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Course: Professional Practices BS-IT 4rth Semester


Prepared by: Osama Naseer 

1. Define the component of long-term planning?


a) Expansion plans
b) Company image
c) Product mix
d) Finance
2. What is cyber technology?
Cyber technology is the field of technology that aims at
development of artificial devices and machines that are capable of
operating in digital world.
3. Define right of ownership?
Ownership involves multiple rights, collectively referred to as
title, which may be separated and held by different parties.
4. Define the system reliability?
The probability that a system, including all hardware, firmware,
and software, will satisfactorily perform the task for which it was
designed or intended, for a specified time and in a specified
environment.
5. What is computer hacking?
Computer hacking refers to the practice of modifying or altering
computer software and hardware to accomplish a goal that is
considered to be outside of the creator's original objective.
6. What are liabilities?
A liability is anything that you owe. For example a credit card
debt.
7. What is ethical hacking?
Hacking can be either of positive or negative purposes. The
positive purpose of hacking is called ethical hacking. It is also
called white hat computer hacking.
8. Define course accreditation?
The normal procedure by which an engineering institution
accredits a degree course starts with a written submission from
the department offering the course to the Institution.
9. Define ethics and software engineering?
Ethics are more than moral and law. It defines society acceptable
behavior. Software engineer should act according to ethics.
10.Diff. b/w public and private companies?
Public companies are allowed to offer their share to the public
and their names must end with the word “Public limited company.
There is no limit for the number of members. A private company
cannot offer its shares to the public and its name must end with
the word “limited”. It has limited members up to 200.
11.What is centralization?
Centralization states that only top management of organization
has decision making authority.
12.What are the sources of funds?
i. Grants
ii. Loans
iii. Equity capital
13.What are the categories of costs?
i. Raw material and bought-in items
ii. Overheads
iii. Cost of equipment
iv. Direct labor cost
14.What are current assets and fixed assets?
The basic difference between fixed asset and current asset lies in
the fact that how liquid the assets are, i.e. if they can be
converted into cash within one year, then they are considered as
a current asset while when the asset is kept by the firm for more
than one accounting year, then it is known as fixed assets.
15.Draw a company management structure?
16.Write down any four levels of justification to study computer
ethics?
Level One
We should study computer ethics because doing so will make us
behave like responsible professionals.
Level Two
We should study computer ethics because doing so will teach us
how to avoid computer abuse and catastrophes.
Level Three
We should study computer ethics because the advance of
computing technology will continue to create temporary policy
vacuums.
Level Four
We should study computer ethics because the use of computing
permanently transforms certain ethical issues to the degree that
their alterations require independent study.
17.According to cyber crime bill 2007, how spoofing is treated?
The proposed law titled as Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill
2007 offers penalties ranging from six months imprisonment to
capital punishment for 17 types of cyber crimes, including cyber
terrorism, spoofing, hacking of websites and criminal access to
secure data.
18.Differentiate between copyright and patent?
Patents refer to an invention, whereas copyrights refer to the
expression of an idea, such as an artistic work.
19.Define code of ethics?
A code of ethics is a document, usually issued by a board of
directors, that outlines a set of principles that affect decision-
making.
20.What is discrimination?
Discrimination means treating a person unfairly based on the
group, class, or category of person.
21.Give any two internet security issues?
i. Hacking
ii. Viruses
22.What is regulatory body?
Its purpose is to protect, promote and maintain the health and
safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice
of medicine.
23.What are non-commercial bodies?
A 'non-commercial body' is a body organized solely for purposes
other than profit and operates not for profit whose income is
used by the body to assist it in achieving its purposes.
24.Differentiate b/w different types of limited companies?
i. Limited by guarantee: In this, The members guarantee
the payment of certain fixed, usually small amount
towards the company’s debts if the company wound
up otherwise they have no economic rights in relation
to the company.
ii. Limited by shares: In this, the liability of each
shareholder is limited to the amount individually
invested. Most common form of company.
25.Differentiate between computer science and information
technology?
IT professionals should enjoy installing computer systems, using
software and maintaining networks and databases, while
computer scientists should enjoy mathematics and software
design. In general, the relationship between information
technology and computer science is quite close and
interdependent.
26. Differentiate b/w current and non-current liabilities?
Noncurrent liabilities, also called long-term liabilities, are long-
term financial obligations listed on a company's balance sheet
that are not due for settlement within one year – as opposed to
current liabilities which are short-term debts.
27.Give the statement of health and safety at work ACT 1974?
“Provision and maintenance of a working environment for his
employees that is, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe,
without risks to health, and adequate as regards facilities and
arrangements for their welfare at work.”
28.In which cases shareholders can be the directors?
Directors are elected by shareholders. Shareholder can be the
director if is elected by other shareholders.

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