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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which law ensures that organisations look after your personal data?
Data Privacy Act
Data Protection Act
Data Protection Law
Data Privacy Law
- 2. Multiple Choice
How many principles are in the Data Protection Act?
4
8
9
10
- 3. Multiple Choice
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
- 4. Multiple Choice
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
- 5. Multiple Choice
When was the Computer Misuse Act legislated?
1998
2000
1990
2018
- 6. Multiple Choice
When was The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act legislated?
1988
2000
1990
2018
- 7. Multiple Choice
When was the Data Protection Act legislated?
1998
2000
1990
2018
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT covered by The Computer Misuse Act?
Hacking
Planting of Viruses
Data Theft
Data Destruction
Copying a movie DVD
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which law 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
- 10. Multiple Choice
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
- 11. Multiple Choice
A newspaper is trying to find out who a movie star had an affair with - can they use the Freedom of Information act?
Yes
No
- 12. Multiple Choice
Are you allowed to use an image categorized as Creative Commons, on a personal website or blog?
Yes
No
- 13. Multiple Choice
Can you file a Freedom of Information request to find out how much an MP has claimed for expenses?
Yes
No
- 14. Multiple Choice
Once you've purchased a license for some software, are you allowed to distribute it as you wish?
Yes
No
- 15. Multiple Choice
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
- 16. Multiple Choice
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
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does a Creative Commons licence allow you to do?
Specify special conditions about how any original information you create may be used by others
Take legal action against people who obtain copies of your information without asking you first
Prevents anyone using your personal details for any purposes other than they have previously stated
- 18. Multiple Choice
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.
- 19. Multiple Choice
A student boots his computer up and notices that some of his files are missing and believes a hacker may have taken them. Which offence of the Computer Misuse Act has been breached?
Unauthorised access to computer material
Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Unauthorised modification of computer material.
Making, supplying or obtaining anything which can be used in computer misuse offences.
- 20. Multiple Choice
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
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