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Chapter 4 Cyber Law Solutions

Complete Maharashtra State Board Balbharati & Yuvakbharati textbook solutions for Chapter 4 Cyber Law. Step-by-step solved exercises, numerical problems, and digest answers.

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Maharashtra State Board Class 11 Information Technology Solutions Chapter 4 Cyber Law

1. Complete the following web.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
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2. Complete the following chart.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
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3. Fill the following boxes with the appropriate cybercrime name.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
Copyright violation of software created originally by an individual.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Software Piracy

Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
Gaining access without the user’s permission.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Unauthorized Access

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution
Extracting confidential information by email.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Phishing

4. Read the following and answer the question.

Rahul lost his pen drive in his college computer lab. His classmate Madhav finds it. He carries it home to return it to him the next day. When Madhav opens it he finds his favourite game. He thinks of making a duplicate copy of the game software.

Question I.
Does Madhav think ethically?
Answer:
No

Question II.
What do you think should Madhav do?
Answer:
Madhav should return back the pen drive. He has done unauthorized access.

Question III.
If he makes a duplicate copy then which cybercrime will he commit?
Answer:
Software Piracy

5. Answer in brief.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
What care should be taken by the user while doing online activities?
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Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
Define the terms (1) Ethics (2) Moral
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Ethics: Ethics also called moral philosophy is the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right or wrong.

Moral:
The standards of behaviour; principles of right and wrong behaviour. Thus morals are dictated by society, culture, or religion while ethics are chosen by the person himself which governs his life.

Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution
Explain three examples related to unauthorized access?
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Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution
Explain software piracy and Hacking.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Software piracy: Software piracy is the illegal copying, distribution, or use of the software. It 15 such a profitable “business” that it has caught the attention of organized crime groups in a number of countries. According to the Business Software Alliance (BSA), about 36% of all software in current use is stolen.

Hacking:
Hacking refers to unauthorized intrusion into a computer or a network. Hacker is a person intensely interested in the deep and hidden or concealed working of any computer operating system and programming language. They might discover loopholes within systems and reasons for such loopholes.

6. State true or false.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
A firewall is used to encrypt the transmission of data.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
True
Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
The standards of behaviour; the principle of right or wrong are referred to as moral.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
True
Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution
Hacking bank account-related information is an example of software piracy.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
False
Question 4 Maharashtra Board Solution
Phishing is representing someone else’s work as own without permission.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
True

7. Match the following.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution

(A)

(B)

(1) Copying a game file

(a) Firewall

(2) Law related to internet

(b) Cyberthreat

(3) Network security

(c) Software piracy

(4) System crashes suddenly

(d) Cyber Law

Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:

(A)

(B)

(1) Copying a game file

(c) Software piracy

(2) Law related to internet

(d) Cyber Law

(3) Network security

(a) Firewall

(4) System crashes suddenly

(b) Cyberthreat

8. Observe the following picture and give your opinion about it by responding to the following questions.

Question 1 Maharashtra Board Solution
Is ‘B’s response correct or not?
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
No B’s response is not correct.
Question 2 Maharashtra Board Solution
What will be the consequences of ‘B’s reply?
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
With all such crucial information like OTP in hand, the fraudster can easily carry out illegal financial transactions using B’s identity.
Question 3 Maharashtra Board Solution
Which type of cybercrime does the picture depict?
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Fake Call Frauds