1.8 Ethics

What is meant by the term ‘stakeholder’? 

• A stakeholder is the person who owns a product or organisation
• A stakeholder is anyone who has an interest in or concern about a product or organisation
• A stakeholder is the person who buys products from an organisation
• A stakeholder is the person who creates the legislation that governs the buying and selling of products

Which legislation governs the act of hacking?

• The Freedom of Information Act
• The Data Protection Act
• The Creative Commons License
• The Computer Misuse Act

What does the Data Protection Act give an individual the right to do? 

• A right to request the data an organisation holds about them without paying a fee 
• A right to request the data an organisation holds on them for a fee
• A right to request the data an organisation holds about anyone without paying a fee
• A right to request the data an organisation holds about anyone for a fee

Which legislation governs the act of intellectual property theft?

• The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
• The Data Protection Act 
• The Freedom of Information Act
• The Computer Misuse Act 

Who is responsible for making sure the requirements of the Data Protection Act are upheld in an organisation?

• The Individual
• The Data Controller
• The Stakeholder
• The Computer Network

Which of these statements is true about the Freedom of Information Act?

• An individual has the right to have any of their personal data corrected that is inaccurate or out of date 
• An individual has the right to compensation if their personal data is stolen
• An individual has right of access to information held by public authorities
• An individual has the right to share any intellectual property they have

Why would an author obtain a Creative Commons License?

• To stop the public sharing their work 
• To make sure their work has a patent
• To make sure they are able to legally sell their work
• To give the public the right to share, use and build upon work they have created

Which of the following statements is true about open source software?

• The software cannot be copied, modified or shared
• The software can be copied, modified or shared
• There is normally a cost to pay for a license to use the software
• The software is not available for public use

Which of the following statements is false about proprietary software?

• The software cannot be copied, modified or shared
• The software can be copied, modified or shared
• A fee is usually required to purchase a software license
• An example of the software is the Microsoft Office suite

Which of the following statements is false about privacy and the internet?

• An organisation must make their privacy settings easy to find and manage
• An individual has the right to use encryption technology to encrypt their personal data
• An individual has the right to freedom from deformation of their character
• When an individual deletes data from their social media account the data must be permanently removed from the servers of the organisation