Learning Aim C - Wider Implications

Question 1

Digital Footprint

Answer 1

All the data you have shared makes up your digital footprint. Future employers and the government can look at this to make decisions about you
They can be either
* Active - e.g. due to you posting things on social media
* Passive - e.g. due to you using location services on your smartphone

Question 2

Location Services

Answer 2

Location services track where you are using GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and phone towers.

Question 3

Where aare location services used?

Answer 3

• App-based taxi services (like Uber)
• Airports and Railways
• Fitness Trackers
• Location-based games (like Pokemon Go)
• Law and Order

Question 4

Cookies

Answer 4

Session-based or persistant files stored on your computer that;
* keep you logged in
* or store your shopping bag
* etc

Question 5

Transactional Data

Answer 5

Data that is collected when a user exchanges information with a business, such as shopping with their loyalty card.

Question 6

Environmental Issues

Answer 6

To create a computer, over 7,300 gallons of water is used, and that is an issue. Highly toxic chemicals like Arsenic, Cadium and Chromium are also used to create a computer.

Question 7

Packaging & Distribution

Answer 7

Packaging for IT equiptment is often unrecyclable and end up in landfill. Devices usually also travel large distances from their factories in China and Taiwan across the planet to customers in other countries.

Question 8

Device Usage

Answer 8

Keep devices cool uses a lot of energy too, and if this is not from renewable forms of energy, then it is speeding up the rate of Global Warming.

Question 9

How to prevent environmental risks

Answer 9

• Only upgrade your devices when necessary
• Check power settings
• Don’t print if not needed
• Don’t leave devices on standby

Question 10

Disposal

Answer 10

You must dispose of IT equiptment properly. The current legislation is the WEEE laws (Waste, Electrical and Electrical Equiptment Regulations 2013). You should; donate, recycle, refurbish or trade-in devices so that they can end up not going in landfill.

Question 11

Digital Literacy

Answer 11

With IT equiptment becoming increasingly more important in society, digital literacy is important. Simple tasks like using a web browser and using a word processor should be essential nowadays.

Question 12

Digital Divide

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Answer 12

The gap between those with great technology skills and those with not.

Question 13

Digital Exclusion

Answer 13

Where people cannot access important digital services.

Question 14

Net Neutrality

Answer 14

The concept that all traffic online should be treated the same. Protected by;
* The Equality Act 2010
* The Digital Economy Act 2017
Without Net Neutrality, Governments and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can block access to certain sites.

Question 15

Data Protection

Answer 15

More personal information is being stored on computers, and with that data becomes beig responsibilities. If the data were to be stolen, it could be a big risk. Protected by Data Protection Act 2018.

Question 16

GDPR

Answer 16

General Data Protection Regulation 2016 of the European Union

Question 17

Intellectual Property

Answer 17

Original designs, ideas and artwaork that is protected if you create it. If ownership is hard to prove, then a copyright, trademark or patent is put in place. Protected by the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988

Question 18

The Malicious Communications Act

Answer 18

A law that prevents people from posting malicious things on the internet. Sanctions can include 2 years of prison or a fine.