Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact: OCR GCSE Computer Science questions
Every OCR GCSE Computer Science exam question on 1.6.1 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact, 2022–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 10 questions on Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q3 (8 marks): 3* A company designs and builds tablet computers. The company wants to reduce the cost of manufacturing their tablet computers. The company also decides to stop
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q4(f) (4 marks): Identify one piece of legislation that the youth centre will need to follow when storing users’ data and describe the steps they need to take to meet the requir
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q4 (8 marks): 4* A computer programmer has developed a computer game that they want to release for users to download over the internet. The programmer needs to decide whether
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q5(d)(i) (4 marks): Describe two benefits to the artist and programmer of releasing the software as proprietary. 1 2 [4]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q5(d)(ii) (2 marks): Describe one benefit to the users of releasing the software as open source. [2]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q6 (8 marks): 6* A shopping centre has a security system that includes CCTV cameras to record activities in the centre. The security system is being upgraded to include the u
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q4 (8 marks): 4* Social networking websites use artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor posts from users. Discuss the positive and negative uses of AI by social networking we
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q5(c) (5 marks): Tick (3) one box on each row to identify the legislation that would cover each of the given events. Copyright The Data Computer Designs and Event Protection Mis
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q10(d) (6 marks): Fig. 2 lists some actions that may take place in the law company’s office. Tick () one box in each row to show which legislation applies to each action. Data C
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q11 (8 marks): 11* People often want to buy the most up-to-date smartphones, even though the smartphone they own still works. Discuss the impact of people wanting to upgrade t
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