Unit 3: 3 Content
Topic 3.1: Data Questions
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Distinguish between **primary** and **secondary** data.
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Identify **two** dilemmas associated with the collection of personal data.
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With reference to Source A, explain **one** reason why the published punctuality figure may overstate how well the service runs.
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With reference to Source A, identify **two** items of data the published file records.
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Explain **one** reason why removing names from a dataset may not make it anonymous.
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Explain **one** reason why removing names from a dataset may not make it anonymous.
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Discuss the impacts and implications of a supermarket using loyalty-card data to decide which products each customer is shown.
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Identify **two** dilemmas associated with the collection of personal data.
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Outline the stages of the **data life cycle**.
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Identify **two** measures used to keep data secure.
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Distinguish between **structured** and **unstructured** data.
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Explain **one** reason why metadata can be more revealing than content.
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With reference to Source A, analyse the writer's claim about what counts as personal data.
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Evaluate a rule requiring organizations to delete personal data after a fixed period.
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Evaluate the claim that anonymised data protects the people it describes.
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Identify **two** measures used to keep data secure.
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Distinguish between **structured** and **unstructured** data.
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With reference to Source A, analyse **one** security implication of holding data that is not classified as personal.
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Explain **one** reason why technical security measures do not prevent most breaches.
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Distinguish between **primary** and **secondary** data.
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