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Question 1

Data

Answer 1

Symbols, characters, images and numbers are types of data. When data is processed and acquires meaning it becomes information. Computers process data to produce information.

Question 2

Data Protection Act

Answer 2

This law regulates how personal information is used and protects against misuse of personal details.

Question 3

Debit card

Answer 3

Similar to a credit card, but the money is taken directly from the cardholder’s bank account.

Question 4

Digital divide

Answer 4

Unequal access to ICT for individuals or groups, usually due to financial, geograohic, health or cultural reasons.

Question 5

Digital Economy Act

Answer 5

This law protects copyright holders from criminals who illegally distribute copyrighted material (piracy).

Question 6

Digital Rights Management

Answer 6

Allows the copyright holder or owner of the media control over the number of viewings, plays and copies, and even which devices the media can be played or viewed on.
(If you download a film from iTunes, you can’t burn it on a dvd because of the drm encoded in the film)

Question 7

Dongle

Answer 7

A small piece of hardware that connects to a computer and has uses including data storage and picking up Bluetooth and 3G signals. Portable like a USB pen.

Question 8

Download

Answer 8

Transfer of a file from a central computer to your computer.

Question 9

DVD

Answer 9

DVDs offer a higher storage capacity than Compact Discs (CDs) while having yhe same dimensions. Blank recordable DVDs (DVD-R and DVD+R) can be recorded once using optical disc recording