GCSE ICT: Questions on ICT & Society

Doyle chapter 9 pp 209-215

Part 1: General

1. Explain what is meant by the term 'personal data'. (2)
2. What is privacy? Do individuals have a right to privacy or should everything about them be public? (3)
3. Give 6 examples of data that is stored about you in one form or another. (3)
4. Give 6 examples of organisation that store information about everyone. (3)
5. Give one reason why 1. a commercial organisation and 2. a public service would store information about people (one reason for each type). (2)

Total: 13

Part 2: The Data Protection Act

1. What safeguards do you have against the storing of personal data that is inaccurate? e.g. criminal record (2)
2. Give 6 reasons why computer data is easier to misuse than paper-based data. (3)
3. What legal protection do you have against organisations that might misuse data they hold about you? (1)
4. What must organisations agree to before they hold data on individuals? (3)
5. What are the 8 principles of Data Protection? (4) Memorise 2, 4, 5, 7.
6. In what situations is data exempt from the DPA? (4)
7. What important right does the Freedom of Information Act 2000 provide? (2)

Total: 19

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