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1.6 Impacts of digital technology on wider society

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meant by the term 'stakeholder'?

a)

the person who owns a product or organisation

b)

anyone who as an interest in or concern about a product or organisation

c)

a person who buys products from an organisation

d)

a person who create the legislation that governs that buying and selling of products

2.

Which legislation governs the act of hacking?

a)

Freedom of Information Act

b)

Data Protection Act

c)

Creative Commons License

d)

Computer Misuse Act

3.

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

a)

The software cannot be copied, modified or shared

b)

The software can be copied, modified or shared

c)

A fee is usually required to purchase a software license

d)

The software is not available for public use

4.

Which of the following statements is false about proprietary software?

a)

The software cannot be copied, modified or shared

b)

The software can be copied, modified or shared

c)

A fee is usually required to purchase a software license

d)

An example of the software is the Microsoft Office suite

5.

A company produces an App using only the ASCII character set. What issue may they not have considered?

a)

Cultural

b)

Legal

c)

Environmental

d)

Moral/Ethical

6.

Which one of these best describes ethical issues?

a)

Issues that are considered right or wrong by society.

b)

Issues that people with different beliefs or cultures are concerned about.

c)

Issues that are considered right or wrong in the eyes of the law

7.

Which one of these best describes legal issues?

a)

Issues that are considered right or wrong in the eyes of the law.

b)

Issues that people with different beliefs or cultures are concerned about.

c)

Issues that are considered right or wrong by society.

8.

Which one of these best describes cultural issues?

a)

Issues that people with different beliefs or cultures are concerned about.

b)

Issues that are considered right or wrong by society.

c)

Issues that are considered right or wrong in the eyes of the law.

9.

What negative effect might overuse of digital devices have on you?

a)

You will be a great gamer.

b)

You will learn more.

c)

Health problems.

10.

Which of these best describes censorship?

a)

Some people do not have access to technology.

b)

Someone causing an argument online.

c)

A government and or company controlling what you see on the internet.

11.

Which of these best describes surveillance?

a)

A government and/or company making sure everyone has access to the internet.

b)

A government and/or company controlling what you see on the internet.

c)

A government and/or c company checking what people are doing on the internet.

12.

Which of these best describes the digital divide?

a)

Some people do not have access to digital technology and some people do.

b)

Nobody has access to digital technology.

c)

Everyone has access to digital technology.

13.

Which legislation applies to the below action?

- Using a picture for a law firm's logo without the original creators permission

a)

Data Protection Act 1998

b)

Computer Misuse Act 1990

c)

Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988

14.

Which legislation applies to the below action?

- A secretary accessing a lawyers personal email account without permission

a)

Data Protection Act 1998

b)

Computer Misuse Act 1990

c)

Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988

15.

Which legislation applies to the below action?

- Making a copy of the latest Hollywood blockbuster movie and sharing it with a client

a)

Data Protection Act 1998

b)

Computer Misuse Act 1990

c)

Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988

16.

Which legislation applies to the below action?

- A lawyer installing a key logger on the secretary's computer

a)

Data Protection Act 1998

b)

Computer Misuse Act 1990

c)

Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988

17.

Which legislation applies to the below action?

- Selling clients personal legal data to a marketing company without the clients permission.

a)

Data Protection Act 1998

b)

Computer Misuse Act 1990

c)

Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988

18.

Which legislation governs the act of intellectual property protection/theft?

a)
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act
b)
The Data Protection Act
c)
The Freedom of Information Act
d)
The Computer Misuse Act
19.

Choose all the relevant principles of the UK Data Protection Act. Data must be ...

a)

... processed fairly and lawfully

b)

... accurate and up-to-date

c)

... kept for no longer than necessary

d)

... kept securely

20.

Select all the advantages of open-source software ...

a)

Free to use

b)

It can be freely modified

c)

Large number of programmers working on it

d)

Usually safer code than proprietary software

21.
What is the main purpose of a copyright?
a)
To protect the user of a copyright?
b)
To protect the buyer of a creative work.
c)
To protect the creator of a creative work.
d)
To protect the copier of a creative work.
22.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'open source' software?
a)
You can edit the source code to customise it
b)
You need to be an expert to edit code
c)
You have to pay
d)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
23.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'open source' software?
a)
High quality software with lots of features
b)
Not as customisable
c)
May not have been tested as much as proprietary software, so might have bugs.
d)
You can edit the source code to customise it
24.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)
It is usually free.
b)
Thoroughly tested because people are paying to use it.
c)
Not as customisable
d)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
25.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'proprietary' software?
a)
Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes
b)
It is usually free
c)
You need to be an expert to edit code
d)
Not as much support available or you may need to pay for it
26.

Carbon ____________ refers to the amount of carbon dioxide an individual or organisation produces as a result of the energy they consume.

a)

reading

b)

footprint

c)

history

d)

logging

27.

Choose all the ways of saving energy in a large organisation ...

a)

Laying out equipment so it can be cooled more effectively

b)

Use SSD drives instead of HDDs that use more energy

c)

Use modern LED monitors instead of older CRT monitors

d)

Setting the air conditioning to the coolest temperature

28.

Identify one of the main problems with e-waste ...

a)

E-waste ends up in landfill sites where toxic chemicals leak out into the ground

b)

E-waste gets recycled into new computers

c)

E-waste if often shipped abroad

d)

E-waste ends up in landfill sites where energy leaks out into the ground

29.

Which of these is a way that the widespread use of computers can help protect the environment?

a)

Less need for travel and transport of goods

b)

Due to online shopping people can make purchases 24/7/365

c)

Robots can manufacture more products than humans can

d)

Computers can be disposed of in local landfill sites

30.

The correct way to dispose of an unwanted mobile phone would be to ...

a)

Put it in the trash bin

b)

Recycle it for second use

c)

Open it and remove all the parts

d)

Drop it on a landfill site