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Legal and ethical

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any idea or artistic creation that is recorded in some form, whether it’s hard copy or digital.

a)

Creative Work

b)

Copyright

c)

Creative Commons

d)

License

2.

It refers to the ownership of an idea or design by the person who came up with it.

a)

Intellectual Property

b)

Real Estate Property

c)

Private Property

d)

Immovable Property

3.

It is the granting of a property right by a sovereign authority to an inventor.

a)

Patent

b)

Trade Secrets

c)

Copyright

d)

Trademark

4.

A symbol, word/s, legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.

a)

Patent

b)

Trade Secrets

c)

Copyright

d)

Trademark

5.

It is the legal means of protecting an author's work.

a)

Patent

b)

Trade Secrets

c)

Copyright

d)

Trademark

6.

What does this symbol stand for?

a)

Consumer Creation

b)

Creative Commons

c)

Creative Copyright

d)

Copyright Commons

7.

Attribution means to

a)

give credit to a particular author or artist

b)

be the creator of an original work

c)

get a copyright on your original work

d)

none of the above

8.

A literary work can be

a)

copyrighted

b)

patented

c)

trademarked

d)

musical

9.
What happens to the work after the copyright time has passed?
a)
It can be bought
b)
There is no time-limit on copyright
c)

The work must be destroyed
d)
It goes into the public domain
10.

A work must have a copyright symbol (©) to be copy protected

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is Public Domain?

a)

Material that is under fair use

b)

Material that is free to use and has no owner or copyright

c)

Public Activities that are free to do within the area

d)

Area or territory owned by the government

12.
 You don't need permission to use Public Domain? 
a)
True 
b)
False
13.
What is gaining unauthorised access to a computer system also known as?
a)
Hacking
b)
Spamming
c)
Phishing
d)
Logging on
14.
Why was the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 introduced?
a)
To help protect computer software
b)
To help protect computer hardware
c)
To stop the spread of computer viruses
d)
To stop people from accessing unauthorised information. 
15.
Which of the following is NOT an offence under the Computer Misuse Act?
a)
unauthorised access to someone else's files
b)
unauthorised access to someone else's files with intent to commit further criminal offences
c)
copying software and trying to sell it to someone for a profit
d)
writing and distributing a virus
16.
The Computer Misuse Act also makes it illegal to copy software
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which year was the Computer Misuse Act passed?
a)
2000
b)
1989
c)
1990
d)
1988
18.
According to the Computer Misuse Act you are committing a crime if you use your friend’s username and password to log onto their account?
a)
True
b)
False
19.

What is malware?

a)

A type of hardware that hackers use to damage computers

b)

A type of software that is used to damage computers

c)

An approach that hackers use to damage computer systems

d)

A virus

20.
If you commit a crime under Section A of the Computer Misuse Act you receive...?
a)
Up to 12 Months in prison and/or a fine
b)
Life imprisonment
c)
£1000 Fine
21.
What law makes organisations look after your personal data properly?
a)
Data Privacy Act
b)
Data Protection Act
c)
Data Protection Law
d)
Data Privacy Law
22.
Who might store data about you?
a)
Online Retailers
b)
Police
c)
Schools
d)
All of them
23.
Information which is regarded as _________ is subject to stricter rules
a)
sensitive
b)
important
c)
additional
d)
dangerous
24.
Organisations storing your data must...
a)
Keep it up to date
b)
Keep it for no longer than 5 years after your death
c)
Ask for more data than required
d)
Wait for you to contact them to ensure its accurate
25.
Data must be stored...
a)
On a single CD
b)
On a USB
c)
With a password 6 characters long
d)
Securely
26.
Organisations can't use data for any other purpose without your 
a)
Date of Birth
b)
Photograph
c)
Consent
d)
Fingerprint
27.

2 way to protect intellectual property

a)

Trade Mark

b)

Copyright

c)

Plagirism

d)

Data Protection Law

28.

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

29.

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

a)

True

b)

False

30.

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.