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WorksheetsLegislation and Privacy Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
__________ compression will permanently remove data from a file in order to reduce its file size.
Lossy
Lossless
Reversible
Non-destructive
This type of search algorithm will only work if the data is ordered.
Linear Search
Binary Search
Hash Search
Depth First Search
The computational method which is concerned with the removal of unnecessary detail is called...
Abstraction
Algorithm
Data Mining
Simulation
This defensive measure will ‘clean’ inputted data of unwanted characters.
Sanitization
Encryption
Compression
Validation
This component communicates memory addresses between the CPU and RAM.
Data Bus
Address Bus
Control Bus
Expansion Bus
Which type of network covers a large geographic area and will often rely on third party telecommunication companies for its infrastructure?
Local Area Network (LAN)
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Personal Area Network (PAN)
An employee of a web design company loses their job and is upset. Before they leave, they log in to a computer using a colleague’s username and password. They then copy graphics from the company such as logos, photos, and web layouts for their own use. They also copy a list of all the company’s clients and their contact details. Which laws has the employee broken?
Copyright infringement
Data protection laws
Breach of contract
All of the above
Personal data could be misused in which of the following ways?
Identity theft
Unauthorized access
Data encryption
Regular backups
What are three other ways that organisations can collect data?
Surveys and questionnaires
Focus groups
Observational studies
Data mining
Data must be stored so that it is protected from unauthorized access. Which of the following are ways this can be achieved?
Encryption
Regular backups
Access control
Data compression
Shell is the largest UK company earning over £298 billion per year. How big could their fine be?
£10 million
£50 million
£100 million
£200 million
Why might people have concerns about data being collected and stored when they log on to a website or make a phone call?
Privacy invasion
Improved user experience
Faster internet speed
Better customer service
How does a social media site know personal information about their users that they can target specific people with advertising messages?
By analyzing user interactions and data
Through user surveys
By guessing user preferences
By using public records
If you visit a website that sells a holiday then many other websites will now show you adverts for holidays. What technology makes this possible?
Cookies
Blockchain
VPN
Firewall
What are your views on users needing to consent to receiving cookies?
Users should always consent to cookies.
Users should never consent to cookies.
Users should have the option to consent or not.
Users' consent to cookies is not important.
What should never be used in your password?
My name
My birthday
My address
All of the above
How can Identity Thieves Use Your Personal Information?
Change Billing Address
Buy A Mobile Contract
Withdraw Money From Account
All of Them
What does 'Proprietary Software' mean in relation to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act?
The software's source codes are not available.
The software's functionality can not be extended further by the end user.
The software can not be distributed to other users without permission.
All of the above
How can a company stop rivals from stealing their ideas and producing similar products?
They can prosecute people who purchase the product.
They can pay their rivals not to release the product.
They can patent their ideas for the product.
Nothing. They must simply produce it first.
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
Are you allowed to use an image categorized as Creative Commons, on a personal website or blog?
Yes
No
If someone hacks into your email, which law have they broken?
The Data Protection Act
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Freedom of information Act
Computer Misuse Act
Which law ensures that organisations look after your personal data?
Data Privacy Act
Data Protection Act
Data Protection Law
Data Privacy Law
Which law are you breaking if you download a pirated movie?
The Data Protection Act
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Freedom of information Act
Computer Misuse Act
If someone hacks into your email, which law have they broken?
The Data Protection Act
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Freedom of information Act
Computer Misuse Act
