Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns - MCQs

Which legislation governs the act of hacking?

• The Freedom of Information Act

• The Data Protection Act

• The Creative Commons License

• The Computer Misuse Act

What does the Data Protection Act give an individual the right to do?

• A right to request the data an organisation holds about them without paying a fee

• A right to request the data an organisation holds on them for a fee

• A right to request the data an organisation holds about anyone without paying a fee

• A right to request the data an organisation holds about anyone for a fee

Which legislations governs the act of intellectual property theft?

• The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

• The Data Protection Act

• The Freedom of Information Act

• The Computer Misuse Act

Who is responsible for making sure the requirements of the Data Protection Act are upheld in an organisation?

• The Individual

• The Data Controller

• The Stakeholder

• The Computer Network

Why would an author obtain a Creative Commons License?

• To stop the public sharing their work

• To make sure their work has a patent

• To make sure they are able to legally sell their work

• To give the public the right to share, use and build upon work they have created

Which of the following statements is true about open source software?

• The software cannot be copied, modified or shared

• The software can be copied, modified or shared

• There is normally a cost to pay for a license to use the software

• The software is not available for public use

Which of the following statements is false about proprietary software?

• The software cannot be copied, modified or shared

• The software can be copied, modified or shared

• A fee is usually required to purchase a software license

• An example of the software is the Microsoft Office suite

Which of the following statements is false about privacy and the internet?

• An organisation must make their privacy settings easy to find and manage

• An individual has the right to use encryption technology to encrypt their personal data

• An individual has the right to freedom from deformation of their character

• When an individual deletes data from their social media account the data must be permanently removed from the servers of the organisation

A company produces an App using only the ASCII character set. What issue may they not have considered? (1 Point)

• Cultural

• Legal

• Environmental

• Moral/Ethical

Which of these statements is true? (1 Point)

• There are no environmental issue with computing

• Only the greenhouse effect is linked to computers

• The advance in technology should not worry about the environment

• There are environmental benefits and drawbacks to developing technology