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Worksheets1.6 Impacts of digital technology on wider society
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is meant by the term 'stakeholder'?
the person who owns a product or organisation
anyone who as an interest in or concern about a product or organisation
a person who buys products from an organisation
a person who create the legislation that governs that buying and selling of products
Which legislation governs the act of hacking?
Freedom of Information Act
Data Protection Act
Creative Commons License
Computer Misuse Act
Which of the following statements is true about open source software?
The software cannot be copied, modified or shared
The software can be copied, modified or shared
A fee is usually required to purchase a software license
The software is not available for public use
Which of the following statements is false about proprietary software?
The software cannot be copied, modified or shared
The software can be copied, modified or shared
A fee is usually required to purchase a software license
An example of the software is the Microsoft Office suite
A company produces an App using only the ASCII character set. What issue may they not have considered?
Cultural
Legal
Environmental
Moral/Ethical
Which one of these best describes ethical issues?
Issues that are considered right or wrong by society.
Issues that people with different beliefs or cultures are concerned about.
Issues that are considered right or wrong in the eyes of the law
Which one of these best describes legal issues?
Issues that are considered right or wrong in the eyes of the law.
Issues that people with different beliefs or cultures are concerned about.
Issues that are considered right or wrong by society.
Which one of these best describes cultural issues?
Issues that people with different beliefs or cultures are concerned about.
Issues that are considered right or wrong by society.
Issues that are considered right or wrong in the eyes of the law.
What negative effect might overuse of digital devices have on you?
You will be a great gamer.
You will learn more.
Health problems.
Which of these best describes censorship?
Some people do not have access to technology.
Someone causing an argument online.
A government and or company controlling what you see on the internet.
Which of these best describes surveillance?
A government and/or company making sure everyone has access to the internet.
A government and/or company controlling what you see on the internet.
A government and/or c company checking what people are doing on the internet.
Which of these best describes the digital divide?
Some people do not have access to digital technology and some people do.
Nobody has access to digital technology.
Everyone has access to digital technology.
Which legislation applies to the below action?
- Using a picture for a law firm's logo without the original creators permission
Data Protection Act 1998
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
Which legislation applies to the below action?
- A secretary accessing a lawyers personal email account without permission
Data Protection Act 1998
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
Which legislation applies to the below action?
- Making a copy of the latest Hollywood blockbuster movie and sharing it with a client
Data Protection Act 1998
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
Which legislation applies to the below action?
- A lawyer installing a key logger on the secretary's computer
Data Protection Act 1998
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
Which legislation applies to the below action?
- Selling clients personal legal data to a marketing company without the clients permission.
Data Protection Act 1998
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
Which legislation governs the act of intellectual property protection/theft?
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
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
Carbon ____________ refers to the amount of carbon dioxide an individual or organisation produces as a result of the energy they consume.
reading
footprint
history
logging
Choose all the ways of saving energy in a large organisation ...
Laying out equipment so it can be cooled more effectively
Use SSD drives instead of HDDs that use more energy
Use modern LED monitors instead of older CRT monitors
Setting the air conditioning to the coolest temperature
Identify one of the main problems with e-waste ...
E-waste ends up in landfill sites where toxic chemicals leak out into the ground
E-waste gets recycled into new computers
E-waste if often shipped abroad
E-waste ends up in landfill sites where energy leaks out into the ground
Which of these is a way that the widespread use of computers can help protect the environment?
Less need for travel and transport of goods
Due to online shopping people can make purchases 24/7/365
Robots can manufacture more products than humans can
Computers can be disposed of in local landfill sites
The correct way to dispose of an unwanted mobile phone would be to ...
Put it in the trash bin
Recycle it for second use
Open it and remove all the parts
Drop it on a landfill site
