Fundamentals of Computer Systems

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What is Data Protection?
UK legal Act regarding the handling of sensitive information such as personal details
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What is Computer Misuse?
UK legal Act preventing the use of computers for crime or malicious purposes
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What is Copyright?
"Law which governs the ownership, publishing and distribution of creative works"
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What is Privacy?
Increasing surveillance of computer use may be considered an invasion of this
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What is Plagiarism?
The practice of taking someone else's work to claim as your own
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What is Hacking?
The use of computers to access data without authorisation
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What is Piracy?
Unauthorised copying of computer software/media
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What is a Social Network?
"Online service that allows easier communication between people, such as Facebook"
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What is a embedded system?
A computer system that forms part of an electronic device
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What is kernel?
The lowest level of an operating system that controls the hardware
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What is proprietary?
A standard that is owned and controlled by a particular company
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What is open?
A standard that is freely available for public use
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What is ISO?
The world's largest standards developing organisation
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What is Computer Misuse?

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UK legal Act preventing the use of computers for crime or malicious purposes

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What is Copyright?

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What is Privacy?

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What is Plagiarism?

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