LO4 - UK legislation and regulation relating to the storage and use of information.

Question 1

What is the Data Protection Act 1998?

Answer 1

It governs the way in which organisations collect, process and store private data.

Question 2

What is GDPR 2018?

Answer 2

The General Data Protection Regulation. This is a Regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy in the EU and the European Economic Area.

Question 3

What is Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA)

Answer 3

This Act regulates the powers of public bodies to carry out surveillance and investigation, and covering the interception of communications.

Question 4

What is the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012?

Answer 4

This is a wide reaching act that ranges from strengthening the Freedom of Information Act through to how DNA, fingerprints and footprints should be stored, handled and destroyed.

Question 5

What is Freedom of Information Act 2000?

Answer 5

It is an Act giving the right of access to information held by public authorities such as schools and hospitals.

Question 6

What is the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003?

Answer 6

The act governs the way organisations can use electronic communications to contact customers - the core theme being privacy.

Question 7

What is the Computer Misuse Act 1990?

Answer 7

An Act to criminalize unauthorised access to computer systems.

Question 8

What is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) codes of practice?

Answer 8

Interprets the DPA and applies it to specific practices such as the use of CCTV.

Question 9

What is the Copywrite, Designs and Patents Act 1988?

Answer 9

Gives the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works the right to control the ways in which their material may be used.

Question 10

What is the Equality Act 2011?

Answer 10

Intends to protect UK citizens from being discriminated against.

Question 11

What are consequences?

Answer 11

What happens to a holder if they breach the legislation and regulations as well as what policies they need to out in place in order to adhere to the legislation.

Question 12

What are impacts?

Answer 12

How the legislation and regulations influence what holders do with the information and how they store it, the outcome of a breach in legislation.

Question 13

What are the United Nations Climate Change Summits?

Answer 13

Annual meetings discuss climate change and ways in which the threat can be reduced and managed.

Question 14

What is a digital footprint?

Answer 14

Any traceable action you or others take on the internet

Question 15

What is a carbon footprint?

Answer 15

The impact of organisations and individuals on the environment

Question 16

What is Energy efficiency?

Answer 16

Initiatives in this area include server room upgrades and new builds.

Question 17

What is Travel reduction?

Answer 17

Initiatives in this area include remote conferencing and collaboration and telecommuting.

Question 18

What is Asset Disposal?

Answer 18

IT equipment recycling

Question 19

What is Virtualization and Consolidation?

Answer 19

Initiatives include server virtualization and consolidation, storage consolidation and desktop virtualization.

Question 20

What is Green IT?

Answer 20

The practice of reducing energy use by IT equipment and thus improving sustainability.

Question 21

What is the purpose of Green IT?

Answer 21

Reduce carbon emissions, sustainability eg retain global warming level, greater efficiency, save time and money, reduce energy consumption of 1.5 C

Question 22

What are the benefits?

Answer 22

Economic - cutting costs; access to potential grants and incentives; enhancing brand image.

Question 23

What are the Greening Government ICT Strategy?

Answer 23

Sets out how the Government’s ICT will contribute to green commitments.