Section Three - Issues Flashcards

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What are ETHICAL issues?

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Issues about what would be considered right or wrong by society

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What are LEGAL issues?

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Issues about what’s actually right and wrong in the eyes of the law

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What are CULTURAL issues?

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Issues about how groups of people with particular beliefs, practises or languages may be effected

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What are ENVIRONMENTAL issues?

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Issues about how we impact the natural world

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What are Stakeholders?

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Individuals or groups of people who have an interest in or are affected by a particular scenario

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What is Internet Censorship?

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When someone tries to CONTROL what other people can access on the internet

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What is Computer Surveillance?

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When someone MONITORS what other people are accessing on the internet

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What is Cyber bullying?

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When somebody uses social media to deliberately harm someone else

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What is Trolling?

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When somebody tries to cause public arguments with others online

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What is Sexting?

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Sending sexually explicit messages or images to other people

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What is Eyestrain caused by?

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Looking at a device’s screen for too long.

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What is Repetitive Strain Injury?

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When parts of the body become damaged as a result of repeated movements over a long period of time.

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What does Viral mean?

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A word used to describe videos, images or messages on the internet which have rapidly spread over social media.

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What is a Digital Divide?

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Some people have more access to the internet than others, which can give them more of an advantage.

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What are the causes of the Digital Divide?

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Some people don’t have enough money to buy new devices
Greater network coverage in places
Lack of understanding on how to use the internet

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True or False?

Electronic Devices contain lots of RAW materials.

A

True.

E.g plastics (come from crude oil), raw metals (gold, copper, etc.)

17
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How much E-waste does the world create each year?

A

20-50 million tonnes

18
Q

True or False?

The Data Protection Act controls the use of PUBLIC data.

A

False.

The Data Protection Act controls the use of PERSONAL data.

19
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What is the 1st Principle of the Data Protection Act?

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Data must only be used in a fair and lawful way.

20
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What is the 2nd Principle of the Data Protection Act?

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Data must only be used for the specific purpose/

21
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What is the 3rd Principle of the Data Protection Act?

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Data should be adequate, relevant and not excessive for the specified use.

22
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What is the 4th Principle of the Data Protection Act?

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Data must be accurate and kept up to date.

23
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What is the 5th Principle of the Data Protection Act?

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Data should not be kept for longer than is necessary.

24
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What is the 6th Principle of the Data Protection Act?

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The rights of data subject must be observed.

25
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What is the 7th Principle of the Data Protection Act?

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Data should be kept safe and secure.

26
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What is the 8th Principle of the Data Protection Act?

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Data should not be transferred abroad without adequate protection.

27
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What does the Freedom of Information Act allow?

A

Public Access to Information held by a Public Organisation

28
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What does the Computer Misuse Act prevent?

A

Illegal and unauthorised access to a network, device or data.

29
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What does the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act protect?

A

Innovation

It covers written or recorded content, e.g. books, music, films, software, video games.

30
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What does a Creative Commons licence allow?

A

You to legally share media and software online without having to ask for permission first.

31
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What are the four types of CC licences?

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Attribution
Share-alike
Non-commercial
No derivative works

32
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What are the conditions of the Attribution CC licence?

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Work can be shared, copied or modified, but the copyright holder has to be credited.

33
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What are the conditions of the Share-alike CC licence?

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Modified works can only be distributed with the same licence terms as the original

34
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What are the conditions of the Non-commercial CC licence?

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Nobody can use the copyrighted work for profit.

35
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What are the conditions of the No derivative works licence?

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The work can be copied and distributed, but can’t be modified or built open.

36
Q

Describe an environmental danger caused by e-waste left in landfill sites:

A

Toxic Chemicals can leak into the ground water and harm wildlife