Define the following Jurisdiction.

- Original Jurisdiction
- Appellate Jurisdiction


Original Jurisdiction: The lawful authority of a court to hear or to act on a case from its beginning and to pass judgment on the law and the facts. The authority may be over a specific geographic area or over particular types of cases.

Appellate Jurisdiction: The lawful authority of a court to review a decision made by a lower court.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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"The unlawful attack or threat of attack against computers, computer networks, or information stored on computers, with the intent to intimidate or coerce in order to achieve political or social objectives" is called

a. hacktivism b. Cyberterrorism c. ISP terror d. network terror

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. True b. False

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