Under the Information Technology Act, 2000, the term 'electronic record' includes which of the following ?
I. Data stored in digital form
II. Image or sound stored or transmitted electronically
III. Information generated in microfilm or computer-generated microfiche
IV. Information recorded only on paper without electronic processing
Which of the above are correct ?
AIBE - 2026,
Answer: A
Statements I, II and III are correct, so the answer is I, II and III.
Section 2(1)(t) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 defines 'electronic record' as data, record or data generated, image or sound stored, received or sent in an electronic form, or micro film or computer generated micro fiche. That covers digital data (I), electronically stored or transmitted images and sound (II), and microfilm and computer-generated microfiche (III).
Statement IV is the odd one out. Information recorded only on paper, with no electronic processing at all, is an ordinary document, not an electronic record, so any option that includes IV is wrong.
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