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Flashcards by Alex Cochrane, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alex Cochrane
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| The Data Protection Act (1998) This Act specifies the rules about collecting and holding data. These include: | o.The data must up to date o.You have a right to see what data is held about you o.The data must be protected from unauthorised access |
| The Data Protection Act (1998) | o.data must be processed lawfully |
| Computer Misuse Act (1990) | o.No access to computer material o.No access with intent o. No modification of material o.Making, supplying or obtaining anything which can be used for crimes |
| Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988) | o.protects the owner of a creative work from having it illegally copied o.This means that you are not allowed to copy or redistribute this work The law also applies to software |
| Freedom of Information Act 2000 | o.Lets you see what companies have on you o.This includes state schools, police forces, local authorities and the NHS o.It does not give access to personal data about people |
| Why does data need protecting? | It should also be kept safe from people who want to use it for wrongful or criminal purposes |
| How does this affect the design of computer systems? | o.There must be procedures for keeping personal data up-to-date and correcting wrong data o.Login codes and passwords are needed to prevent unauthorized access o.Personal data that is no longer relevant should be deleted from the system |
| Copyright and computer systems | A user interface, and the ‘look and feel’ of an operating system, can also be subject to copyright law |
| Copyright of software | It is illegal for an individual to copy software such as a game or application such as a word processing or graphics package |
| Illegal music and software sites | Some illegal music sites allow users to download music, games and videos at little or no cost, and they pay no royalties to the producers or the artists involved |
| Creative Commons Licensing | A Creative Commons licence is used when an author is willing to give people the right to share or use a work that they have created |
| What jobs could robots do? | Accountants, cashiers, sport referees, legal secretaries and cleaners |
| Computers in wearable healthcare | o.There are around 165,000 healthcare apps for smartphones o,By 2017 they will have been downloaded an estimated total of 1.7 billion times |
| Robots as carers | In Japan and South Korea, childminding robots are being developed |
| The downside of retailing | o.Space must be rented, often in an expensive location o.Staff are needed to unpack deliveries o.Shelves must be restocked |
| Clothing store: advantages | o.Customers can try on clothes, shoes, etc. and check the fit and feel of the item o.They have the item to wear the same night |
| Clothing store: Disadvantages | o.Employees spend time restocking shelves, so less time to attend to customers o.It is hard to predict which items will sell and which will have to be marked down at the end of the season |
| Cookies:Small files | o.to recognize your computer o.Targets advertisements to track you as you navigate the website, and to enable e-commerce facilities to improve the website's usability to analyse the use of the website in the administration of the website |
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