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WorksheetsOCR A-Level Computer Science 1.5.1 Computer Related Legislation
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 35mins
Legislation intended to give economic rights to creators of a wide range of material, enabling them to control the use and distribution of their material in various ways.
Data Protection Act
Computer Misuse Act
Copyright Design and Patents Act
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Legislation intended to give certain groups the legal right to carry out digital surveillance, and the right to access digital communications held by a person or organisation.
Data Protection Act
Computer Misuse Act
Copyright Design and Patents Act
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Legislation intended to control how personal data is gathered, processed and stored by organisations, and give data subjects rights to their data.
Data Protection Act
Computer Misuse Act
Copyright Design and Patents Act
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Legislation intended to prevent the unauthorised access, modification and destruction of digital data.
Data Protection Act
Computer Misuse Act
Copyright Design and Patents Act
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Online piracy is the practice of downloading and distributing digital content without permission. What is the UK law that prevents people from downloading games and distributing them without explicit consent?
Data Protection Act
Computer Misuse Act
Copyright Design and Patents Act
Stop Online Piracy Act
A local UK government office employee creates backups of their work using a USB flash drive due to concerns about losing information in the event that their computer crashes or there is a power outage.
They mistakenly take the USB flash drive home with them, and subsequently misplace it. Despite their best efforts, they cannot locate the missing USB flash drive.
The employee informs their manager, who then escalates the incident to the legal department team, who then report the data breach to the Data Protection Officer.
What UK legislation directly applies to this kind of data breach?
Data Protection Act
Computer Misuse Act
Data Recovery Act
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
A multinational company has an organisational security policy, whereby the network management team assign access privileges to restrict employees’ access to data that is only necessary for them to perform their jobs.
There are 5 levels of access privilege; level 1 provides basic access to emails, the internet and other essential services; level 5 provides full access and is reserved for network administrators. Employees are not permitted to access any information beyond the scope of their access privilege.
On one occasion, an employee who has level 3 privileges contravenes the Data Protection Act by leaving their computer signed in and unattended. Their colleague, who only has level 2 privileges, takes advantage of the situation and uses the computer to extract information that they are not permitted to access.
What legislation is infringed by the employee with level 2 privileges?
Data Protection Act
Computer Misuse Act
No laws infringed
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
In the UK, are authorities such as the police or MI5 allowed to demand encryption keys in order to investigate encrypted data?
Yes, if you have been charged with a criminal offence.
No, this is an infringement of our civil liberties.
Yes, as long as the authorities have the relevant permissions.
No, this is not allowed under GDPR (the General Data Protection Regulation).
A company can gain access to their customers' digital communications, without informing the customer.
This is allowed under the Computer Misuse Act.
This is allowed under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
This is allowed under the Data Protection Act.
This is illegal.
Police can demand that a suspect hands over keys to encrypted information.
This is allowed under the Computer Misuse Act.
This is allowed under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
This is allowed under the Data Protection Act.
This is illegal.
An individual makes unauthorised changes to the contents of a computer.
This is illegal under the Computer Misuse Act.
This is illegal under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
This is illegal under the Data Protection Act.
This is not illegal.
An individual gains unauthorised access to a computer. They do not do anything with the data they find.
This is illegal under the Computer Misuse Act.
This is illegal under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
This is illegal under the Data Protection Act.
This is not illegal.
Which statement best explains the legality of writing and distributing malware?
Writing malware is a breach of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, which is punishable by a maximum of 2 years in prison only.
Writing malware is not illegal, but using that malware to commit further offences, such as fraud or extortion, is illegal.
Writing malware is a breach of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, which is punishable by a maximum of 2 years in prison, unless the malware is used to commit fraud or extortion, for example, in which case the maximum sentence becomes 10 years in prison.
Writing malware is only illegal if it results in threats to human life or national security, in which case it is punishable by life imprisonment.
You’re signing up to play an amazing new game hosted by a European-based website. The sign-up form asks for personal details, such as full name, email address, home address, and telephone number. You want to make sure that your information will be stored securely. Which UK legislation should you check the website complies with before entering your details?
The website needs to be compliant with the Data Protection Act
The website needs to be compliant with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act
The website needs to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The website needs to be compliant with the Computer Misuse Act
When was the Data Protection Act last updated?
1989
1988
1998
2018
Which organisation is responsible for data protection in the United Kingdom?
Information Commissioners Office
Ofqual
Department of Information and Data Protection
Information Controllers Office
What does GDPR stand for?
General Data Protection Regulations
General Date Protection Rules
General Data Prevention Rules
Good Data Protection Regulations
When collecting data about individuals it should be....
Adequate, relevant and not limited
Adequate, irrelevant, and limited to what is necessary
Adequate, relevant and limited to what necessary
none of the other answers
When data is stored about an individual, companies have to ensure that it is........
Accurate
Not Misleading
Up to Date
All of the above.
How long should organisations keep data for?
No longer than is necessary
As long as they data subject is alive
5 years
6 months
Which person in an organisation is accountable for personal data and has to ensure that the company complies with the measures?
The Managing Director
The Data Controller
The IT Manager
Everyone
Data subjects have a right to see data that is being held about them?
True
False
When was the Computer Misuse Act legislated?
1998
2000
1990
2018
When was The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act legislated?
1988
2000
1990
2018
When was the Data Protection Act legislated?
1998
2000
1990
2018
What does RIPA stand for?
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Regulation of Information Powers Act
Regulation of Investigatory Protection Act
Recovery of Investigatory Powers Act
Recovery of Information Powers Act
When was RIPA legislated?
1998
2000
1990
2018
Which of the following is NOT covered by The Computer Misuse Act?
Hacking
Planting of Viruses
Data Theft
Data Destruction
Copying a movie DVD
Regulates surveillance and investigation, and covers the interception of communications
The Data Protection Act
The Computer Misuse Act
The Copyright Design and Patents Act
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Covers the copying or use of other people’s work
The Data Protection Act
The Computer Misuse Act
The Copyright Design and Patents Act
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
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
Controls the way data about living people is stored and processed
The Data Protection Act
The Computer Misuse Act
The Copyright Design and Patents Act
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Which is NOT a principle of the Data Protection Act?
Data must be fair and lawful
Data must be relevant and not excessive
Data must be accurate and up to date
Data must be kept securely
Data must be disclosed if asked
What is legislation?
A law created by parliament
A system of moral beliefs
Social behaviour of a society
Principles of right and wrong
Which of the following is NOT illegal?
Make or trade in hacking tools
Intercept messages such as phone calls
Make digital copies of other people's work without permission
Gaining unauthorised access to data
Accessing the deep web
Is it legal to run a commercial software application on your laptop AND your desktop?
Yes
No
Depends on the license
Which of the following cannot be copyrighted?
Applications
Games
Books
Algorithms
Music
Forces ISP's to assist in surveillance
The Data Protection Act
The Computer Misuse Act
The Copyright Design and Patents Act
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Which law is broken if you buy a pirate copy of a DVD?
The Data Protection Act
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Freedom of information Act
Computer Misuse Act
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
