1.5.1a Data Protection Act 1998 and Computer Misuse Act 1990 Quiz: OCR Computer Science, Unit 5

The 20 questions

1. How many key data protection principles are specified in the Data Protection Act 1998?

   • Eight
   • Twelve
   • Ten
   • Six

2. What term describes the individual whose personal data is collected and processed under the DPA?

   • Data commissioner
   • Data subject
   • Data processor
   • Data controller

3. What title is given to the person or organisation determining how personal data is processed?

   • Data controller
   • Data subject
   • Data user
   • Data subject supervisor

4. Which independent officer is responsible for enforcing data protection legislation in the UK?

   • Data Controller
   • Information Commissioner
   • Chief Security Officer
   • Home Secretary

5. Under DPA 1998, personal data processed for any purpose must not be kept longer than what?

   • Five years
   • One year
   • Ten years
   • Necessary

6. According to the DPA 1998, personal data transferred outside which region requires adequate protection?

   • United Kingdom
   • British Isles
   • European Economic Area
   • European Union

7. Which DPA 1998 principle requires personal data to be accurate and, where necessary, kept what?

   • Confidential
   • Encrypted
   • Anonymised
   • Up to date

8. Under the DPA 1998, personal data held by an organisation must be adequate, relevant and not what?

   • Shared
   • Excessive
   • Duplicated
   • Complex

9. What basic offence is defined under Section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990?

   • Unauthorised modification
   • Unauthorised access
   • Blackmail
   • Intentional damage

10. Section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 covers unauthorised access with intent to do what?

    • Delete files
    • Commit further offences
    • Modify software
    • Sell hardware

11. What specific act is prohibited under Section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990?

    • Unauthorised modification
    • Data theft
    • Unauthorised copying
    • Unauthorised viewing

12. Guessing a colleague's password to read their private files breaks which UK law?

    • Data Protection Act
    • Freedom of Information
    • Copyright Act
    • Computer Misuse Act

13. A company storing out-of-date customer addresses breaches which DPA 1998 requirement?

    • Security
    • Accuracy
    • Relevance
    • Lawfulness

14. Deploying ransomware to lock a company server violates which section of the Computer Misuse Act?

    • Section 3
    • Section 1
    • Section 4
    • Section 2

15. What formal request allows an individual to see all personal data held about them?

    • Subject access request
    • Freedom of information
    • Public disclosure request
    • Data freedom request

16. Stealing employee passwords to commit bank fraud violates which section of the Computer Misuse Act?

    • Section 1
    • Section 5
    • Section 3
    • Section 2

17. Leaving unencrypted USB drives containing customer data on public transport violates which DPA 1998 principle?

    • Fair processing
    • Storage limitation
    • Security
    • Data minimisation

18. Which legislation's primary goal is protecting individuals from misuse of their personal information?

    • Computer Misuse Act
    • Data Protection Act
    • Freedom of Information
    • Copyright Act

19. Creating and spreading a computer worm that crashes network routers violates which legislation?

    • Data Protection Act
    • Computer Misuse Act
    • Telecommunications Act
    • Copyright Act

20. Under the DPA 1998, personal data must be collected for specified, explicit and what purposes?

    • Lawful
    • Commercial
    • Permanent
    • Public

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