5. The internet and its uses
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A student is writing a help guide about how to recognise and avoid the cyber-security threat of pharming. Give three appropriate solutions he could include. The student also wants to include information in the help guide about the use of social engineering as a cyber-security threat. Describe what is meant by social engineering. Include one example of social engineering in your answer. The student includes information about the security solution of access levels. Describe what is meant by access levels.
0478_s23_qp_13
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2023
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The Henslows Diner is a local restaurant. Staff currently use a keyboard to input a customer food order into a computer. The food order is then sent to the kitchen. State two disadvantages of using a keyboard to input a customer food order. A concept keyboard has a flat surface that is overlaid with images of food items available from the restaurant menu. Staff can click on an image to add the food item to a customer food order. The Henslows Diner wants to change to a concept keyboard to input customer food orders. Explain two benefits of making this change. The Henslows Diner stores personal data on a computer. This computer is connected to the Internet to allow the data to be backed up. There is currently one security method in place to protect the data on the computer from unauthorised access. This is a password. Give two other security methods that could be added to improve the security of the data. Describe how each method will keep the data safe. Security method 1 Description Security method 2 Description
0478_w16_qp_11
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2016
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The Henslows Diner is a local restaurant. Staff currently use a keyboard to input a customer food order into a computer. The food order is then sent to the kitchen. State two disadvantages of using a keyboard to input a customer food order. A concept keyboard has a flat surface that is overlaid with images of food items available from the restaurant menu. Staff can click on an image to add the food item to a customer food order. The Henslows Diner wants to change to a concept keyboard to input customer food orders. Explain two benefits of making this change. The Henslows Diner stores personal data on a computer. This computer is connected to the Internet to allow the data to be backed up. There is currently one security method in place to protect the data on the computer from unauthorised access. This is a password. Give two other security methods that could be added to improve the security of the data. Describe how each method will keep the data safe. Security method 1 Description Security method 2 Description
0478_w16_qp_13
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2016
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A company has several offices. It uses the Internet to transfer data between offices. The company also makes payments to staff and suppliers using online banking. The company are concerned about spyware and other security aspects of using the Internet. Explain what is meant by spyware and how it is used to obtain data. The company uses a web page to log on to the online bank. Identify one method that could be used by the online bank to reduce the impact of spyware when logging on. State how the method prevents the use of spyware. The company has installed a firewall as part of its data security. Describe how a firewall can help protect against unauthorised access to data. State two other methods the company could use to help prevent unauthorised access to data. Method 1 Method 2
0478_w19_qp_11
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2019
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