Information Security

OSEI-041 assignment

The latest OSEI-041 assignment is valid for the July 2026 sessions. It carries 100 marks and 30% of your final grade. Due 31 Oct 2026 for the July 2026 session.

OSEI-041 previous-year question papers

Official term-end exam papers for Information Security, published by IGNOU. Each one opens on IGNOU’s website.

• June 2024OSEI-041 term-end exam, official PDF↗
• December 2023OSEI-041 term-end exam, official PDF↗
• December 2022OSEI-041 term-end exam, official PDF↗
• June 2022OSEI-041 term-end exam, official PDF↗
• December 2021OSEI-041 term-end exam, official PDF↗
• June 2021OSEI-041 term-end exam, official PDF↗
• December 2020OSEI-041 term-end exam, official PDF↗

Important Information Security questions

33 questions have come in more than one OSEI-041 exam. They are listed first. The text is taken from IGNOU’s official papers, so open the paper for figures and exact wording.

1. June 2022 · Q6 · 1 marksAsked 3 times

   Packet filtering is done in _________ layer of OSI model.

2. December 2022 · Q1Asked 3 times

   Packet filtering is done at ________ layer of OSI model.

3. June 2021 · Q8 · 1 marksAsked 3 times

   Packet filtering is done ___________ layer of OSI Model.

4. June 2022 · Q17 · 5 marksAsked 2 times

   Explain the benefits of PC Auditing in detail.

5. June 2022 · Q18 · 5 marksAsked 2 times

   Explain the uses of Data Encryption. OSEI-041 6 SECTION D Long Answer Type Questions Attempt two out of three questions.

6. June 2022 · Q19 · 10 marksAsked 2 times

   What is Information Security? What do you understand by security and threats in Information Security?

7. June 2022 · Q21 · 10 marksAsked 2 times

   Describe the application of Biometrics technology in detail.

8. June 2022 · Q9Asked 2 times

   Which Protocol is used in Ping command? (a) UDP (b) TCP (c) ICMP (d) None of the above

9. December 2022 · Q10 · 5 marksAsked 2 times

   We can change our IP Address given by service provider by the technique called _________.

10. December 2022 · Q13Asked 2 times

    Explain the process of data recovery.

11. December 2022 · Q15 · 2 marksAsked 2 times

    Mention the categories of cryptographic protocol.

12. December 2022 · Q16Asked 2 times

    Describe how port scanner is different from vulnerability scanner tool.

Information Security study material

IGNOU publishes the full OSEI-041 self-learning material free on eGyanKosh: every block and unit on overview of information security, securing desktop, securing data and securing connectivity.