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OCR H446 1.5.1 Computing-related Legislation examination transition
Part 5 of 5 · H446 1.5.1 · Computing related legislation
Best used as a closed-book assessment once the rest of the series is complete, this paper covers OCR H446 1.5.1 with the teaching support removed. Its questions run from principle application and law selection to an extended evaluation of surveillance powers and the difference between what is unethical and what is unlawful.
Students will:
- apply named data-protection principles to a described record-keeping context
- explain how the Computer Misuse Act applies when authorisation is exceeded
- identify a copyright problem and give one lawful route to using the work
- evaluate a proposed use of investigatory powers at extended-answer length
- argue why unethical and illegal are not interchangeable, using a case from the paper
Inside: 2 explanation cells, 1 multiple-choice question, 2 fill-in-the-blanks cells and 7 written answers. 55 marks, about 65 to 80 minutes.
Series: H446 1.5.1 · Computing related legislation, part 5 of 5.
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Computing-related Legislation examination transition
Complete this assessment independently and without checking answers as you go. Use the command words, supplied evidence and context carefully; correctness is held where the platform supports it.
Complete closed-book after LG04. Objective feedback is held where supported. The scenarios and wording are original; the demand reflects OCR's recurring full-name, precise-action, contextual-application and balanced-evaluation expectations.
Which statement is accurate?
- AAny file a user can open may be modified without authorisation
- BRIPA gives every business unrestricted surveillance powers
- CThe Data Protection Act is only about encrypting files
- DAttribution does not itself grant copyright permission
- Computer Misuse
- Copyright, Designs and Patents
- Data Protection
- RIPA
- software development
Identify three data-protection principles and apply each to a college storing learner-support records.
A principle without a college action or effect is incomplete.
Students type their answer here.
A contractor is authorised to test one sandbox but uses the credentials to enter the live payroll server. Explain how the Computer Misuse Act may apply.
Use the scope of authorisation and the actual action.
Students type their answer here.
A student credits a photographer and places the photographer's protected image in a paid app without asking. Explain the copyright issue and one lawful route to use.
Separate attribution from permission.
Students type their answer here.
An authorised agency requests communications data for named accounts linked to a credible threat against a water system. Explain one benefit, one drawback and two safeguards relevant to the use of investigatory powers.
Apply the named-account and public-safety facts.
Students type their answer here.
A city proposes retaining every resident's movement history indefinitely so it can investigate any future minor offence. Evaluate the purpose and proposed use of RIPA-style powers.
Balance investigative benefit against scope, retention, affected people and proportionality.
Students type their answer here.
A creative-AI business enters a restricted archive without permission, copies illustrations and stores identifiable faces for a new purpose. Discuss the legal and moral implications and recommend what it should do.
Select each law from a distinct action, add relevant moral concerns and conclude from the supplied facts.
Students type their answer here.
Explain why ‘unethical’ and ‘illegal’ are not interchangeable, using one example from this assessment.
Name the legal trigger and a moral concern separately.
Students type their answer here.
Review your responses
Check every response against its command word and the supplied constraints. Strengthen unsupported answers with accurate method, mechanism, state or contextual consequence before submitting.