Information Technology Law · Semester 6

Information Technology Law · May 2023

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Official previous-year question paper (PDF scan), OU LL.B. Year 3 Semester 2 (VI Semester). Download the file; question-to-topic mapping can be added later from this paper.

Osmania University · Faculty of Law

Information Technology Law · May 2023

May 2023 · Information Technology Law · Semester 6

FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (3 YDC) (Honours) III-Year VI-Semester / B.A. LL.B. (5 YDC) V-Year X-Semester
Examination, May/2023
Subject : Law
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 80

PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following:
1. Storage Technology.
2. Cyber Space.
3. Electronic Governance.
4. Digital Signature.
5. E-taxation.
6. Escrow Agreements.
7. Multimedia.
8. [text obscured in the source photograph]

PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following:
9. Explain the international position of internet jurisdiction in cyberspace issues.
10. What is the significance of the Information Technology Act, 2000?
11. Discuss briefly the legal issues on digital identity in e-commerce.
12. Define the term ’Hacking’ and explain its essentials.

PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following:
13. Smt. Sudha received a call on mobile from Mr. Kumar who has threatened her for extortion
of money. The conversation between them is recorded by Sudha. Is the recorded
conversation taken between them used as a piece of evidence?

14. A software engineer opened a web-site deceptively similar to a well known website of the
company, and posted false statements on it. Can the police suomotto register a case against
the software engineer?
15. A shopkeeper of a Xerox copying centre has downloaded the previous project works of
MCA students and started to sell such downloaded material to the customers. Has the
shopkeeper committed any wrongful act?
16. Mr. Kaisar introduced a virus into all the systems used by his employer at his working office.
Due to that malware, all the data in the systems got crashed. Discuss the provision of law to
initiate a case in these circumstances against Kaisar.

Part A · 6 marks

  1. Storage Technology.
    Year and frequency →
  2. Cyber Space.
    5× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  3. Electronic Governance.
    Year and frequency →
  4. Digital Signature.
    Year and frequency →
  5. E-taxation.
    2× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  6. Escrow Agreements.
    5× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  7. Multimedia.
    Year and frequency →
  8. [text obscured in the source photograph].
    2× in bank
    Year and frequency →

Part B · 15 marks

  1. Explain the international position of internet jurisdiction in cyberspace issues.
    Year and frequency →
  2. What is the significance of the Information Technology Act, 2000?
    Year and frequency →
  3. Discuss briefly the legal issues on digital identity in e-commerce.
    Year and frequency →
  4. Define the term "TMHacking"TM and explain its essentials.
    Year and frequency →

Part C · 10 marks

  1. Smt. Sudha received a call on mobile from Mr. Kumar who has threatened her for extortion of money. The conversation between them is recorded by Sudha. Is the recorded conversation taken between them used as a piece of evidence?
    Year and frequency →
  2. A software engineer opened a web-site deceptively similar to a well known website of the company, and posted false statements on it. Can the police suomotto register a case against the software engineer?
    Year and frequency →
  3. A shopkeeper of a Xerox copying centre has downloaded the previous project works of MCA students and started to sell such downloaded material to the customers. Has the shopkeeper committed any wrongful act?
    Year and frequency →
  4. Mr. Kaisar introduced a virus into all the systems used by his employer at his working office. Due to that malware, all the data in the systems got crashed. Discuss the provision of law to initiate a case in these circumstances against Kaisar.
    Year and frequency →