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WorksheetsCam Techs IT Unit 2 - Legislation
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name the Law - allows a person the right to know what information an organisation holds on them and the right to correct information that is wrong
Data Protection Act 1998
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Equality Act 2011
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Name the Law - The act attempts to stop and punish those who use computers inappropriately
Data Protection Act 1998
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Name the Law - the act allows people to request public authorities release information
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Name the Law - the act is used to monitor and access online communication of suspected criminals
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Equality Act 2011
Name the Law - The act makes it a criminal offence to copy work that is not your own without the permission of the creator or copyright holder.
Equality Act 2011
Data Protection Act 1998
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Name the Law - this act updates other legislation revolving around the protection of personal data, including biometrics, CCTV, ANPR, DBS checks and wider Freedom of Information requests
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Equality Act 2011
Name the law - regulates how organisations can communicate with individuals including making it an offence to directly contact an individual unless opted-in to communication and an explanation of how cookies are used
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Data Protection Act 1998
Name the law - this act legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and wider society.
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Equality Act 2011
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
The Information Commissioners Office Codes of Practice are in charge of...(select multiple)
Freedom of Information requests
Protection of Personal Data
Equality in the workplace
Copyright of creative work
How many principles are there in the Computer Misuse Act 1990
3
4
6
8
Computer Misuse Act 1990 - under which principle would Accessing personal data to use as blackmail or ID theft fall?
No unauthorised access to data
No unauthorised access to data that could be used for further illegal activities
No unauthorised modification of data
All of them
Freedom of information requests will not be accepted if...(select multiple)
Request is too expensive
It involves sensitive information under DPA
It is private communication between government employees
It involves information about a government department
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 grants powers to....(select multiple)
ISPs must provide access to suspect's online communication
Encrypted data may be accesssed
Use surveillance to physically track a suspect
Access must be granted to personal information
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 makes it illegal to.....make copies of copyrighted material to sell to others
True
False
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 makes it illegal to.....import and download illegally copied material for personal use
True
False
The Equality Act 2000 includes which of the following protected characteristics?
Gender, race, age
Gender, race, age, disability, religion
Gender, race, disability, income
Gender, race, disability, criminal background, disability, religion
Gender, race
What is legislation?
A law created by parliament
A system of moral beliefs
Social behaviour of a society
Principles of right and wrong
Which law is broken if your email account is hacked?
The Data Protection Act
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Freedom of information Act
Computer Misuse Act
A person decides to leave an online streaming service. They still receive emails from them 6 months later. Under the Data Protection Act, the person can ask the company to remove them from their database
TRUE
FALSE
A student hacks into his University computer system - he only accesses his own data, does no damage, but changes his assessment grades. Can he be prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act?
Yes
No
Which law makes it an offence to access or modify computer material without permission?
The Data Protection Act
The Computer Misuse Act
The Copyright Design and Patents Act
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Which of the following is NOT covered by The Computer Misuse Act?
Hacking
Planting of Viruses
Data Theft
Data Destruction
Copying a movie DVD
When was the Data Protection Act legislated?
1998
2000
1990
2018
When was The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act legislated?
1988
2000
1990
2018
When was the Computer Misuse Act legislated?
1998
2000
1990
2018
