AQA AS Computing: 10.1 Legal and ethical issues

Question 1

Copyright

Answer 1

Protects material, such as literature, art, music, sound recordings, films and broadcasts.

Question 2

Design right

Answer 2

Protects how something looks.

Question 3

Patent

Answer 3

Protects how an invention works or what it does.

Question 4

Trademark

Answer 4

Protects the name or logo used to identify a business or product.

Question 5

Cracking

Answer 5

Illegally breaking into a computer system.

Question 6

Hacking

Answer 6

Illegally breaking into a computer system; programming in an unstructured way.

Question 7

Personal Data

Answer 7

Data that relates to a living individual who can be identified from it.

Question 8

Data Subject

Answer 8

An individual who is the subject of personal data.

Question 9

Data Controller

Answer 9

Someone who determines why and how personal data is processed.

Question 10

Data Processor

Answer 10

Someone who processes data on behalf of a data controller.

Question 11

Digital Rights Management

Answer 11

Application of control technologies to limit the use of digital media.

Question 12

Proprietary Software

Answer 12

Software where the owner places restrictions on its use, copying and modification.