GRADE-10 CYBER LAW AND COMPUTER ETHICS

Cyber Law and Computer Ethics

1)    What is cyber law?

Ans: The law which governs the legal issues in the cyber space regarding the internet or WWW for digital data processing and transaction is called cyber law.

2)    Write down the importance of cyber law.

 Ans: The importance of cyber law is that it controls cyber-crime and misuse of computer. It also touches almost all aspects of transaction and activities on the cyber space.

 3)    What is cyber space?

Ans: A virtual space created by computer network, internet and telecommunication is called cyber space.

 4)    What are the major laws included in cyber law

Ans: The major laws included in cyber law are: i) Electronic and Digital Signature law ii) Computer crimes/Cyber-crime law iii) Intellectual property law iv) Data protection and privacy law v) Telecommunication law

 5)    Why is cyber law needed?

Ans: Cyber law is needed to legalize the transaction through electronic media to control various types of electronic frauds and to punish a person who does criminal activities through electronic means especially on computers.

 6)    What is cyber law of Nepal? State any five major aspects of cyber law of Nepal 2004.

The law which is passed through the ordinance of Nepal government in 2061 Bhadra 30 (2004) as the Electronic Transaction and Digital Signature Act to legalize the different trading activities through the global computer network and to give a boost to the e-governance activities.

Ans: Five major aspects of cyber law of Nepal 2004 are:

i)                   Provides legal status for various banking transaction through electronic media, which will be instrumental in boosting economic activities throughout the world via internet.

ii)                Provides a legal framework to facilitate and safeguard electronic transactions in electronic medium.

iii)              Provides a detailed provisions for the controller of certifying authorities to regulate certifying authorities.

iv) Provides punishment who conducts cyber crime.

v) Provisions under the act in order to control and regulate the criminal activities apparent in Nepal cyber environment.

 7)    What is a digital signature?

Ans: Digital signature is a security mechanism system used on the internet for data and information transaction by attaching a code at the end of the electronic message that attests the authenticity of sent message.

 8)    What is the main purpose of digital signature?

Ans: The main purpose of digital signature laws is to provide a legal framework to facilitate and safeguard transaction in the electronic medium.

 9)    Write down the importance of digital signature.

Ans: The importance of digital signature is that it provides legal framework to facilitate and safeguard electronic transaction in the electronic media.

 10)    What is computer ethics?

 Ans: Computer ethics is the set of moral principles or code of conducts that should be followed by computer user.

Ex. We shouldn’t see other data without permission.

      We shouldn’t send any fake message to irritate others.

 11)       Define encryption and decryption.

Ans: The process of encoding (scrambling) information in such a way that it is unreadable to all is encryption. The process of restoring encrypted data to its original form is decryption.

 12)       What is hacking?

Ans: Computer hacking means stealing and destroying other data, information, files and program.

 13)      List some commandments of computer ethics.

Ans: Some important commandments of computer ethics are: i) Not to use computer to harm other people. ii) Not to search the files or records of other people. iii) Not to destroy, steal and use others computer passwords. iv) Not to destroy, erase or edit personal or group records. v) Not to use computer to steal.

 14)    Define computer crime and mention any four such crimes.

Ans: Cyber-crime is an illegal action involved in any computer, computer system or over all computer networks like internet. The example of computer crime are: i. Software piracy ii. Hacking iii. Cracking iv. Pornography

 15)     What are intellectual property rights?

Ans: The legal property rights of someone over his creations of the mind both artistic and commercial are called intellectual property rights.

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