Legal, Social, Ethical and Environmental issues with ICT

Question 1

What are 5 legalisation factors in ICT?

Answer 1

copyright 
design and patent 
computer misuse 
data protection 
health and safety at work

Question 2

what are the copyright and design and patent act?

Answer 2

protects the rights of the authors of books, music, images extra…

Question 3

What are 3 legal provisions?

Answer 3

• data must be fairly and lawfully processed
• personal data must not be transferred to other countries that don’t have data protection
• personal data must be relevant and not excessive

Question 4

what is the aim of the data protection act?

Answer 4

aims to protect the rights of owners of data and has a number of provisions

Question 5

what is the health and safety at work act?

Answer 5

places a duty on employers and employees to work and behave safely

Question 6

what is the computer misuse act?

Answer 6

relates to the use of computers and the data stored on them. This act makes certain activities illegal

Question 7

what 3 activities are illegal due to the computer misuse act?

Answer 7

• unauthorized accessing of materials stored on computers
• access to material; with intention of using it to commit further offenses
• unauthorized alterations to computer materials

Question 8

What are some social dangers when using ICT?

Answer 8

• people trying to obtain details from young people by pretending to be friends
• people use details to track down and harm young people

Question 9

How can people stay safe from social dangers when using ICT?

Answer 9

• don’t arrange to meet people you’ve never met
• don’t show any inappropriate picture or videos
• don’t give any personal information

Question 10

what are some injuries when using ICT for long periods of time, and how do we prevent them?

Answer 10

neck and back problems - sit with correct posture and in proper chair position

eye problems - use good lighting, large monitor with good resolution, correct position of monitor

stress - don’t work for continuous periods, take breaks

wrist problems (repetitive strain injury) - correct position of wrist when typing

Question 11

What are 3 specialized HARDWARE devices that can be used by disabled people?

Answer 11

puff-suck switch - used to control devices who have no use of limbs

foot mouse - in place of normal mouse used by people who have no arm movement

braille keyboard - used by visually impaired to type data

Question 12

What are 3 specialized SOFTWARE devices that can be used by disabled people?

Answer 12

zoom features - enlarges parts of the screen so it can be seen properly

speak to text - turn spoken words into commands or text on screen

text to speech - turns commands or text on screen into spoken words or sounds