Ethics, Privacy & Cybercrime is one of 10 topics in the Grade 12 Information Technology CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
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1. What does copyright give the creator of an original work the exclusive right to do?
Reproduce, distribute and adapt that work, generally preventing others from copying it without permission
Physically manufacture computer hardware related to the work
Automatically receive a government subsidy for the work
Sell the work exclusively to a single specific buyer
Answer: Reproduce, distribute and adapt that work, generally preventing others from copying it without permission — Copyright gives the creator of an original work the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute and adapt it, generally preventing unauthorised copying by others.
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2. What is software piracy?
The unauthorised copying, distribution, or use of copyrighted software
A legal method of testing software before purchasing it
A type of computer virus that only affects pirated media files
An official government programme for distributing free software
Answer: The unauthorised copying, distribution, or use of copyrighted software — Software piracy is the unauthorised copying, distribution, or use of copyrighted software, such as installing it on more machines than the licence permits.
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3. Name the ethical/academic violation of presenting someone else's work, ideas, or writing as one's own without proper acknowledgement or citation.
Answer: plagiarism — Plagiarism means presenting someone else's work or ideas as one's own without proper acknowledgement or citation.
