Professional Ethics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers Pdf
1: Computer ethics has its roots in the work of ___ during World War II.
(A) Hermen Horllerith
(B) Norbert Wiener
(C) Blaise Pascal
(D) Charles Babbage
Ans: B
Norbert Wiener
2:____ is a self- replicating program that can cause damage to data and files stored on your
computer.
(A) Virus
(B) Freeware
(C) Piracy
(D) None of the given
Ans: A
Virus
3:Making and using duplicate hardware and software is called ___
(A) Piracy
(B) Free copy
(C) Copy right
(D) None of these
Ans: A
Piracy
4: The protection of hardware, facilities magnetic disks, and other illegally accessed, stolen,
damaged or destroyed items refers to ____
(A) Physical security
(B) Personal security
(C) Personnel security
(D) None of the given
Ans: A
Physical security
5:____ refers to software setups that permit only authorized access to the system.
(A) Personnel security
(B) Personal security
(C) Physical security
(D) None of these
Ans: B
Personal security
6:General guidelines of computer ethics are needed for ____
(A) Cracking
(B) Computer crime
(C) Protection of personal data
(D) All the above
Ans: D
All the above
7:“Cracking” comes under ____
(A) Website Service
(B) Transcription
(C) Computer Crime
(D) Data Security
Ans: C
Computer Crime
8:____ is the illegal access to the network or computer system.
(A) Security
(B) Cracking
(C) Virus
(D) Piracy
Ans: B
Cracking
9:____ is a set of rules for determining moral standards or socially acceptable behaviour.
(A) Protocol
(B) Standard
(C) Ethics
(D) None of the given
Ans: C
Ethics
10:Running other software on idle computer without the knowledge of the organization is called
theft of ____
(A) Software
(B) Computer
(C) Computer time
(D) Use
Ans: C
Computer time
11:_____ refers to protecting data and computer system against dishonesty or negligence of
employees.
(A) Personnel security
(B) Personal security
(C) Physical security
(D) None of these
Ans: A
Personnel security
12:Which of the following is not a way of protection?
(A) Physical Security
(B) Personal Security
(C) Piracy
(D) Personnel security
Ans: C
Piracy
13:Who among the following began to examine unethical and illegal uses of computers by
computer professionals in mid 1960s Menlo Park, California?
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Norbert Wiener
(D) Donn Parker
Ans:D
Donn Parker
14: You can protect sensitive data from prying eyes using
(A) File permissions
(B) File locks
(C) Passwords
(D) Encryption
Ans: A
File permissions
15:A hacker contacts your phone or E-mail and attempts to acquire your password is called
(A) Spamming
(B) Spoofing
(C) Phishing
(D) None of these
Ans: C
Phishing
Question: 11
_____ refers to protecting data and computer system against
dishonesty or negligence of employees.
(A) Personnel security
(B) Personal security
(C) Physical security
(D) None of these
Ans: A
Personnel security
Question: 12
Which of the following is not a way of protection?
(A) Physical Security
(B) Personal Security
(C) Piracy
(D) Personnel security
Ans: C
Piracy
Question: 13
Who among the following began to examine unethical and
illegal uses of computers by computer professionals in mid
1960s Menlo Park, California?
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Norbert Wiener
(D) Donn Parker
Ans:D
Donn Parker
Question: 14
You can protect sensitive data from prying eyes using
(A) File permissions
(B) File locks
(C) Passwords
(D) Encryption
Ans: A
File permissions
Question: 15
A hacker contacts your phone or E-mail and attempts to
acquire your password is called
(A) Spamming
(B) Spoofing
(C) Phishing
(D) None of these
Ans: C
Phishing