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Chapter 17: Computer Ethics and Cyber Security — Online MCQ Test

Q: Which of the following is considered an act of 'Cybercrime'?

Answer: B. Hacking into a bank account — Hacking into a bank account is an unauthorized access to sensitive data, which is a criminal offense.

Q: What does the term 'Malware' stand for?

Answer: A. Malicious Software — Malware is a term used to describe any malicious software designed to harm or exploit computer systems.

Q: Which technique is used to convert plain text into unreadable cipher text?

Answer: C. Cryptography — Cryptography is the science of protecting information by transforming it into a secure, unreadable format.

COMPUTER SCIENCE · CLASS 11th · Tamil Nadu State Board

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Chapter 17: Computer Ethics and Cyber Security — Important Questions & Answers (FAQ)

Frequently asked questions from Tamil Nadu State Board CLASS 11th COMPUTER SCIENCE — Chapter 17: Computer Ethics and Cyber Security, with answers and explanations. These are sample questions; the exam has its own separate question set.

Which of the following is considered an act of 'Cybercrime'?

A. Writing a blog post
B. Hacking into a bank account ✓
C. Using licensed software
D. Participating in an online quiz

Answer: B. Hacking into a bank account
Hacking into a bank account is an unauthorized access to sensitive data, which is a criminal offense.

What does the term 'Malware' stand for?

A. Malicious Software ✓
B. Manual Warehousing
C. Main Software
D. Malicious Hardware

Answer: A. Malicious Software
Malware is a term used to describe any malicious software designed to harm or exploit computer systems.

Which technique is used to convert plain text into unreadable cipher text?

A. Decoding
B. Formatting
C. Cryptography ✓
D. Compression

Answer: C. Cryptography
Cryptography is the science of protecting information by transforming it into a secure, unreadable format.

Which of the following describes the risk of 'Social Engineering'?

A. A hardware failure in the CPU
B. Manipulating people to divulge confidential information ✓
C. A bug in the programming language compiler
D. Loss of data due to power failure

Answer: B. Manipulating people to divulge confidential information
Social engineering relies on human interaction to deceive individuals into breaking security procedures.

In the context of 'Digital Signature', what is the purpose of hashing?

A. To encrypt the entire message
B. To change the format of the file
C. To ensure data integrity by creating a fixed-size unique output ✓
D. To increase the file size for security

Answer: C. To ensure data integrity by creating a fixed-size unique output
Hashing produces a unique digest of data to verify that the message has not been altered during transmission.

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