Question 4 OR (b)

Definitions: computer network and intermediary

7 marks

Time to write
About 14 minutes

From an older CBCS paper

Question

Question 4 OR (b) · 7 marks

Define each of these as the IT Act, 2000 defines it:

  1. Computer Network

  2. 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

14 minfor 7 marks

Read from the question

  • (i)–(ii)2 items, each marked on its own: give each its share.

What the paper leaves open

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.

Write it in this order

The parts stand alone: start with the one you are surest of.

  1. Read; underline the asks; jot your points 1 min
  2. 1 (i) Computer network 3½ marks 6 min
  3. 2 (ii) Intermediary 3½ marks 6 min
  4. Check: every ask answered, key terms underlined 1 min

Short on time? A few lines on every part beat a full answer to one: each part is capped at its own marks.

Try it first. About 14 minutes for 7 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.

(i) Computer Network. Under section 2(1)(j) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, a computer network means the inter-connection of one or more computers, computer systems or communication devices “through (i) the use of satellite, microwave, terrestrial line, wire, wireless or other communication media; and (ii) terminals or a complex consisting of two or more interconnected computers or communication” devices, whether or not the inter-connection is continuously maintained.

(ii) Intermediary. Section 2(1)(w) defines an intermediary, for a particular electronic record, as a person who receives, stores or transmits that record on someone else's behalf, or provides any service relating to it. The term covers telecom, network and internet service providers, web-hosting providers, search engines, online payment and online auction sites, online marketplaces and cyber cafes.

Where the 7 marks sit

#ComponentMarks
1(i) Computer network3.5
2(ii) Intermediary3.5
Total7
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