Commercial Law and Preliminaries of Auditing · Class 11 Commerce
Ch 7Cyber Law — Class 11 Commercial Law and Preliminaries of Auditing, concept-first.
The internet has moved almost every kind of commercial activity — buying, selling, banking, signing agreements — onto computer networks. The law had to catch up with this shift, and Cyber Law is the body of rules that now governs activity carried out through computers, the internet, and other electronic/digital means.
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Meaning, Need and History of Cyber Law
Cyber Law is the branch of law governing legal issues connected with computers, the internet, and cyberspace, filling the gaps traditional paper- and presence-based law leaves open once a transaction or wrong occurs elec…
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What This Chapter Covers
The internet has moved almost every kind of commercial activity — buying, selling, banking, signing agreements — onto computer networks.
Introduction: What Is Cyber Law, Its Need, and Its History in India
What is Cyber Law? Cyber Law (also called IT Law) is the branch of law that governs legal issues connected with computers, the internet, and cyberspace — including electronic commerce, digital contrac…
Meaning and Definitions
Cyber Law rests on a specific working vocabulary. The ten terms below are named explicitly in this syllabus, and each recurs throughout the rest of this chapter (and across any other electronic-transa…
Scope of Cyber Law
Cyber Law's scope spans every stage of an online transaction and every kind of wrong that can occur along the way.
Cyber Safety and Security
Meaning. Cyber safety and security refers to the precautions and practices an individual or organisation adopts to protect computer systems, networks, and data against unauthorised access, damage, or…
Information Technology Act, 2000 — An Overview, With Emphasis on Section 66A
The Information Technology Act, 2000 is India's principal cyber law. It gives legal recognition to electronic records and electronic/digital signatures (so that an electronic document and an e-signed…
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- Q1Define Cyber Law. State briefly why a separate branch of law was needed for activities carried out through computers and the internet.Free
- Q2Distinguish between Hacking and Phishing. (Additional practice — the real Semester II paper for this unit carries exactly one 2-mark and one…Preview
- Q3What is a Firewall? State its purpose in protecting a computer network. (Additional practice question.)Preview
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- Q4Explain the scope of Cyber Law with reference to online contracts, e-commerce regulation, and the protection of consumer rights.Free
- Q5State any three steps a computer user should take to ensure cyber safety and security. (Additional practice question.)Preview
- Q6Why was Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 declared unconstitutional? Name the case in which this was decided. (Additional…Preview