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Question 1Assertion. The trail of online activity is called Digital Footprint.Reason. Digital footprints are the records of online activities of an individual.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.ExplanationThe trail of online activity, known as a Digital Footprint, refers to the records and traces of an individual's activities as they use the Internet.

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Question 2Assertion. Copyright, Patents and Trademarks are Intellectual Property Rights.Reason. Intellectual Property Rights are the rights of the owner of information to decide how and how much the creation can be used.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.ExplanationIntellectual Property Rights are the rights of the owner of information to decide how much information is to be exchanged, shared, or distributed and the price of their intellectual property. These rights also encompass the ability to protect one's creations through copyrights, patents, or trademarks. Therefore, Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks are examples of Intellectual Property Rights.

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Question 3Assertion. The patents are available online.Reason. Patents are the grant of exclusive right(s) of an invention.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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A is false but R is true.ExplanationWhile some patent information may be available online, not all patents are publicly available online. Patent applications and granted patents may contain confidential or proprietary information, and therefore, may not be publicly disclosed. A patent is a grant of exclusive right to the inventor by the government.

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Question 4Assertion. Anything available online does not mean it is free and freely available to use.Reason. IPRs do not apply on the online content.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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A is true but R is false.ExplanationMany online materials are protected by copyright laws, and using them without permission may infringe on the rights of the copyright holder. Just because content is available online does not mean it is free from copyright or other intellectual property rights (IPRs). Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) do apply to online content. Copyright, trademarks, patents, and other forms of IPRs protect various types of content on the Internet, just as they protect content in the offline world.

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Question 5Assertion. Plagiarism is an offense.Reason. Stealing someone's work and showing it as own work is the violation of Intellectual Property Rights.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.ExplanationPlagiarism is considered an offense because it is the act of stealing someone else's intellectual work and presenting it as our own work without citing the source of information, which is a violation of Intellectual Property Rights.

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Question 6Assertion. Open Source Software makes available the source code of the software.Reason. Open source software and free software are the same.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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A is true but R is false.ExplanationOpen Source Software makes the source code of the software available to customers, and it can be modified and redistributed without limitations. It may be available for free or for a nominal charge. In contrast, free software is freely accessible and can be used, changed, improved, copied, and distributed by anyone without any restrictions or payments. Therefore, open-source software and free software are not the same.

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Question 7Assertion. Open Source Software and Freeware may come free of cost but they are not the same.Reason. Open Source Software gives source code with freedom to-use while freeware comes at free-of-cost.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.ExplanationOpen Source Software and Freeware may come free of cost, but they are not the same. Open Source Software is a software that is available free of cost to customers and can be modified and redistributed without limitations. It makes the source code of the software available to customers. On the other hand, Freeware is also available free of cost, but it does not allow modification of the software and does not make the source code available to customers.

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Question 8Assertion. Freeware and Free software mean the same.Reason. Free software may be chargeable.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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A is false but R is true.ExplanationFreeware is software that is available free of cost and allows copying and further distribution, but not modification, and whose source code is not available. Free software, on the other hand, is freely accessible and can be used, changed, improved, copied, and distributed by anyone without any restrictions or payments. While free software is often available at no cost, it's possible for developers to charge for services, support, or proprietary features related to the software.

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Question 9Assertion. Freeware and free software are different.Reason. Freeware means no cost for the software, while free software means source code available with a freedom to use it.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.ExplanationFreeware is software that is available free of cost and allows copying and further distribution. However, freeware does not allow modification, and its source code is not available. Free software, on the other hand, is freely accessible and comes with source code available with a freedom to use it, allowing users to use, change, improve, copy, and distribute the software without any restrictions or payments.

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Question 10Assertion. Viruses, worms, trojans, adware, spyware are all Malware.Reason. Malware is a general term to represent data threat software.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.ExplanationMalware is an umbrella term for any piece of software that has malicious intent. Viruses, Worms, Trojans, Adware, Spyware are all types of malware.

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Question 11Assertion. Spyware are not harmful as they do not damage data.Reason. Spyware track data about user and sell it to others hampering your data privacy.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.ExplanationSpyware are the software that stealthily attach with computer software such as a web browser and stealthily collect information about user's activities such as passwords, pins, banking information etc. Hence, spyware may not directly damage data, but they track data about user and sell it to others hampering user's data privacy.

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Question 12Assertion. Phishing is fraudulently taking a user to an authentic looking site and stealing user information.Reason. Pharming is fraudulently redirecting a website's traffic to another to steal information.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.ExplanationPhishing is the criminally fraudulent process of taking a user to an authentic looking site and attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, credit card information etc. While pharming is fraudulently redirecting a website's traffic to bogus site without user's knowledge or consent to steal information.

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Question 13Assertion. One should share information only on encrypted connections and protocols.Reason. HTTPS is a protocol that ensures exchange of information in encrypted form.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.ExplanationOne should share information only on encrypted connections and protocols to ensure the security and confidentiality of data. This can be achieved using HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure), a protocol that provides end-to-end encryption, ensuring the secure exchange of information.

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Question 1The trail that is automatically created when a person uses the internet on any digital devices like Laptops, smart phones, tablets etc. is called :(a) Cyber bullying(b) Phishing(c) Digital Footprint(d) Digital Activity

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Digital FootprintThe trail of data that is automatically created when a person uses any digital device like laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc., is called a digital footprint.

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Question 2What is digital footprint ?

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Digital Footprints are the records and traces of individual's activities as they use the Internet. Digital Footprints are permanently stored.

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Question 3Why is it so important to carefully think of digital footprint ?

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It is important to think carefully of digital footprint because:It gives us a digital persona by defining our online behavior.The digital footprint is often used by universities before approving admissions to a student.The digital footprint is also used by future employers, and law enforcement offices, to find people with positive and clean digital footprint.The digital footprint should not provide personal information as it could be misinterpreted or misused for theft or identity.

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Question 4What is intellectual property ? What do you understand by intellectual property rights ?

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Any piece of information is produced or created with a lot of efforts and it consumes a lot of time. Creative creations of mind such as patents, literary and creative arts, copyrights, trademarks etc. are known as intellectual property.Intellectual property rights are the rights of the owner of information to decide how much information is to be exchanged, shared or distributed. Also it gives the owner a right to decide the price for doing so.

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Question 5Explain plagiarism with an example.

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Plagiarism is stealing someone else's intellectual work and representing it as our own work without giving credit to creator or without citing the source of information.For example, a student copies a paragraph from a website and includes it in his/her essay without citing the source, it is considered as plagiarism.

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Question 6How can you avoid plagiarism while referring to someone's else's creation ?

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To avoid plagiarism while referring to someone else's creation, we must give credit whenever we use:Another person's idea, opinion, or theory;Quotations of another person's actual spoken or written words; orParaphrase of another person's spoken or written words

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Question 7What is digital property ?

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Digital property (or digital assets) refers to any information about us or created by us that exists in digital form, either online or on an electronic storage device.

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