prevention of cybercrime?  

Ans:

A cyber scout is a person with a unique aim to promote awareness about cybercrime in society. A cyber is trained to identify cybercrime activities and equipped with adequate preventive knowledge to help fight this menace. He understands the risks associated with virtual socializing and works to promote cyber safety in his surrounding environment. A cyber scout plays a vital role to create cyber awareness among fellow students, teachers, and parents.

Q2. Why do we need cybercrime laws? 

Ans:

Cybercrime laws are the standard of acceptable behavior for information and communication technology (ICT) users. 

These laws include:

• Establish socio-legal sanctions for cybercrime. 
• Protect ICT users, in general, and mitigates and/or prevent harm to people, data, systems, services, and infrastructure. 
• Protect human rights. 
• Enable the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed online. 
• Facilitate cooperation between countries on cybercrime matters.

Q3. Why computer systems should be protected from unauthorized access?

Ans:

It’s necessary for most users to take some measures to prevent their computers from unauthorized access. Protection of sensitive data should be top of mind and a high priority in all organizations. Not only to ensure your computer/laptop would not be used by others but also to reduce the possibility of internet threats like hackers and some malware.

Q4. How creator of copyright work financially benefits from it? 

Ans:

Copyright means that a person who expresses ideas in literary, artistic, or any form is the natural owner of the form in which the ideas are expressed. It is the branch of law that protects creative work from unauthorized use by other people. It (the law) prevents copying of creative work and allows the creators to financially benefit from their work. Copyright protects literary, artistic, dramatic, and musical works. It also protects computer software, book, and television broadcasting. The owner of the copyright has the right to publish, reproduce or broadcast his work.

Q5. Why digital piracy is a crime?

Ans:

Digital piracy means illegally copying digital content in any form without the consent of the owner. Digital piracy is a cybercrime as it is a violation of the owner’s copyright. People who practice digital piracy are called digital pirates. Copying a music file or confidential video, all sources illegally copying and distributing digital content refers to digital piracy.

Q6. Why do hackers break into a computer system?

Ans: 

Hackers break into a computer system to steal data, funds, and critical business information without the owner’s consent. Any connected system is at risk of being exploited by computer hackers. When a cyber criminal access your system, they can engage in financially and personally costly activities that are difficult to recover from.

Q7. How spyware can be harmful?

Ans: 

Spyware will track web browsing history, passwords, and other private information, such as E-mail addresses, credit cards number, personal identification numbers, or banking records. All of this information can be gathered and used for identity theft or sold to third parties.

2. Miscellaneous Questions and Answers (Within the Unit):

Q1.  Define cyber-crime?

Ans:

It is a criminal activity carried out by means of a computer or the internet. For example, pishing, emails, cyberstalking, identity theft, etc.

Q2. Define computer ethics?

Ans:

It is the application of moral principles to the use of computers and the internet.
Examples include intellectual property rights, privacy policies, online etiquette, etc

Q3.  Define digital plagiarism?

Ans:.

Plagiarism is an act of copying and publishing another person’s work without proper citation. It’s like stealing someone else’s work and releasing it as your own work.

Q5.  Define cyber-bullying?

Ans:.

Copyright law understands an intellectual copyright granted by the government that gives the owner exclusive rights to use the original expressive work with some limited exceptions.

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