Question 5 OR (a) part iii
Computer resource and intermediary
3 marks
- Time to write
- About 6 minutes
From an older CBCS paper
Question
Question 5 OR (a) part iii · 3 marks- Define these terms: Computer Resource and Intermediary.
Reworded from the university paper; the task is the same. The original paper belongs to the University of Delhi. See DU's question bank.
Before you write
Read off the question and its marks
Read from the question
- DefineA precise definition in one or two lines.
What the paper leaves open
Item (i) prints a statement with no instruction; it is read as asking for a comment on the statement. This older-course question examines the Information Technology Act, 2000, which the current UGCF Business Laws syllabus does not name; it is answered as printed. Marked as one question of 9 marks; answered here in 3 parts of 3 marks each (marks inferred).
Write it in this order
- 1 (iii) Computer Resource 1½ marks 3 min
- 2 Intermediary 1½ marks 3 min
Short on time? Trim steps 1 and 2 evenly rather than skip one: each is capped at its own marks.
Try it first. About 6 minutes for 3 marks. Write it out, then open the solution.
Solution
Hover or tap a marked figure, like 72,000, to see how it is made and where else it appears.
(iii) Computer Resource. The IT Act uses "computer resource" as a wide umbrella term (s. 2(1)(k)): besides the machine itself, it takes in software, data and databases, and computer systems and networks. A bank's core-banking server, the customer database on it and the network linking its branches are all computer resources.
Intermediary. An intermediary (s. 2(1)(w)) is someone who handles another person's electronic record without being its author: on that person's behalf he receives, stores or transmits the record, or offers a service connected with it. The definition expressly brings in the familiar players of the internet: telecom and network operators, internet service providers, web hosts, search engines, online payment and auction sites, online marketplaces and cyber cafes. An e-commerce marketplace that lists a seller's products is an intermediary for the seller's listings.
Where the 3 marks sit
| # | Component | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (iii) Computer Resource | 1.5 |
| 2 | Intermediary | 1.5 |
| Total | 3 |
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