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Legal Issues in Computing

Revise Legal Issues in Computing in 3.8 Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impacts for GCSE Computer Science with 15 exam-style questions and 14 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should be part of a solid GCSE revision cycle.

Sample Flashcards

What does copyright protect?
Creative works - music, software, images, text
What year was the Computer Misuse Act?
1990

Exam questions for Legal Issues in Computing

Which law makes it illegal to access a computer system without permission?

  • A. Data Protection Act 2018
  • B. Computer Misuse Act 1990
  • C. Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
  • D. Freedom of Information Act 2000
1 markfoundation

Explain what the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 protects and give one example of an act that would be illegal under this law.

3 marksstandard

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