Societal Impact

Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

1. 1.

   The trail of data a person leaves while using the internet is called:

   1. a firewall
   2. a virus
   3. a cookie
   4. a digital footprint

   Answer

   (d) a digital footprint

2. 2.

   A person gets into a company’s server without permission and copies its files. Which cyber crime is this?

   1. hacking
   2. cyber trolling
   3. identity theft
   4. fraud email (scam)

   Answer

   (a) hacking

3. 3.

   Which of these is protected by a patent?

   1. the text of a novel
   2. a recorded song
   3. a photograph
   4. a new design of engine part that saves fuel

   Answer

   (d) a new design of engine part that saves fuel

Section B · short answer

1. 4.

   What is the difference between an active and a passive digital footprint?

   Answer

   An active footprint is data we share on purpose (posts, emails); a passive footprint is collected without our knowing (location, cookies).

2. 5.

   Name the cyber crime in each case. (a) A student is sent hurtful messages and threats online by classmates, again and again. (b) Someone makes a fake profile with another person’s name and photos and asks their friends for money.

   Answer

   (a) cyber bullying (b) identity theft

Section C · long answer

1. 6.

   Explain intellectual property rights and the three ways they can be violated.

   Answer

   IPR are legal rights over creations of the mind (copyright, patent, trademark); violations are plagiarism, copyright infringement and trademark infringement.

Fresh sheets for your child

In the app, every Societal Impact sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.

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