Computer and Information Technology (Physics) Part-VII

Cyber insurance is a sub-category of general insurance that covers businesses and individuals against internet-based liability and risks. There are generally two levels of cyber security coverage: first-party and third-party.

First-party coverage encompasses direct losses to an organization or individual, whereas third-party coverage extends to claims and legal action taken by customers or partners.

In India, under cyber insurance for individuals, any damage or destruction to any tangible property is not covered. Hence, cost of a new computer if some miscreant wilfully damaged it, is not generally covered under individual cyber insurance policy.

These policies provide only restoration costs of individual's computer due to damage caused by malware or any other cyber attack. Benefits given in the other options are generally covered under the cyber insurance policy for individuals in India.

In April 2016, the European Union (EU) adopted a law on data protection and privacy for its citizens known as 'General Data Protection Regulation' (GDPR) and started implementation of it from 25th May, 2018.

It replaces the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995. GDPR standardizes data protection law across all EU member countries and imposes strict new rules on controlling and processing personally identifiable informations (PIIs).

This regulation also extends the protection of personal data and data protection rights by giving control back to EU residents.

The Basic Input-Output system in computer resides on the ROM.

A computer network is a system in which multiple computers are connected to each other to share information and resources.

The computer network increases the utility of computers and facilitates the exchange of information but simultaneously the security threats like hackings and viruses have also been increased

Data Systems for planning are often called decision support system. A decision support system (DSS) is an information system that support business or organizational decision-making activities.

The speed measurement device in the car (speedometer) is a type of analog computer. The output data are the processed data, coming from the analog computer.

Every computer needs a program to perform its task. Software is a set of machine readable instructions, that directs a computer processor to perform specific operations.

The Software helps a computer to access its hardware. It is a group of computer programs by which the task is carried out by the computer. Application software and system software are two major types of software.

In the modern computer system, the main components are: (i) Input/output device (ii) Processing unit (iii) Memory unit (iv) Secondary storage. The basic unit is not a part or component of the computer.

Microsoft is a software developing organization. Its headquarters are in Washington. It was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on 4th April, 1975.