Question 7
Question 7 of 12

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Topics Tested

Impact of new and emerging technologies, including on: individuals, organisations, medicine and healthcare, including patient care and monitoring, development of prosthetics and medical products, tissue engineering, artificial blood vessels, the design of medical tools and equipment, scientific research, the environment, including e-waste, recycling, power consumption, manufacturing processes, energy from wireless signals

Preventing misuse of personal data, including: how personal data can be kept secure, including network security measures, how personal data can be gathered by unauthorised persons (smishing, visiting, phishing and pharming) and how this might be prevented, including firewalls (hardware and software)

Advantages and disadvantages of mainframe computers and supercomputers