Plagiarism & Software Piracy

CAPE IT · UNIT 2 · MODULE 3 · OBJ. 9 & 10
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REVISION · PAST-PAPER PRACTICE

Test yourself

Multiple-choice items in Paper 1 style and structured questions in Paper 2 style, adapted from CAPE Information Technology Unit 2 past papers. Your score and answers are saved on this device. When you have finished, submit them to your teacher at the end of this section.

MCQ best –Structured –

Paper 1 practice · 8 multiple-choice items

Choose one answer for each item, then check. Aim for 80% or better.

Adapted from CAPE U2 P1 2022 Item 36
1. Which activity is an example of plagiarism?
Answer: C. Plagiarism is passing off another person’s work or ideas as your own without acknowledgement.
Adapted from CAPE U2 P1 2024 Item 38
2. Which is a consequence of software piracy?
Answer: D. Pirated copies mean developers are not paid, which reduces investment in new software.
Adapted from CAPE U2 P1 2022 Item 38
3. Which of the following precautions would be LEAST effective at preventing software piracy?
Answer: A. A logo does nothing to stop copying. Activation, hardware-bound keys and DRM make illegal copies fail.
EduTech practice item · Module 3 Obj. 10
4. Software piracy is BEST defined as
Answer: B. Piracy violates copyright law: it is theft of the developer’s intellectual property.
EduTech practice item · Module 3 Obj. 9
5. A student rewrites paragraphs from a website in her own words but gives no citation. This is
Answer: C. Paraphrasing without citing the source still passes off someone else’s ideas as your own.
EduTech practice item · Module 3 Obj. 9
6. A consultancy is found to have plagiarised a report it sold to a client. Which is the MOST likely consequence for the business?
Answer: D. Plagiarism exposes businesses to legal action, blacklisting and loss of trust.
Based on CAPE U2 P2 2021 Q6(c)(i)
7. Which is a consequence of pirated software for the INDIVIDUAL user?
Answer: A. Pirated copies often carry malware, cannot be updated safely, and expose the user to legal penalties.
Based on CAPE U2 P2 2026 Q6(d)(ii)
8. An employee illegally downloads a company program and sells copies to clients. Which cybercrime is this?
Answer: B. Distributing unlicensed copies of software for profit is software piracy.

Paper 2 practice · structured questions (19 marks)

Write a full answer to each part, then show the mark scheme and tick every point you earned. Marks for a part are capped at its maximum. Mark schemes are EduTech’s own; CXC does not publish them.

Based on CAPE U2 P2 May/June 2021, Question 6(c)

Question 1 [8 marks]

An IT audit finds unlicensed copies of design software on several computers at a marketing agency.

(a) State TWO consequences of software piracy for INDIVIDUAL users. [2]

MARK SCHEME (a) · max 2

(b) Outline THREE ways in which the agency can minimise software piracy. [6]

MARK SCHEME (b) · max 6
Based on CAPE U2 P2 May/June 2023, Question 5(b) and 2026, Question 6(d)(ii)–(iii)

Question 2 [11 marks]

At SoundWave Studios, a producer finds that a new artiste’s song uses a large portion of an earlier artiste’s recording without permission.

(a) Outline TWO laws the new artiste may have violated. [4]

MARK SCHEME (a) · max 4

(b) Describe TWO implications for the studio of using the earlier artiste’s recording without permission. [4]

MARK SCHEME (b) · max 4

(c) An employee also illegally copies the studio’s mixing software and sells it. Name the cybercrime and state TWO consequences for the studio. [3]

MARK SCHEME (c) · max 3

Submit to your teacher

Send your multiple-choice choices and written answers to your teacher for marking. Your teacher will also see whether you opened the mark scheme or checked your answers before submitting. You can submit again if you improve your answers.

Items are adapted from CAPE® Information Technology Unit 2 Papers 01 and 02 (2019–2026) for practice. © Caribbean Examinations Council for the original papers.