Ethics Legal Issues and IP in Software MCQs 2026

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  1. Q1 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS hard

    trade secret protection is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    trade secret protection is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  2. Q2 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy

    open source license GPL is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a purely financial accounting entry only
    3. C a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    4. D a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    💡 Explanation:

    open source license GPL is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  3. Q3 medium

    MIT license permissive is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    MIT license permissive is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  4. Q4 hard

    Apache license is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a purely financial accounting entry only
    3. C a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    Apache license is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  5. Q5 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy

    proprietary license is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a purely financial accounting entry only
    3. C a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    proprietary license is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  6. Q6 medium

    EULA agreement is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a purely financial accounting entry only
    3. C a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    EULA agreement is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  7. Q7 hard

    intellectual property infringement is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    intellectual property infringement is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  8. Q8 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy

    plagiarism in code is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    plagiarism in code is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  9. Q9 medium

    ACM code of ethics is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a purely financial accounting entry only
    3. C a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    ACM code of ethics is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  10. Q10 hard

    IEEE code of ethics is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    IEEE code of ethics is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  11. Q11 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy

    professional responsibility is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    professional responsibility is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  12. Q12 medium

    conflict of interest is best defined as

    1. A a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    2. B an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    conflict of interest is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  13. Q13 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy

    privacy by design is best defined as

    1. A a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    2. B an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    privacy by design is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  14. Q14 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy

    software copyright is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a purely financial accounting entry only
    3. C a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    software copyright is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  15. Q15 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS medium

    patent vs copyright software is best defined as

    1. A a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    2. B an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    patent vs copyright software is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  16. Q16 hard

    whistleblowing ethics is best defined as

    1. A an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    2. B a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    whistleblowing ethics is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.

  17. Q17 medium

    GDPR data protection is best defined as

    1. A a software ethics or intellectual property topic
    2. B an unrelated hardware manufacturing step
    3. C a purely financial accounting entry only
    4. D a marketing slogan without technical meaning
    💡 Explanation:

    GDPR data protection is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.