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WorksheetsData Protection Act
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Personal Data according to the Data Protection Act is defined as...
a)
When a living individual can be identified from the data
b)
Any information about you
c)
Just your name
2.
Who might store data about you?
a)
Online Retailers
b)
Police
c)
Schools
d)
All of them
3.
What information might ebay store about you?
a)
Criminal convictions
b)
Medical information
c)
Employment history
d)
Contact information
4.
Information which is regarded as _________ is subject to stricter rules
a)
sensitive
b)
important
c)
additional
d)
dangerous
5.
Sensitive data includes...
a)
Name
b)
Age
c)
Criminal record
d)
County
6.
Organisations storing your data must...
a)
Keep it up to date
b)
Keep it for no longer than 5 years after your death
c)
Ask for more data than required
d)
Wait for you to contact them to ensure its accurate
7.
Data must be stored...
a)
On a single CD
b)
On a USB
c)
With a password 6 characters long
d)
Securely
8.
You can demand that your data is not used for
a)
A suitable purpose
b)
Intended use
c)
Marketing
9.
If a data controller breaks the law you may be entitled to...
a)
Nothing
b)
A refund
c)
Compensation
10.
When was the Data Protection Act last updated?
a)
1989
b)
1988
c)
1998
d)
2015
11.
How many principles does the Data Protection Act have?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
12.
It's the law for an organisation to remove you from their database if you tell them to
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
13.
What does the term Data Subject mean?
a)
The person who stored the data
b)
The person who decides how the data will be used
c)
The person who controls the data
d)
The person who's data it is
14.
Information which is being used to prevent crime is covered by the Data Protection Act?
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
15.
What law makes organisations look after your personal data properly?
a)
Data Privacy Act
b)
Data Protection Act
c)
Data Protection Law
d)
Data Privacy Law
16.
Organisations can't use data for any other purpose without your
a)
Date of Birth
b)
Photograph
c)
Consent
d)
Fingerprint
17.
Data must be processed
a)
For a limited purpose(s)
b)
What ever they like
18.
Data must be
a)
left open to viruses
b)
Kept secure
19.
Data can be
a)
Transferred in the EU only
b)
Transferred to any country
20.
An Exception to the Act is that data can be used to protect against crime
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Data can be used by the government to collect tax and duty
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which one of these is not a principle of the Data Protection Act 1998?
a)
Data must be kept secure
b)
Data must not be transferred outside the European economic area unless the country has the same level of protection
c)
Data storage devices must be data-shredded by a registered company.
d)
Data should be processed fairly and lawfully
23.
The Data Protection Act 1998 will stop what?
a)
Data from being created
b)
Data from being copied
c)
Data from destroyed
d)
Data from being shared worldwide
24.
what does ICO stand for?
a)
Information Considerations Office
b)
Information Commissioners Office
c)
Information commissioner's Organisation
d)
Information Considerations Organisation
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