BTEC DIT Component 3 C1 - Sharing Data

What is a cookie?

• Small data file which stores user information

• A virus used to spy on you

• A computer bug that you need to remove

What is an Advantages of a cookie?

• Stores login information

• Tracks your location

• Takes up hard-drive space

What is a Disadvantages of cookie?

• Tracks your internet habits and searches

• Creates a virus on your computer

• Steals your information

A company wants to pass alone some of your personal details, what should they do to comply with Data Protection?

• Just send them, it will be ok

• Send them and tell you about it

• Ask for consent to send them

Which of the following are uses of cookies?

Choose two options.

• Storing data between website sessions to keep a user logged on.

• Showing you where to find restaurants local to you.

• Identifying trends in product sales.

• Collecting analytics, like how long you spend on a web page.

Which of the following are benefits of using shared data?

Choose two options.

• Always accurate and safe.

• Is automatically protected by the data protection act.

• Helps businesses to better target advertising.

• Helps businesses make better decisions.

Which of the following are drawbacks of using shared data?

Choose two options.

• Causes bad decisions to be made

• Could be fined under the Data Protection Act.

• Could be stolen & misused by malicious users.

• Is more costly than gathering the data manually.

What legislation protects the use of personal data shared with businesses?

• Data Protection Act (1998)

• Data Protection Act (2018)

• Computer Misuse Act (1990)

• Computer Misuse Act (1998)

What is GPS?

• It Is the trail you leave when you visit different sites on the internet. You can view your footprint by visiting the browser history section of your browser.

• It is an individual whose personal data is being stored

• It is the recognisable design, words or symbols that have been legally registered by a company or individual for a company, product or name.

• It is a navigational system that uses data transmitted by satellites to calculate the location of the device.

Transactional data is data that is automatically generated when IT systems are used in a process.

• True

• False