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REDEEMER'S UNIVERSITY, EDE 
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES 

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE 

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2017/2018 SESSION (STREAM B) 
Course Code: 	CMP 106 
Course Title: 	Professional Ethics and Legal Issues in Information Technology 
Unit: 	 2 Units 
Instruction: 	Answer any three questions 
Time: 	 2 Hours 

Question 1 

a. Define the term "Ethics" 

b. Write short notes on a good code of practice 
c. Differentiate between the terms: Morals and Laws 

d. Give any two examples of challenges facing Information technology ethics 

e. Distinguish between Electronic discovery (e-discovery) and Electronically Stored 

Information (ESI) 
f. Differentiate between the following Information Technology challenges and 

attackers 
i. Phishing and Spear-Phishing 

ii. Malicious Insiders and Industrial Spies 

iii. Competitive Intelligence and Industrial Espionage 

Question 2 

a. Give any two reasons why computer incidents are now prevalent 
b. What is a Security Policy? 
c. Name any six of the offences stated in the Nigerian Cybercrimes' Act 2015 

d. Enumerate any six Ministries, Agencies or Departments that forms the 
membership of the Nigerian Cybercrime Advisory Council 

e. Who is a Cybersquatter? 
f. What are Trade Secrets? 

g. State the advantages of trade secrets over patents and copyrights 

Question 3 
a. State any two things that CMP 106 course was designed to achieve in students 

b. Give four examples of IT related professional bodies in Nigeria (stating their full 
names and acronyms) 

c. State any four duties of the CPN. 

d. In Ethical Decision Making, explain any two of the six useful tests that could be 
applied if presented with some kind of dilemma. 

e. Enumerate any four considerable body of law that can apply to computer 

professionals in most countries 
f. Write the full meaning of the following acronyms: 

NITDA, NITPA, ACM, IEEE, NACOSS, ITAN 



Question 4 

a. What is Intellectual Property? 
b. Differentiate between Copyright Laws, Patent Laws and Trade Secret Laws 
c. In contract law, state any three contractual duties that you cannot avoid as a 

computer professional 
d. What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? 
e. Give any four reasons for pursuing CSR goals and promoting a work environment 

in which employees are encouraged to act ethically when making business 
decisions 

f. Define the following terms: 
i. Plagiarism 
ii. Reverse Engineering 
iii. Open Source Code 
iv. Trademark 

Question 5 

a. Write short notes on Computer Misuse Law 
b. Explain Stakeholder analysis as related to ethical decision making 
c. What is Information Privacy? 
d. As the information manager of your organization, state any five things you must 

do to prevent data breaches 
e. Differentiate between the following: "Copyright infringements", "Patent 

infringements" and "Trademark infringements" 
f. Write short notes on the term: "Computer Forensics" 

g. State any three considerations for engaging external forensic organizations 

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