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Class 12 · Informatics Practices worksheetSocietal Impacts
CBSE Informatics Practices. Digital footprints, net etiquette, data protection, intellectual property and licences, cyber crime and the IT Act, e-waste and health. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the questions change every time.
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.
A digital footprint is:
- a kind of password
- the size of a hard disk
- a photo of a footprint
- the trail of data a person leaves while using the Internet
Answer
(d) the trail of data a person leaves while using the Internet
- 2.
Which cyber crime is this: a group keeps posting hurtful comments about a classmate online?
- ransomware
- identity theft
- cyber bullying
- hacking
Answer
(c) cyber bullying
- 3.
What kind of digital footprint does this leave: a site recording the type of device you use?
- no footprint
- permanent deletion
- active
- passive
Answer
(d) passive
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Differentiate between active and passive digital footprints.
Answer
An active footprint is data we share on purpose, such as posts and e-mails; a passive one is collected without our direct action, such as cookies, location and browsing history.
- 5.
Is the digital footprint active or passive? (a) a search engine storing your search history (b) posting a photo on a social media page
Answer
(a) passive (b) active
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain any four kinds of cyber crime and one way to stay safe from each.
Answer
Phishing: fake messages asking for details; check senders and never share OTPs. Cyber bullying: online harassment; block, keep evidence and report. Hacking: unauthorised access; strong passwords and updates. Identity theft: misuse of personal data; share little personal information. Ransomware: files locked for money; keep backups.
one mark each
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In the app, every Societal Impacts 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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