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¨ The word ethics refers to moral standards and principles that govern the conduct and behaviour
of an individual.

¨ Cybercrime refers to an unethical or illegal activity that involves a computer and a network.
¨ Spamming refers to sending unsolicited bulk emails indiscriminately. Mostly, spam carry
advertisements.
¨ Cyberstalking refers to a crime that uses Internet or a computer to stalk or harass a group, an
organisation, and particularly an individual. Cyberstalking is also known as e-stalking.
¨ A person who commits a crime of cyber stalking is known as a cyberstalker.
¨ The act of harassing, embarrassing, threatening, or targeting a person using a computer and
Internet is called cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is also known as cyber harassment or online
bullying.
¨ Intellectual property refers to the rights given to people over creations of the mind.
¨ A copyright is a legal term that protects the rights of literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and
original works.
¨ The act of stealing someone else's intellectual property is known as plagiarism.
¨ Computer Virus stands for Vital Information Resources Under Seize.
¨ Cyberterrorism occurs against organisations, individuals, business houses, and even against
government establishments.

Knowledge Check

A. Mark the correct response.

1. ____________ refers to an unethical or illegal activity that OMR Sheet
involves a computer and a network. Use only blue/black ball
pen to fill the circles. It
a. Cybercrime b. Cyberstalking should be darkened
completely and properly.
c. Spamming d. Plagiarism
Wrong methods
2. The act of stealing someone else’s intellectual property is
Correct method
known as ____________.
a. plagiarism b. spamming
1. a b c d
c. cyberstalker d. cybercrime

3. ____________ refers to protection of computers from theft of 2. a b c d
data and damage to their hardware and software.
3. a b c d
a. Cyber security b. Cyberterrorism
c. Plagiarism d. Spamming 4. a b c d
4. ____________ is a technique used to convert plaintext or
other digital data from a readable form to an encoded version.

a. Encryption b. Plagiarism
c. Spamming d. Cyberstalker

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