UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

A digital footprint consists of both intentional and unintentional traces of user behaviour stored across various platforms and servers. It can be analysed to infer interests, habits and identity attributes, raising important privacy concerns. Awareness of one’s digital footprint is vital for responsible ICT use. Hence, the blank is appropriately filled by footprint.

Option A:
Option A is correct because the metaphor of footprint is used to describe the lasting marks left by online actions, fitting ICT ethics discussions.

Option B:
Option B, firewall, is a security tool rather than a record of activity.

Option C:
Option C, protocol, defines communication rules and is not a trail of user data.

Option D:
Option D, router, directs network traffic but is not itself the trace of behaviour.