Tutor Marked Assignment TMA-05C
In a Nutshell - CIW Course Section 3
TMA-05C - CD Access Code: not required
Q1. Which of the following statements is correct?
- a) A database is awarded protection provided, by reasons of the selection or arrangement of the content of the database, the database does not contain the author's own intellectual creation.
- b) Protection is applied automatically under all circumstances.
- c) A database is awared protection if, and only if, by reason of the selection or arrangement of the contents of the database, the database constitutes the author's own intellectual creation.
- d) A database is never awarded protection.
Q2. Software is often installed to a user's computer as a result of downloading "free" software from a website. What, if any, requirements are there in relation to the user agreeing to the installation?
- a) There is a requirement that the user must agree to the Terms and Conditions stating that advertisement-enabled software will be installed on the user's computer.
- b) There is no such requirement as described in a) above.
- c) There is shortly to be a requirement as described in a) above.
- d) The courts have decided that requirements, such as those described in a) above, are not feasible.
Q3. Which of the following statements is correct?
- a) Domain names are purchased and then owned by the buyer.
- b) Domain names are loaned for a period.
- c) A registrant may not transfer the domain name to another person.
- d) A domain name is not necessarily unique.
Q4. Which of the following statements are correct?
- a) All commercial websites must have a document called the Terms of Use.
- b) If a website sells goos and services, Terms and Conditions of Trade must be included.
- c) It has been determined by the courts in England and Wales that an advert on a website is in fact an invitation to treat rather than an offer.
- d) The Office of Fair Trade does not have the power to take court action to obtain an injunction to prevent the use of unlawful Terms and Conditions on a website.
Q5. A limited company operating a website should provide details of its correct company name, the place of registration, the company number and the address of its registered office:
- a) True
- b) False
Q6. Which of the following statements is correct?
- a) The law currently regards the publication of an Internet posting as taking place when and where it was written.
- b) The law currently regards the publication of an Internet posting as taking place when and where it was uploaded.
- c) The law currently regards the publication of an Internet posting as taking place when and where it was downloaded.
- d) The law currently regards the publication of an Internet posting as taking place when and where it was first thought of.
Q7. The term used to describe the functionality provided by the software programs that drive a website, often referred to colloquially as the "back end" is what?
- a) look and feel
- b) underlying functionality
- c) express functionality
- d) business functionality
Q8. Which of the following statements are correct?
- a) The UK offers protection of copyright works by registration
- b) The UK does not offer protection of copyright works by registration
- c) The USA offers protection of copyright works by registration
- d) The USA does not offer protection of copyright works by registration
Q9. Deep-linking is:
- a) The practice of having a hyperlink from a page on one site to a page "inside" another site, bypassing the "home" or "portal" page.
- b) The practice of using a spider, robot or other automated pieces of software that visits websites and "reads" their pages.
- c) The practice of putting a hyperlink on every page on one site to link to another site.
- d) The practice of "framing".
Q10. Which company controls all ".uk" domain names?
- a) UDRP
- b) Nominet
- c) WWW
- d) The department for Internet Resources and Security
Question 1.
Write an essay, of at least 500 words, explaining the issues surrounding copyright in respect of website design and implementation of a website. As a minimum, your essay should include information regarding the following points:
- Who, in general, owns the copyright of a work, and usder what circumstances can copyright be transferred.
- What areas of a website can be said to hold copyright.
- What, if any, problems may occur to a business, in relation to copyright, if the work has been created by an Employee of the business.
- What, if any, problems may occur to a business, in relation to copyright, if the work has been created by a Consultant.
Question 2.
Discuss the possible disputes that may occur in relation to domain names. You should include the most common categories, and details regarding each.
Question 3.
The marketing company that you work for has decided to enlist the help of a Contractor to make them a web site. Write a report explaining to your Company Director what, if any, problems this may incur, and what legislation, both primarily and incidentally, needs to be taken into consideration. It is important that your report is full, and well thought out.