LO1 - Understand how global information is held and how it is transmitted

Question 1

1.1 Holders of Information - What data do individual citizens hold?

Answer 1

Personal Information (address, date of birth) and info on others (phone number)

Question 2

1.1 Holders of Information - What data do business organisations hold?

Answer 2

Employee info (personal info, pay, absence) and competitor info ( products and sales)

Question 3

1.1 Holders of Information - What data do educational institutions hold?

Answer 3

Personal info of staff and students, time in education, assessment
grades and attendance

Question 4

1.1 Holders of Information - What data does the government hold?

Answer 4

Personal Info, employment history and private data we can’t access

Question 5

1.1 Holders of Information - What data do healthcare services hold?

Answer 5

Personal information, medical
history (doctor or GP), Surgery Contact details

Question 6

1.1 Holders of Information - What data do community organisations hold?

Answer 6

Personal information,
financial information such as gym subscriptions

Question 7

1.1 Holders of Information - What data do charities hold?

Answer 7

Personal information and financial records

Question 8

1.1 Location of Information - Developed/Developing countries

Answer 8

Less developed countries have less developed industrial bases, lower HDI, education etc than developed countries. They have less access to computers as well

Question 9

1.1 Location of Information - Urban and rural areas

Answer 9

Urban locations - Cities and built up areas
Rural locations - Areas in the countryside. Tend to have poorer internet access such as slower broadband speed, online access is harder

Question 10

Digital divide — The difference in access to digital
resources in different areas of the world

Answer 10

Access to the internet is not spread evenly throughout
the world and this inequality is the focus of the global
divide.