CS625 MCQs Week 7-14-16 by Moin Akhtar

Cs625 Week 7

Q1. Which of the following is NOT considered as intellectual property rights?

1. Trade secrets
2. Patents
3. Inventory
4. Copyrights

Correct answer: Inventory

Q2. What does a patent grant to an inventor?

1. Exclusive right to sell the invention indefinitely
2. Exclusive right to use the invention for a defined period
3. Exclusive right to copy the invention
4. Exclusive right to disclose the invention publicly

Correct answer: Exclusive right to use the invention for a defined period

Q3. Which of the following is NOT a condition for an action for breach of confidence to succeed?

1. The information must be confidential
2. The information must be publicly known
3. The information must have been disclosed in circumstances with an obligation of confidence
4. There must be an unauthorized use or disclosure of the information

Correct answer: The information must be publicly known

Q4. What is copyright primarily concerned with protecting?

1. Trade secrets
2. Inventions
3. Original works of authorship
4. Industrial designs

Correct answer: Original works of authorship

Q5. Which of the following acts is permitted under the Copyright Act?

1. Selling unauthorized copies of a copyrighted work
2. Fair dealing
3. Broadcasting a copyrighted work without permission
4. Creating adaptations of a copyrighted work without permission

Correct answer: Fair dealing

Q6. What is one of the remedies available for breach of copyright?

1. Criminal prosecution
2. Monetary compensation
3. Publication ban
4. Public apology

Correct answer: Monetary compensation

Q7. What is the purpose of de-compilation for the purpose of interoperability?

1. To allow competitors to copy software freely
2. To reverse engineer software for competitive advantage
3. To make different software systems compatible
4. To prevent unauthorized use of software

Correct answer: To make different software systems compatible

Q8. Which of the following acts is considered plagiarism?

1. Giving proper credit to the original source
2. Paraphrasing without citation
3. Quoting directly with proper attribution
4. Citing a source incorrectly

Correct answer: Paraphrasing without citation

Q9. What is the primary aim of intellectual property rights protection?

1. To restrict access to information
2. To encourage innovation and creativity
3. To monopolize market competition
4. To hinder technological advancement

Correct answer: To encourage innovation and creativity

Q10. Which of the following is NOT an example of intellectual property rights?

1. Confidential information
2. Patents
3. Inventory management
4. Copyrights

Correct answer: Inventory management

Q11. What is the purpose of a trademark registration?

1. To restrict the use of a name by competitors
2. To grant exclusive rights to use a product name indefinitely
3. To prevent any unauthorized use of a product name
4. To establish ownership and prevent confusion in the marketplace

Correct answer: To establish ownership and prevent confusion in the marketplace

Q12. What condition must be met for information to be protected as confidential?

1. It must be widely known in the industry
2. It must be disclosed without any obligation of confidence
3. It must be publicly available
4. It must not be publicly known and must be disclosed under an obligation of confidence

Correct answer: It must not be publicly known and must be disclosed under an obligation of confidence