1.6 - Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impacts

Question 1

What are the issues created by technology?

Answer 1

• Cultural
• Environmental
• Ethical
• Legal & Privacy

Question 3

What are the six principles of the Data Protection Act (2018)?

Answer 3

Data must be:
- Collected lawfully and fairly
- Only used for the reasons specified
- Relevant and not excessive
- Accurate and up to date
- Stored only for as long as necessary
- Stored and protected securely

Question 4

What are the three main principles of the Computer Misuse Act (1990)?

Answer 4

• No unauthorised access to data
• No unauthorised access to data that could be used for further illegal activity
• No unauthorised modification of data

Question 5

What is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988)?

Answer 5

• Authors of intellectual property have automatic rights
• Permission from the author may be needed to use or share (in the form of licences)

Question 6

What is an open source licence?

Answer 6

Users can view and modify the source code

Question 7

What are the advantages of an open source licence?

Answer 7

• Source code is available to edit and can be customised to the organisation’s needs
• Unwanted features can be removed to make software run faster
• Shared in public domain so users can work together to improve a product
• Low in price

Question 8

What are the disadvantages of an open source licence?

Answer 8

• Security risks as editors can add malicious code
• Prone to errors
• Difficult to receive support
• Requires technical skills to maintain the code

Question 9

What is a proprietary licence?

Answer 9

You buy the right to use the software and can’t view or modify the source code

Question 10

What are the advantages of an proprietary licence?

Answer 10

• Code is well tested
• Company can be held to account
• Provides help/support

Question 11

What are the disadvantages of an proprietary licence?

Answer 11

• Rely on company to provide updates
• Often not free
• Users can’t improve the code