ICT and Media

Data, security and emerging media

6 Previous Year Questions from 2015–2025 · answers and explanations included

Visual recall · Safety triangle

Confidentiality→Integrity→Availability

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Questions, answers & explanations

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6 of 6 questions
Question 1 of 6Original Question No.: 35Asked in: June 2015 Paper III

The data and instructions for a computer are known as:

  1. hardware
  2. software
  3. malware
  4. programmer
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B. software

The keyed response is option 2, “software”. It directly fits the factual or conceptual cue in this data, security and emerging media question; use the other choices as contrast points during revision.

Question 2 of 6Original Question No.: 27Asked in: November 2017 Paper III

is used to protect private information stored in computers.

  1. Professional
  2. Puller
  3. Phisher
  4. Firewall
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D. Firewall

The keyed response is option 4, “Firewall”. It directly fits the factual or conceptual cue in this data, security and emerging media question; use the other choices as contrast points during revision.

Question 3 of 6Original Question No.: 17Asked in: December 2022 cycle - 3 March 2023, Shift I

A Metaphoric abstraction for the online world of computer network, especially the Internet is:

  1. Cyber Space
  2. Cyber Security
  3. Cyber booting
  4. Cybernatics (4) 4 PAY Acddh, FERS F Seve Hl sicss SMa Sd UH elatip sadiox ¢:
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D. Cybernatics (4) 4 PAY Acddh, FERS F Seve Hl sicss SMa Sd UH elatip sadiox ¢:

The keyed response is option 4, “Cybernatics (4) 4 PAY Acddh, FERS F Seve Hl sicss SMa Sd UH elatip sadiox ¢:”. It directly fits the factual or conceptual cue in this data, security and emerging media question; use the other choices as contrast points during revision.

Question 4 of 6Original Question No.: 30Asked in: December 2023 - 13 December 2023, Shift II

What is Ransomware?

  1. It is a Virus
  2. It is a type of Malware
  3. It is a hardware part of a computer
  4. It is a network Security tool
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B. It is a type of Malware

The keyed response is option 2, “It is a type of Malware”. It directly fits the factual or conceptual cue in this data, security and emerging media question; use the other choices as contrast points during revision.

Question 5 of 6Original Question No.: 42Asked in: June 2024 - 3 September 2024, Shift II

Arrange the following books, in ascending order of the year of first publication: (A) Risk Society: Towards a new modernity by Ulrich Beck, (B) Simulator and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard. (C) The Liquid Modernity by Zygmunt Bauman. (D) The Rise of the Network Society, The Information Age Economy, Society and Culture Volume 1 by Mussel Castles. (E) Making sense of AI: our Algorithmic World by Anthony Elliott. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. (A), (8), ©, ©), )
  2. (A), (D), 8), (©, (&)
  3. 8), (0) (©, (6), A)
  4. (8), (A), (0), &)
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D. (8), (A), (0), &)

Option 4 gives the keyed pairing or order: (8), (A), (0), &). Reconstruct the dates or associations in data, security and emerging media before comparing the four sequences.

Question 6 of 6Original Question No.: 76Asked in: June 2025 - 25 June 2025, 3-6 p.m.

The term ‘Artificial Intelligence' was coined by:

  1. Alan Turing
  2. John McCarthy
  3. Joseph McCarthy
  4. Alan C. Clarke
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B. John McCarthy

The keyed response is option 2, “John McCarthy”. It directly fits the factual or conceptual cue in this data, security and emerging media question; use the other choices as contrast points during revision.

References

  1. Question papers and answer keys: UGC NET Mass Communication and Journalism — June 2015 Paper III; November 2017 Paper III; December 2022 cycle - 3 March 2023, Shift I; December 2023 - 13 December 2023, Shift II; June 2024 - 3 September 2024, Shift II; June 2025 - 25 June 2025, 3-6 p.m..
  2. Rebecchi, Alessandra, Elisa Cavalli, et al. ICT: Information Communication Technology.
  3. University Grants Commission. UGC NET syllabus listing, Subject Code 63: Mass Communication and Journalism.