WorksheetsiGCSE Computer Science: Ethical & Legal Impact
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which is the correct definition of ethics?
A set of moral principles that govern someone's behaviour and actions
The right to be left alone and free from intrusion
The right for your personal data to be kept private
Rules for how to behave in certain situations
The right of an individual to be left alone and free from intrusion and public scrutiny.
Ethics
Privacy
Personal data
Morals
_________ theft is the stealing of another person's personal details, such as their bank, passport or credit card details, for criminal intent or gain.
Personal
Identity
Private
Home
Small data files stored on your computer when you visit a website which reveal your browsing habits?
Cookies
Biscuits
Spyware
Key loggers
Which of these tools can help to enhance your privacy online?
Encryption software
Password managers
Anti-spyware scanners
File compression software
Ensuring that everyone has affordable access to computing technology and the skills to use it
Digital inclusion
Digital divide
Digital literacy
Digital equality
The gap between people whose lives are empowered by technology and those who excluded
Digital inclusion
Digital divide
Digital literacy
Digital equality
What percentage of the world's population live within range of a mobile phone network?
57%
67%
77%
97%
What percentage of the world's population have Internet access in 2019?
47%
57%
67%
77%
Choose the reasons why technology exclusion is NOT good for society as a whole ...
Limits employment prospects
Limits freedom of expression
Limits economic growth
Limits opportunities for criminality
The behaviour, skills and competence expected of a person who is paid to do something as an occupation
Professionalism
Amateurism
Expertise
Skill set
Select all the main professional bodies for computer scientists in the UK ...
A creation of the human mind that is unique and has a potential commercial value is called ___________ property.
creative
spiritual
intellectual
personal
Choose all the relevant principles of the UK Data Protection Act. Data must be ...
... processed fairly and lawfully
... accurate and up-to-date
... kept for no longer than necessary
... kept securely
What computer activity did the UK's Computer Misuse Act of 1990 make a criminal offence?
Downloading
Spamming
Hacking
Streaming
Which UK legislation makes it illegal to copy, modify or distribute licensed software without permission?
A type of license that allows software creators to communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for the benefit of users or other creators
Unlicensed
Proprietary
Open-source
Creative Commons
Select all the advantages of open-source software ...
Free to use
It can be freely modified
Large number of programmers working on it
Usually safer code than proprietary software
_______________ software is non-free computer software for which the software's publisher or another person retains intellectual property rights, which usually means copyright of the source code.
Patented
Proprietary
Private
Commercial
Which of these are normally included as part of a software license?
Number of copies allowed
Type of license (personal, educational, site, etc)
Expiration date
Limit on number of installations
Level of expertise required
