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BTEC DIT Component 3 C1 - Sharing Data

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cookie?

a)

Small data file which stores user information

b)

A virus used to spy on you

c)

A computer bug that you need to remove

2.

What is an Advantages of a cookie?

a)

Stores login information

b)

Tracks your location

c)

Takes up hard-drive space

3.

What is a Disadvantages of cookie?

a)

Tracks your internet habits and searches

b)

Creates a virus on your computer

c)

Steals your information

4.

A company wants to pass alone some of your personal details, what should they do to comply with Data Protection?

a)

Just send them, it will be ok

b)

Send them and tell you about it

c)

Ask for consent to send them

5.

Which of the following are uses of cookies?


Choose two options.

a)

Storing data between website sessions to keep a user logged on.

b)

Showing you where to find restaurants local to you.

c)

Identifying trends in product sales.

d)

Collecting analytics, like how long you spend on a web page.

6.

Which of the following are benefits of using shared data?


Choose two options.

a)

Always accurate and safe.

b)

Is automatically protected by the data protection act.

c)

Helps businesses to better target advertising.

d)

Helps businesses make better decisions.

7.

Which of the following are drawbacks of using shared data?


Choose two options.

a)

Causes bad decisions to be made

b)

Could be fined under the Data Protection Act.

c)

Could be stolen & misused by malicious users.

d)

Is more costly than gathering the data manually.

8.

What legislation protects the use of personal data shared with businesses?

a)

Data Protection Act (1998)

b)

Data Protection Act (2018)

c)

Computer Misuse Act (1990)

d)

Computer Misuse Act (1998)

9.

What is GPS?

a)

It Is the trail you leave when you visit different sites on the internet. You can view your footprint by visiting the browser history section of your browser.

b)

It is an individual whose personal data is being stored

c)

It is the recognisable design, words or symbols that have been legally registered by a company or individual for a company, product or name.

d)

It is a navigational system that uses data transmitted by satellites to calculate the location of the device.

10.

Transactional data is data that is automatically generated when IT systems are used in a process.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

When data is shared between different services it may have to be transformed into a different configuration before it can be used at the destination.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is a data subject?

a)

It Is the trail you leave when you visit different sites on the internet. You can view your footprint by visiting the browser history section of your browser.

b)

It is an individual whose personal data is being stored

c)

It is the recognisable design, words or symbols that have been legally registered by a company or individual for a company, product or name.

d)

It is a navigational system that uses data transmitted by satellites to calculate the location of the device.

13.

What are the reasons that an organisation needs to be responsible about the use of data? (Click on all that apply)

a)

Ethical reasons - just because data is available does not mean you should use it.

b)

Privacy - there is a duty of confidentiality in the UK

c)

Cost - data can be valuable

d)

Legal reasons as they could face prosecution

14.

Why is transactional data useful for organisations. (Click all that apply)

a)

Data moving from one system to another can lose integrity

b)

Data generated by one part of the organisation can often be used by other parts of the organisation.

c)

More information means better decisions

d)

Using existing data reduces the costs of collecting new data

15.

What is a session cookie?

a)

Data stored by the web browser until it is closed

b)

A text file downloaded to your system, usually without your knowledge while you are visiting a websites that may track the website you visit.

16.

Which are usually considered to be harmless?

a)

First party cookies

b)

Third party cookies

17.

Who uses the data collected by tracking cookies?

a)

Shopkeepers

b)

Advertisers

c)

The police

d)

Data managers

18.

What is the individual called whose personal data is being stored?

a)

The person

b)

The data controller

c)

The data subject

d)

The cookie

19.

Which of these are sensitive personal information? (Tick two)

a)

medical record

b)

name

c)

religious belief

d)

email address

20.

Which word is used to describe how a company should behave in a correct and responsible manner with using data?

a)

transactional

b)

ethical

c)

sensible

d)

practical