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Review Ethical Issues questions for Computer Science, with correct answers shown and coverage across privacy and data protection; ownership and copyright; environmental impact.

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Question 1

What does copyright give creators?
  1. Legal control over use of their work
  2. Free hardware upgrades
  3. Automatic internet access
  4. A faster CPU

Question 2

What is plagiarism?
  1. Presenting someone else’s work as your own
  2. Backing up data regularly
  3. Encrypting personal data
  4. Sorting records in a database

Question 3

What does open-source software allow users to do?
  1. View and modify source code under its licence
  2. Hide all source code permanently
  3. Use it only offline
  4. Sell without licence terms

Question 4

What is proprietary software?
  1. Has restricted use under owner terms
  2. Has no licence at all
  3. Is always free to modify
  4. Can only run on Linux

Question 5

What does the Computer Misuse Act 1990 make illegal?
  1. Unauthorised access to computer systems
  2. Using strong passwords
  3. Creating data backups
  4. Owning a personal computer

Question 6

How must personal data be processed under UK data protection law?
  1. Processed lawfully and fairly
  2. Shared publicly by default
  3. Stored forever regardless of need
  4. Sold without consent

Question 7

What does data minimisation mean?
  1. Collect only data that is necessary
  2. Collect all possible data
  3. Delete all data daily
  4. Store only paper records

Question 8

What does purpose limitation mean for personal data?
  1. Only for the stated reason it was collected
  2. For any future purpose
  3. Only for marketing
  4. Only outside school

Question 9

What can individuals request under data protection rights?
  1. Access to their personal data
  2. The server source code
  3. All company passwords
  4. A permanent admin account

Question 10

What can people request if their personal data is wrong?
  1. Rectification
  2. Decryption
  3. Defragmentation
  4. Virtualisation

Question 11

What does the ICO in the UK do?
  1. Enforces data protection and information rights law
  2. Builds school networks
  3. Manufactures CPUs
  4. Writes browser engines

Question 12

What is the digital divide?
  1. Unequal access to digital technology
  2. A type of malware
  3. A database indexing method
  4. A programming paradigm

Question 13

What is e-waste?
  1. Discarded electronic devices
  2. Encrypted website traffic
  3. Data stored in RAM
  4. A type of cloud backup

Question 14

What is a major environmental impact of data centres?
  1. High energy use
  2. No electricity use
  3. No cooling requirement
  4. No maintenance costs

Question 15

What is a good way to reduce e-waste?
  1. Repair and reuse devices
  2. Replace devices weekly
  3. Delete browser history
  4. Increase screen brightness

Question 16

What can biased training data in AI lead to?
  1. Unfair outcomes
  2. Perfect accuracy always
  3. No legal concerns
  4. No need for testing

Question 17

What is one privacy concern with smart devices?
  1. Unwanted data collection
  2. No internet connection
  3. No storage space
  4. No software updates

Question 18

What do strong access controls help organisations to do?
  1. Protect sensitive data
  2. Increase plagiarism
  3. Remove all backups
  4. Bypass authentication

Question 19

How can using cloud services reduce environmental impact?
  1. Using shared resources more efficiently
  2. Doubling all hardware use
  3. Eliminating all security risks
  4. Removing all need for networks

Question 20

What is the most ethical way to handle user data?
  1. Be transparent and get valid consent
  2. Collect secretly without limits
  3. Ignore deletion requests
  4. Share all data publicly

Question 21

Why is accessibility an ethical issue in computing?
  1. Digital services should be usable by people with disabilities
  2. Accessibility only improves processor speed
  3. Accessibility removes all legal requirements
  4. Accessibility is needed only for quizzes

Question 22

What is informed consent for data collection?
  1. Users understand and agree before data is collected
  2. Users are told only after data is sold
  3. Users are automatically opted in without notice
  4. Users must share all personal data to use a service

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