Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Piracy refers to attempts to gain information from otherwise undisclosed areas.

Statement II: Hacking refers to the unauthorized duplication of computer software.

In the light of the above statements, choose the corrrect answer from the options given below:

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UGC NET Paper 1: Held on 11 Oct 2022 Shift 1

Answer 1

The correct answer is Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

Key PointsStatement I: Piracy refers to attempts to gain information from otherwise undisclosed areas.

Piracy is the illegal duplication of copyrighted material.
Piracy is the act of downloading and sharing digitally protected goods like music or software without the owner's consent.
Some types of software piracy are Counterfeit, Soft lifting and Hard-disk loading.

Thus, Statement I is false.

Statement II: Hacking refers to the unauthorized duplication of computer software.

Hacking is the process of locating security flaws in a computer network or system in order to exploit them and obtain access.
Hackers are experts who employ non-standard methods to accomplish hacking.
Hacking is not always harmful but the phrase has a bad reputation because of its connection to online crime.

So, Statement II is false

Therefore, Both Statement I and Statement II are false