LAC2 - Legal and ethical

Question 1

2 benefits to organisations of equal access

Answer 1

High-speed broadband and connections - wider choice of locations, accessibility features and flexible working - widened the pool of skills

Question 2

3 benefits to individuals of equal access

Answer 2

Social media - enables fast communications, access to information via the web - flexibility of online shopping, media streaming - wide range of entertainment

Question 3

2 benefits to society of equal access

Answer 3

Promote equality and fairness - wider number of people to work in flexible ways, equal access to technology - supports less developed parts of the country

Question 4

Legal requirement for equal access

Answer 4

Employees are required to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to enable an employee to carry out their work tasks.

Question 5

3 professional guidelines

Answer 5

ISO 27000 - internationally recognised to keep data secure, netiquette (internet etiquette), use of plain English in all communications

Question 6

4 principles of accessibility

Answer 6

Perceivable - content must be presented in more than one way, operable - must be able to navigate, understandable - language should be clear and easy to understand, robust - display and work on whatever device is being used

Question 7

2 advantages of net neutrality

Answer 7

All internet traffic is treated the same - encourages innovation, promotes a fair, balanced web - good for individual users and start-up companies

Question 8

2 disadvantages of net neutrality

Answer 8

Prevents ISPs exploiting a potential competitive advantage, stops ISPs profiting from setting up internet fast lanes

Question 9

7 aspects of acceptable use policies

Answer 9

Scope, assets, acceptable, unacceptable, monitoring, sanctions, agreement

Question 10

What assets does the acceptable use policy cover?

Answer 10

Hardware, software, data

Question 11

What is monitored in an acceptable use policy?

Answer 11

Methods used to block unacceptable behaviour:

web filters, CCTV, telephone records, computer audit trails, email filters

Question 12

4 advantages of social media for business purposes

Answer 12

Allow organisations to target paid for adverts at users, provides data to organisations on the effectiveness of their posts, pay bloggers or vloggers to review their products, low-cost direct channel to customers

Question 13

2 disadvantages of social media for business purposes

Answer 13

Cost business time and money, customers may make negative comments about the business

Question 14

5 principles in the Data Protection Act

Answer 14

Lawful processing, collected only for specific purpose, only needed information is collected, should be accurate, kept only as long as necessary

Question 15

7 data subject rights

Answer 15

Object to how your data is processed, informed about how your data is being used, access your personal data, have inaccurate data corrected, have data erased, stop or restrict the processing of your data, have data portability

Question 16

3 methods of protecting/identifying intellectual property

Answer 16

Trademark - protects brands from other people using them, patents - prevent others from making a copy of an invention for a limited time, copyright - protects literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, photographic work from being copied or performed without permission

Question 17

4 unlawful use of computer systems

Answer 17

Unauthorised access, unauthorised modification of materials, creation of malware, intentional spreading of malware