AQA GCSE Computer Science Impacts and Issues

Which law allows people to find out information about public organisations?

• Data Protection Act

• Freedom of Information Act

• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

• Computer Misuse Act

Which law protects files from being copied without permission?

• Data Protection Act

• Freedom of Information Act

• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

• Computer Misuse Act

Which law prevents the misuse of your personal information?

• Data Protection Act

• Freedom of Information Act

• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

• Computer Misuse Act

Which law makes it illegal to use computer without permission

• Data Protection Act

• Freedom of Information Act

• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

• Computer Misuse Act

You can find out information about organisations which are publicly owned using a freedom of information request. Which of the organisations could you use this with?

• A local state funded school

• An NHS hospital

• A local supermarket

• A cinema

• A government department

What is the maximum length of sentence for breach of copyright?

• 10 years

• 5 years

• 7 years

• 12 years

Which of the following allows you to share a music track with a friend?

• a copyrighted work with 'all rights reserved'

• a work with a Creative Commons license

• You can't, it's always illegal

What is the key word for the definition: small files that can be used to track a user's use of the Internet

• packets

• cookies

• chips

• spybots

The data subject is...

• a person who has data stored about them by a company

• a person who has a specific subject in relation to their data stored about them by a company

• a person who decides how personal data will be stored or processed

The data controller is

• a person who has data stored about them by a company or organisation

• a person who stores data about a specific subject

• a person or company who decides how personal data will be stored or processed