Legislation & User Data Protection Quiz (A)

Legislation & User Data Protection Quiz (A)

Date First Published: 31st December 2023

This is the first quiz about the ethics & sustainability subtopic. All 15 questions in this quiz are covered in the articles.

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Question 1

Under the Computer Misuse Act, which offence covers unauthorised access with intent to commit further offences?





Question 2

The Police and Justice Act 2006 made modifications to Offence 3 so that it covered:





Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an example of an element of the Data Protection Act?





Question 4

Under the Data Protection Act, which of the following is an example of data being processed "fairly and lawfully"?





Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an element of the Display Screen Equipment Regulations?





Question 6

Which statement about the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act is false?





Question 7

How can organisations comply with the Data Protection Act?





Question 8

Under the Data Protection Act, which of the following is an example of data being processed "according to people's data protection rights"?





Question 9

True or false? Under the Computer Misuse Act, it must be proved that someone intentionally accessed and modified data without permission in order for them to be found guilty.



Question 10

The Computer Misuse Act mostly covers:





Question 11

The Display Screen Equipment Regulations applies to:





Question 12

What is NOT an example of work that can be protected by copyright?





Question 13

Which legislation extended the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act to include computer programs?





Question 14

Which regulatory body is responsible for investigating possible data protection breaches?





Question 15

The main goal of the Data Protection Act was to:





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