IT Homework for November 4th 2008

Pg. 176-177 #1-5

1.) List 4 ways to protect data.

-Backing up
- Computer Viruses
- Locking disks
- Network security

2.) Why is the data protection act important?

The data protection act is important because it has a set of rules on what information can be kept to the certain individual. Also the importance is so that the computer users can protect/prevent from losing data.

3.) Explain the difference between data subjects and data controllers.

The difference between data subjects and data controllers are that data subjects are people who have data held about them. The data controllers are the people of the organization who have the data.

4.) Give 2 ways the Data Protection Act works.

The data protection act works in two ways. one of them gives people rights about the way their personal information is used. the next is that it ensures that the data controllers are open about how their information is used.

5.) What rights do individuals have regarding the information that is held about them?

You do have legal rights to find out what information is held about you on the computer. You can do this by writing to the person or organization you belive holds the information. But you are not allowed to chec information held on you concerning things suh as national security, crime prevention/detection, salaries and income tax.