A motor car company has some designers based in London and some in Beijing. The cost of travel between the two cities is very high, so when they wish to meet to discuss new products they use video-conferencing. The designers all have PCs with a keyboard and a mouse in order to take part in video-conferencing. Name three other devices used to input or output data which would be needed to take part in the video-conference. 1 18 Describe three potential problems of the designers using video-conferencing systems rather than meeting in either London or Beijing. Documents that are sent between the two cities are encrypted. Explain what encryption is and why it is used. [ 1 18

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2018

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A headteacher is setting up a newsletter to send to parents of pupils at a school. She has some photographs saved on storage devices that she needs to place in the newsletter. State two communication methods which the headteacher could use to upload the photographs onto the school network. 1 9

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2023

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Pupils working on a science project use the school network to store and retrieve files. They log onto the network using individual passwords. Abisha is using his name as his password. Give two reasons why this is not a good idea. Give two other pieces of advice the teacher should give regarding the management of passwords.

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2018

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The ICT department in a company is writing a report. Members of the department can communicate with other members using VoIP. Explain what is meant by VoIP. The Head of the ICT department uploads the report onto the cloud. Describe the steps that members of the department must take to share and manage their work on the report.

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2024

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A number of different communication devices can be connected to a network. Explain how the following devices operate. Switch Router Bridges are communication devices. Explain what bridges are used for. Ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of data becomes more important when using computer networks. Evaluate the different ways in which a user can ensure the privacy and confidentiality of data by using passwords.

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2024

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Internet banking can be used by bank customers to check their account balance. Many ways of logging into such a system involve the use of passwords. Describe three methods of minimising the possibility of passwords being misused if intercepted. Describe three benefits to customers of using internet banking. [ 1 17

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2016

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A company requires its employees to regularly change their login passwords for the company’s computer systems. Passwords must be strong and cannot be reused. Explain three problems that may occur when the employees change their passwords regularly. The company has a website which uses a digital certificate. Explain the purpose of the digital certificate. A digital certificate is attached to an email. State three items contained in a digital certificate. 1 13

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2023

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Roger is a 16-year-old student who is setting up a password for his computer. He has four ideas for the passwords he may use. Select the most appropriate password from the list and give reasons for your choice. Roger2008 R08123 RogerZpa55w0rd 6IRrg08& Password Reasons State one way of avoiding password interception. [ 1 2

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2024

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A new employee of a company is required to log on to the company’s computer system and will need to create a suitable password. Give three rules that the company would have in place, to help the employee choose a password. He changes his password to R4hB5&Fg1 Explain why he has chosen this password. When a password is changed it is verified. Identify the type of verification which is carried out.

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2017

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An electronic token is used as an authentication method. Explain what is meant by an electronic token. The data on a computer system can be protected by anti-virus software and anti-malware software. Describe the features of anti-virus software. Describe the features of anti-malware software.

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2024

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