SECTION 3 Flashcards
HOW ARE ORIGINAL DESIGNS OF A COMPANY PROTECTED BY THE COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT 1980
- MAKE COMPANY THE OWNER OF THE DESIGN
- ONLY THE COMPANY MAY LEGALLY COPY, ADAPT AND SELL THE DESIGNS
- OTHER PEOPLE NEED PERMISSION TO USE THE DESIGN
- THE COMPANY MAY CHARGE FOR THE USE OF THEIR DESIGN
- THE COMPANY CAN SUE ANYONE WHO USES THE DESIGNS WITHOUT PERMISSION
INCREASED USE OF ICT HAS MEANT THAT MANY OFFICE WORKERS NO LONGER NEED TO BE IN EMPLOYER’S PREMISIS TO WORK. EXPLAIN THE IMPACTS ON OFFICE WORKERS. (10 MARKS)
GOOD
1 IMPACT - CAN WORK AT HOME
1 EXPLAIN - BECAUSE OF REDUCED EQUIPMENT COSTS AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION LINKS
2 IMAPCT - CAN WORK WHILE TRAVELLING
2 EXPLAIN - BECAUSE OF MOBILE DEVICES AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
3 IMPACT - INCREASED PERSONAL FLEXIBILITY
3 EXPLAIN - BECAUSE DON’T HAVE TO WORK ‘OFFICE HOURS’ AND CAN WORK AROUND FAMILY COMMITMENTS
OR
4 IMPACT - INCREASED MOTIVATION
4 EXPLAIN - BECAUSE MORE COMFORTABLE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
5 IMPACT - REDUCTION IN TRAVEL TIME AND COST
5 EXPLAIN - AS THEY DO NOT NEED TO COMMUTE, ALLOWING A MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME
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BAD
1 IMPACT - MAY LOSE MOTIVATION
1 EXPLAIN - BECAUSE NOT DIRECTLY SUPERVISED
2 IMPACT - MAY FEEL ISOLATED
2 EXPLAIN - BECAUSE OF REDUCED SOCIAL INTERACTION WHILST WORKING
3 IMPACT - MAY BECOME A WORKAHOLIC
3 EXPLAIN - BECAUSE OF LACK OF DISTINCTION BETWEEN WORK AND LEISURE TIME
OR
4 IMPACT - MAY BECOME DISTRACTED
4 EXPLAIN - BECAUSE OF INCREASED FAMILY AND NEIGHBOUR INTERACTOIN
5 IMPACT - TECHNICAL PROBLEMS MAY CAUSE DELAYS
5 EXPLAIN - BECAUSE NO-ONE ON HAND TO FIX/NEED TO WAIT FOR ENGINEER TO FIX TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
INCREASED USE OF ICT HAS MEANT THAT MANY OFFICE WORKERS NO LONGER NEED TO BE IN EMPLOYER’S PREMISIS TO WORK. EXPLAIN THE IMPACTS ON EMPLOYERS. (8 MARKS)
GOOD
1 IMPACT - POSSIBILITY OF HOT-DESKING
1 EXPLAIN - SO LESS WORKSTATIONS NEEDED
2 IMPACT - POSSIBILITY OF SMALLER PREMISES
2 EXPLAIN - REDUCING OVERHEADS AND UTILITY COSTS
BAD
1 IMPACT - WILL NEED TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT FOR USE AT HOME/ON THE MOVE
1 EXPLAIN - SO HIGH INITIAL COST
2 IMPACT - STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY
2 EXPLAIN - SO WILL NEED TO CARRYOUT ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEES’ HOME WORKSTATIONS
OR
3 IMPACT - MAY NEED TO PAY FOR COMMUNICATION AND POSSIBILY CONTRIBUTE TO COSTS OF OTHER UTILITIES
3 EXPLAIN - SO INCREASE IN ON-GOING COSTS
4 IMPACT - MAY NEED TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO MOTIVATE
4 EXPLAIN - AS NO DIRECT SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES
5 IMPACT - MAY BE ADDITIONAL INSURANCE COSTS
5 EXPLAIN - AS EMPLOYEES’ PREMISES NOT AS SECURE AS EMPLOYER’S
DESCRIBE THE ACTIONS THAT THE COMPUTER MISUSE ACT MAKES ILLEGAL (8 MARKS)
1 ACTION - GAIN UNAUTHORISED ACCESS
- TO COMPUTER MATERIAL
2 ACTION - GAIN UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO COMPUTER MATERIAL
- WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT FURTHER OFFENCES
3 ACTION - CARRY OUT UNAUTHORISED
- MODIFICATION OF COMPUTER MATERIAL
4 ACTION - GAIN UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS
- TO FACILITATE DENIAL OF SERVICES
EXPLAIN HOW THE COMPUTER MISUSE ACT PROTECTS ORGS’ COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND DATA (8 MARKS)
1 WAY - HACKERS CAN NOW BE PROSECUTED
- IF THEY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS A COMPUTER SYSTEM
2 WAY - HACKERS DON’T NEED TO BE IN THIS COUNTRY TO BE PERSECUTED
- PROVIDING THE TARGET COMPUTER IS IN THIS COUNTRY
3 WAY - PEOPLE WHO SPREAD VIRUSES CAN BE PROSECUTED
- IF THEY INTEND TO MODIFY THE CONSENT OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM
4 WAY - (3RD WAY) DOESN’T HAVE TO BE DIRECTED AT A SPECIFIC COMPUTER
- OR A SPECIFIC PROGRAM OR DATA
EXPLAIN WHY IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO PROSECUTE PEOPLE THAT BREAK THE COMPUTER MISUSE ACT (2 MARKS)
- THE PERSON COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHEN THEY COMMIT THE OFFENCE
- SO MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FIND THEM/AND THE COUNTRY THEY ARE IN MAY NOT CO-OPERATE
HOW WOULD BARCODE NUMBERS BE USED TO MONITOR STOCK LEVELS (5 MARKS)
1 WAY
- ENTERED WHEN NEW PARTS ARRIVE
- TO ADD TO STOCK RECORD
2 WAY
- ENTERED WHEN PARTS ARE USED
- TO REMOVE FROM STOCK RECORD
3 WAY
- ENTERD TO CHECK NUMBER IN STOCK
DESCRIBE THE PROCESSING AND CALCULATIONS THAT WOULD BE USED BY AN AUTOMATIC STOCK CONTROL AND RECORDING SYSTEM (5 MARKS)
- NUMBER OF EACH PART USED SUBTRACTED FROM NUMBER IN STOCK
- NUMBER IN STOCK COMPARED WITH RE-ORDER LEVEL
- IF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO RE-ORDER LEVEL
- SUBTRACT NUMBER IN STOCK FROM REQUIRED STOCK LEVEL
- TO CALCULATE NUMBER TO ORDER
DESCRIBE THREE IMPACTS OF INTRODUCING A ROBOTIC SYSTEM IN A WAREHOUSE THAT WILL BE LINKED TO THE STOCK CONTROL AND RE-ORDERING SYSTEM (6 MARKS)
1 WAY
- RISK OF JOB LOSSES
- AS LESS STAFF WILL BE NEEDED
2 WAY
- PARTS WILL BE RETRIEVED FASTER
- AS ROBOTIC SYSTEM WILL BE PROGRAMMED TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE CORRECT LOCATION - HUMANS MAY BE DISTRACTED/LOSE THEIR PLACE
3 WAY
- HIGH INITIAL COSTS
- ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT IS EXPENSIVE TO BUY AND INSTALL
OR
4 WAY
- FEWER WORKERS NEEDED
- MEANING LOWER WAGE BILLS - LOWER ON-GOING COSTS
5 WAY
- INCREASED MAINTENANCE COSTS
- AS MORE SPECIALIST SKILLS/TOOLS/PERSONNEL REQUIRED
6 WAY
- SAFER WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR REMAINING STAFF
- ROBOTIC SYSTEM WILL HAVE SENSORS TO PREVENT COLLISIONS
WHAT SOFTWARE WILL BE USED BY PERSONNEL SYSTEM MAINTAINED BY HR (1 MARK)
DATABASE SOFTWARE
IDENTIFY 6 TYPES OF INFORMATION, THAT WOULD BE STORED FOR EACH EMPLOYEE (6 MARKS)
- NAME
- ADDRESS
- JOB ROLE/POSITION/DEPARTMENT
- HOURLY RATE
- NI NUMBER/TAX REF
- DATE OR BIRTH (NOT AGE)
WHAT DOCUMENT WOULD BE USED TO OBTAIN INFORMAITON ABOUT A NEW EMPLOYEE FOR THEIR PERSONNEL RECORD (1 MARK)
- APPLICATION FORM
USE EXAMPLES TO EXPLAIN WHY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT INFORMATION STORED ABOUT PERSONNEL IS ACCURATE (6 MARKS)
1 EXAMPLE AND EXPLANATION
- INCORRECT JOINING DATE
- MAY LEAD TO INCORRECT CALCULATION OF LENGTH OF SERVICE
- WHICH COULD RESULT IN EMPLOYEE LOSING OUT ON BONUSES/PAY RISE
2 EXAMPLE AND EXPLANATION
- INCORRECT ATTENDANCE FIGURE
- MAY BE REFLECTED IN A REFERENCE FOR ANOTHER JOB/PROMOTION
- WHICH COULD RESULT IN EMPLOYEE NOT GETTING THE JOB PROMOTION
