10.3 Control of Information
| Specification Content/Learning Outcomes |
Control of information is about the issues involved with holding personal data and the access levels that can be used to limit the availability of data.
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Resources - Control of Information
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PowerPoint presentation | |
Word file | |
Acrobat file |
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Internet resource |
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Notes |
| Control of Information |
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n/a | Alcester Grammar School links covering this topic |
| Access Levels |
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28Kb | Notes from David Yates. |
| Protecting ICT Systems |
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92Kb | Short PowerPoint presentation based on Heathcote Ch.11 |
| Rights and Responsibilities |
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n/a | Interesting article relevant to this topic. |
| Control of Information Links |
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n/a | Greenwood School. Scroll down to the relevant links in 10.3 |
| Privacy Issues |
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n/a | Guardian article about privacy of information |
| Personal Information |
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200Kb | PowerPoint presentation from Alcester Grammar School. |
| Linked topic! |
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n/a | Read everything in 10.9 The Legal Framework |
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Reading - Control of Information
Texts other than Heathcote can be found in the ICT section of the Library
Resource Centre.
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Heathcote - Core Text | |
Internet resource |  |
Other book |
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Handout/worksheet |
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Notes |
| Protecting ICT Systems |
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n/a | Heathcote Ch.11 Pages 50 - 53 |
| Control of Information |
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n/a | Doyle Pages 9 - 10 |
| Control of Information |
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n/a | Steve Longley's excellent notes. Allow the page to load fully. |
| Personal Information |
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n/a | Handout from Alcester Grammar School |
| Linked topic! |
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n/a | Read everything in 10.9 The Legal Framework |
Practice questions/homework - Control of Information
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Past exam question |  |
Heathcote question |
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Other question |
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FatMax assignment |  |
Smokin' Dog assignment | |||
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| 1. January 2001 ICT1 Question 5 |
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When buying a new house through a large estate
agency, customers are asked if they object to the data they are giving to
the estate agent being passed on to other companies. (a) Explain why the estate agent must ask this question. (2) (b) State, with an example, what the estate
agent could do with the customers’ details if they give permission for them
to be passed on. (2) |
| 2. May 2001 ICT1 Question 11 |
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n/a | Explain, with reasons, two
levels of access that could be given to different categories of users of an
on-line stock control system. (4 marks) |
| 3. January 2002 ICT1 Question 3 |
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n/a | When ordering goods by
telephone many companies ask the purchaser for his or her postcode. They
then use this to confirm the address of the purchaser by looking up the
postcode in a database of codes.
Explain two reasons why companies prefer to
buy a database of postcodes rather than to collect the data from the
purchasers. |
| 4. Homework question from David Yates |
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A multi-national organisation maintains an
information technology system, which holds a large amount of vital and
sensitive data.
(a) Describe three steps that should be taken to protect the system against deliberate theft or corruption (6) (b) Describe three steps that should be
taken to protect the data against accidental loss. (6) |
| 5. Heathcote question about AUPs |
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n/a | Some companies have policies
governing the acceptable use of the Internet. Describe briefly three
examples of activity that might be covered in such a policy statement. (6 marks) |
| 6. Ten quick revision questions from Alcester Grammar School |
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n/a | 1. What is meant by the term
personal information? 2. What are the main differences between privacy of information and security of information? 3. Aside from name, address ,phone number ; state three pieces of personal information that your doctor may hold on you.? 4. Give three ways in which shops can gather personal information about you. 5. On a shopping trip to a large town, how many times might you be photographed by surveillance cameras? 6. Name three official documents which carry personal information about you. 7. What use do retailers make of the personal information they gather? 8. What is a Smart card? 9. What sorts of information could a national ID card carry? 10. What would be the advantages to individuals of having a national ID card? |
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