Laws in IT: revision quiz and key terms
Free practice for Laws in IT in KS3 Computing (Years 7–9). It covers: computer Misuse Act 1990, Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, Online Safety Act 2023, Equality Act 2010 and software licences. Try the questions, then check the key terms.
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Which organisation can fine a company for losing customers' personal data?
The Computer Misuse Act 1990 makes it illegal to access a computer without permission.
A school website has videos with no captions, so deaf pupils cannot follow them. Which law is most relevant?
Plagiarism and copyright mean exactly the same thing.
Which of these is an offence under the Computer Misuse Act?
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Key terms for Laws in IT
- Creative Commons
- A set of free licences that let creators choose how others may reuse their work.
- Freeware
- Programs you can use without paying, but whose code you usually cannot see or change.
- Licence
- A legal agreement that sets out how you may use a program.
- Personal data
- Information about a living person that can be used to identify them.
- Proprietary
- Programs owned by a company that keeps the code secret, and usually must be paid for.
- Reasonable adjustment
- A change made so a disabled person is not at a disadvantage, such as captions on videos.
- Subject access request
- Asking an organisation for a copy of all the personal data it holds about you.
- Unauthorised access
- Getting into a computer system or account without permission.
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