Test 2

Question 1

Intellectual property

Answer 1

Property resulting from intellectual and creative processes.

Question 2

trademark

Answer 2

A distinctive word, symbol, sound, or design that identifies the manufacturer as the source of particular goods and distinguishes its products from those made or sold by others.

Question 3

service mark

Answer 3

A trademark that is used to distinguish the services (rather than the products) of one person or company from those of another.

Question 4

trademark dilution

Answer 4

The unauthorized use of a distinctive and famous mark in a way that impairs the mark’s distinctiveness or harms its reputation

Question 5

collective mark

Answer 5

A mark used by members of a cooperative, association, union, or other organization to certify the region, materials, mode of manufacture, quality, or other characteristic of specific goods or services.

Question 6

certification mark

Answer 6

A mark used by one or more persons, other than the owner, to certify the region, materials, mode of manufacture, quality, or other characteristic of specific goods or services.

Question 7

trade name

Answer 7

A name that a business uses to identify itself and its brand. A trade name is protected under trademark law.

Question 8

trade dress

Answer 8

The image and overall appearance of a product.

Question 9

license

Answer 9

An agreement by the owner of intellectual property to permit another to use a trademark, copyright, patent, or trade secret for certain limited purposes.

Question 10

patent

Answer 10

An agreement by the owner of intellectual property to permit another to use a trademark, copyright, patent, or trade secret for certain limited purposes.

Question 11

trade secret

Answer 11

A formula, device, idea, process, or other information used in a business that gives the owner a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Question 12

copyright

Answer 12

The exclusive right of an author or originator of a literary or artistic production to publish, print, sell, or otherwise use that production for a statutory period of time

Question 13

spam

Answer 13

Bulk, unsolicited (junk) e-mail

Question 14

Internet service providers (ISPs)

Answer 14

A business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services

Question 15

domain name

Answer 15

The series of letters and symbols used to identify a site operator on the Internet (an Internet address)

Question 16

Cybersquatting

Answer 16

The act of registering a domain name that is the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another and then offering to sell that domain name back to the trademark owner.

Question 17

goodwill

Answer 17

In the business context, the valuable reputation of a business viewed as an intangible asset.

Question 18

typosquatting

Answer 18

A form of cybersquatting that relies on mistakes, such as typographical errors, made by Internet users when entering information into a Web browser

Question 19

peer-to-peer (P2P) networking

Answer 19

The sharing of resources among multiple DVDs without the requirement of a central network server.

Question 20

cloud computing

Answer 20

The delivery to users of on-demand services from third-party servers over a network.

Question 21

distributed network

Answer 21

A network that can be used by persons located (distributed) around the country or the globe to share computer files.

Question 22

Cyber torts

Answer 22

A tort committed via the Internet.

Question 23

Social media

Answer 23

Forms of communication through which users create and share information, ideas, messages, and other content via the Internet

Question 24

Cookies

Answer 24

A small file sent from a website and stored in a user’s Web browser to track the user’s Web browsing activities