In terms of environmental impact, what does the term "carbon footprint" refer to?
- The amount of carbon dioxide emissions associated with an individual or organisation's activities
- The physical size of electronic devices
- The lifespan of electronic products
- The weight of electronic waste generated
How does the production of electronic devices contribute to environmental impact?
- It has no environmental impact
- It generates electronic waste and uses valuable resources
- New, more efficient devices, reduces global energy consumption
- It promotes environmental conservation
Which area is not covered by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998?
- Software piracy
- Breach of a sofware licence
- Streaming a football match from an unauthorised website
- A business selling data it holds about its customers
How can the digital divide impact economic opportunities for individuals and communities?
- It has no significant impact on economic opportunities
- It can lead to increased job opportunities for everyone
- It may limit access to job opportunities and training
- It promotes equal access to business resources for all
What is meant by "censorship"?
- Restricting access to certain information or content
- A programming language
- A hardware component in computers
- A form of encryption algorithm
After Brexit, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was incorporated into which UK law?
- The Data Protection Act 2018
- The Computer Misuse Act 1990
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
- Consumer Rights Act 2015
How can initiatives like "One Laptop Per Child" contribute to addressing the global divide?
- By limiting access to technology resources
- By promoting the global divide
- By providing affordable computing devices to children in underprivileged regions
- By exclusively focusing on high-income countries
Which description best matches proprietary software?
- Created by a community
- Customers always pay to use it
- Users may modify the source code
- Cannot be freely distributed
Which term describes software for which the source code is made available to the public with a license that allows anyone to view, use, modify, and distribute it?
- Closed-source
- Proprietary
- Bespoke
- Open-source
Which legal concept protects the exclusive rights of creators over their original works, including software code?
- Fair use
- Copyright
- Public domain
- Creative commons
