SOCIETAL IMPACT
NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
SUMMARY : Societal Impact Digital footprint is the trail of data we leave behind when we visit any website (or use any online application or portal) to fill-in data or perform any transaction. A user of digital technology needs to follow certain etiquettes like net-etiquettes, communication etiquettes and social media-etiquettes. Net-etiquette includes avoiding copyright violations, respecting privacy and diversity of users, and avoiding cyber bullies and cyber trolls, besides sharing of expertise. Communication-etiquette requires us to be precise and polite in our conversation so that we remain credible through our remarks and comments. While using social media, one needs to take care of security through password, be aware of fake information and be careful while befriending unknowns. Care must be taken while sharing anything on social media as it may create havoc if being mishandled, particularly our personal, sensitive information. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) help in data protection through copyrights, patents and trademarks. There are both ethical and legal. aspects of violating IPR. A good digital citizen should avoid plagiarism, copyright infringement and trademark infringement. Certain software are made available for free public access. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) allow users to not only access but also to modify (or improve) them. Cyber crimes include various criminal activities carried out to steal data or to break down important services. These include hacking, spreading viruses or malware, sending phishing or fraudulent emails, ransomware, etc. Excessive usage of digital devices has a negative impact on our physical as well as psychological well-being. Ergonomic positioning of devices as well as our posture are important. SUMMARY : Societal Impact
NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q1. After practicals, Atharv left the computer laboratory but forgot to sign off from his email account. Later, his classmate Revaan started using the same computer. He is now logged in as Atharv. He
sends inflammatory email messages to few of his classmates using Atharv’s email account. Revaan’s activity is an example of which of the following cyber crime? Justify your answer.
a) Hacking
b) Identity theft
c) Cyber bullying
d) Plagiarism
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Q2. Rishika found a crumpled paper under her desk. She picked it up and opened it. It contained some text which was struck off thrice. But she could still figure out easily that the struck off text was the
email ID and password of Garvit, her classmate. What is ethically correct for Rishika to do?
a) Inform Garvit so that he may change his password.
b) Give the password of Garvit’s email ID to all other classmates.
c) Use Garvit’s password to access his account.
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Q3. Suhana is down with fever. So she decided not to go to school tomorrow. Next day, in the evening she called up her classmate, Shaurya and enquired about the computer class. She also requested
him to explain the concept. Shaurya said, “Mam taught us how to use tuples in python”. Further, he generously said, “Give me some time, I will email you the material which will help you to understand
tuples in python”. Shaurya quickly downloaded a 2-minute clip from the Internet explaining the concept of tuples in python. Using video editor, he added the text “Prepared by Shaurya” in the downloaded video clip. Then, he emailed the modified video clip to Suhana. This act of Shaurya is an example of:
a) Fair use
b) Hacking
c) Copyright infringement
d) Cyber crime
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Q4. After a fight with your friend, you did the following activities. Which of these activities is not an example of cyber bullying?
a) You sent an email to your friend with a message saying that “I am sorry”.
b) You sent a threatening message to your friend saying “Do not try to call or talk to me”.
c) You created an embarrassing picture of your friend and uploaded on your account on a social networking site.
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Q5. Sourabh has to prepare a project on “Digital India Initiatives”. He decides to get information from the Internet. He downloads three web pages (webpage 1, webpage 2, webpage 3) containing information on Digital India Initiatives. Which of the following steps taken by Sourabh is an example of plagiarism or copyright infringement. Give justification in support of your answer.
a) He read a paragraph on “ Digital India Initiatives” from webpage 1 and rephrased it in his own words. He finally pasted the rephrased paragraph in his project.
b) He downloaded three images of “ Digital India Initiatives” from webpage 2. He made a collage for his project using these images.
c) He downloaded “Digital India Initiative” icon from web page 3 and pasted it on the front page of his project report.
b) Copyright Infringement : as Sourabh use other person’s work without obtaining their permission to use or we have not paid for it, if it is being sold. c) Plagiarism : as Sourabh use other person’s work without obtaining their permission.
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Q6. Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1) Plagiarism | a) Fakers, by offering special rewards or money prize asked for personal information, such as bank account information |
| 2) Hacking | b) Copy and paste information from the Internet into your report and then organise it |
| 3) Credit card fraud | c) The trail that is created when a person uses the Internet. |
| 4) Digital Foot Print | d) Breaking into computers to read private emails and other files |
“Bank has noticed that your ATM card was recently used at XYZ online Store on 26 November, 2018 at 1:00 pm for Rs 20010. If the transaction was not carried by you, urgently SMS your PIN number on 03036665458” b) Yes, I will call the bank helpline number to recheck the validity of the SMS received. b) No c) No, images has been deleted from digital footprint. b) Clicking on that mail may install Malware on student’s mobile / Laptop which may record all the keys pressed and send it to the hacker. c) Yes, the email is an example of Cyber Crime. It is a type of email spoofing as here a fake or forged email address is used and the student presumes it to be from an authentic source. b) With the growth of Internet, many cases of cyber crimes, frauds, cyber attacks and cyber bullying are reported. The Government of India’s Information Technology Act, 2000 (also known as IT Act), amended in 2008, provides guidelines to the user on the processing, storage and transmission of sensitive information. Copyright grants legal rights to creators for their original works like writing, photograph, audio recordings, video, sculptures, architectural works. Copyrights are automatically granted to creators and authors. A patent is usually granted for inventions. Unlike copyright, the inventor needs to apply (file) for patenting b) Plagiarism and Copyright infringement Plagiarism means to copy some contents from Internet, but do not mention the source or the original creator. Copyright infringement is when we use other person’s work without obtaining their permission to use or we c) Non-ethical hacking and Ethical hacking A non ethical hacking is to gain unauthorised access to computers or networks in order to steal sensitive data with the intent to damage or bring down systems. Those who are doing non ethical hacking are called black hat hackers or crackers. Hacking, when done with a positive intent, is called ethical hacking. Such ethical hackers are known as d) Active and Passive foot prints Active digital footprints which includes data that we intentionally submit online. This would include emails we write, or responses or posts we make on different websites or mobile Apps, etc. The digital data trail we leave online unintentionally is called passive digital footprints. This includes the data generated when we visit a website, use a mobile App, browse Internet, etc. e) Free and Free and Open Source Software Free software – Those software for which there is no license fee and can be downloaded, shared without any restrictions but their source code is not available are called Free Software. Free and Open Source Software : Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) allow users to not only access but also to modify(or improve) them as Source Code is also available. Rules to create Strong password are : There is no specific rule, with whom you should share your password but for safety and security, I will share the password of home router with my parents only. 2. Wipe monitor’s screen often using the regular microfibre soft cloth. 3. Keep it away from direct heat, sunlight and put it in a room with enough ventilation for air circulation. 4. Do not eat food or drink over the keyboard. b) Steps/Rules to keep Smart and safe Internet surfing are : 1. Think before sharing credentials with others on an online platform. 2. Keep personal information safe and protected through passwords. Websites collect a vast array of data for example, email address, name, address, mobile number and credit card information etc Financial identity theft : when the stolen identity is used for financial gain. Criminal identity theft: Criminals use a victim’s stolen identity to avoid detection of their true identity b) Credit card account theft is where someone stolen the credit card detail for financial gain Under Section 66C of the IT Act, 2000, whoever, fraudulently stolen the identity of any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to lakh. Subject of the mail : This is basically the title of the email. A good email subject convinces readers to open your email. Formal Greeting : Formal Greetings is missing in above screenshot as there is no words like: c) Self explanatory terms are missing in email screenshot as by reading mail we do not come to know the content of email d) Identity of sender is missing in screenshot as only name is there e) Regards in email shows your respect towards recipient which is missing in screenshot. Disclaimer : I tried to give you the correct “NCERT Solution of Chapter 11 Societal Impact” , but if you feel that there is/are mistakes in the “NCERT Solution of Chapter 11 Societal Impact “ given above, you can directly contact me at csiplearninghub@gmail.com. Class 12 Computer Science Sample Paper 2020-2021. Class 12 Computer Science Sample Paper Marking Scheme Class 12 Computer Science Test SeriesColumn A Column B 1) Plagiarism b) Copy and paste information from the Internet into your report and then
organise it2) Hacking d) Breaking into computers to read private emails and
other files3) Credit card fraud a) Fakers, by offering special rewards or money prize asked for
personal information, such as bank account information4) Digital Foot Print c) The trail that is created when a person uses the Internet. NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q7. You got the below shown SMS from your bank querying a recent transaction. Answer the following:
a) Will you SMS your pin number to the given contact number?
b) Will you call the bank helpline number to recheck the validity of the SMS received?NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q8. Preeti celebrated her birthday with her family. She was excited to share the moments with her friend Himanshu. She uploaded selected images of her birthday party on a social networking site so that Himanshu can see them. After few days, Preeti had a fight with Himanshu. Next morning, she deleted her birthday photographs from that social networking site, so that Himanshu cannot access them. Later in the evening, to her surprise, she saw that one
of the images which she had already deleted from the social networking site was available with their common friend Gayatri. She hurriedly enquired Gayatri “Where did you get this picture from?”.
Gayatri replied “Himanshu forwarded this image few minutes back”.
Help Preeti to get answers for the following questions. Give justification for your answers so that Preeti can understand it clearly.a) How could Himanshu access an image which I had already deleted?
b) Can anybody else also access these deleted images?
c) Had these images not been deleted from my digital footprint?
NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q9. The school offers wireless facility (wifi) to the Computer Science students of Class XI. For communication, the network security staff of the school have a registered URL schoolwifi.edu. On 17 September 2017, the following email was mass distributed to all the Computer Science students of Class XI. The email claimed that the password of the students was about to expire. Instructions were given to go to URL to renew their password within 24 hours.
a) Do you find any discrepancy in this email?
b) What will happen if the student will click on the given URL?
c) Is the email an example of cyber crime? If yes, then specify which type of cyber crime is it. Justify your answer.
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Q10. You are planning to go for a vacation. You surfed the Internet to get answers for the following queries:
a) Weather conditions
b) Availability of air tickets and fares
c) Places to visit
d) Best hotel dealsWhich of your above mentioned actions might have created a digital footprint?
smartphones, tablets, computers, etc., we leave a trail of data reflecting the activities performed by us online,
which is our digital footprint.NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q11. How would you recognise if one of your friends is being cyber bullied?
a) Cite the online activities which would help you detect that your friend is being cyber bullied?
b) What provisions are in IT Act 2000, (amended in 2008) to combact such situations.NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q12. Write the differences between the following
a) Copyrights and Patents
b) Plagiarism and Copyright infringement
c) Non-ethical hacking and Ethical hacking
d) Active and Passive footprints
e) Free software and Free and open source software
the invention. When a patent is granted, the owner gets an exclusive right to prevent others from using, selling, or distributing the protected invention.
have not paid for it, if it is being sold.
white hat hackers. An ethical hacker may exploit a website in order to discover its security loopholes or vulnerabilities. Thus, ethical hacking is actually preparing the owner against any cyber attack.NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q13. If you plan to use a short text from an article on the web, what steps must you take in order to credit the sources used?
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Q14. When you search online for pictures, how will you find pictures that are available in the free public domain. How can those pictures be used in your project without copyright violations?
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Q15. Describe why it is important to secure your wireless router at home. Search the Internet to find the rules to create a reasonably secure password. Create an imaginary password for your home router. Will you share your password for home router with following people. Justify your answer.
a) Parents
b) Friends
c) Neighbours
d) Home TutorsNCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q16. List down the steps you need to take in order to ensure
a) Your computer is in good working condition for a longer time.
b) Smart and safe Internet surfing.
electronic screens.NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q17. What is data privacy? Websites that you visit collect what type of information about you?
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Q18. In the computer science class, Sunil and Jagdish were assigned the following task by their teacher.
a) Sunil was asked to find information about “India, a Nuclear power”. He was asked to use Google Chrome browser and prepare his report using Google Docs.
b) Jagdish was asked to find information about “Digital India”. He was asked to use Mozilla Firefox browser and prepare his report using Libre Office Writer.
What is the difference between technologies used by Sunil and Jagdish?
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Q19. Cite examples depicting that you were a victim of following cyber crime. Also, cite provisions in IT Act to deal with such a cyber crime.
a) Identity theft
b) Credit card account theftNCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
Q20. Neerja is a student of Class XI. She has opted for Computer Science. Neerja prepared the project assigned to her. She mailed it to her teacher. The snapshot of that email is shown below.
Find out which of the following email etiquettes are missing in it. Justify your answer.
a) Subject of the mail
b) Formal greeting
c) Self-explanatory terms
d) Identity of the sender
e) RegardsNCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
NCERT Solution Chapter 11 Societal Impact
