There are security concerns associated with cloud storage.
(a) State one way in which providers of cloud storage could prevent security breaches by their own employees
(b) Explain why data on networks is encrypted
(a) One from:
(b) To prevent unauthorised access (1) so that data remains confidential (1) by making it unintelligible (1) because it is scrambled (1)
Joe plays online games using the world wide web. A sequence of processes is required to open a web page. Describe this sequence of processes
List three other types of software license.
Explain the Fetch – Execute cycle and provide an example of a Central Processing Unit (CPU) component for each stage of the cycle
The Fetch – Execute cycle is a sequence of actions, performed by the processor as it fetches
a program instruction from its memory, determines what the instruction wants to do and
carries out those actions. The stages of the cycle are provided below.
List three types of errors that are likely to exist in a program (3 marks)
Syntax errors-Incorrect use of programming language
Logical errors- The program do not give the expected output
Runtime errors- Premature end of a program
The introduction of a new system involves evaluation and maintenance once the system is
implemented.
Describe the evaluation and maintenance stage of the systems development life cycle (SDLC)
and provide one example of an activity undertaken in this stage.
What is an Operating System?
State the seven layers of the OSI model
An organisation that supplies audiobooks over the internet is moving into a new office building.
(a) One reason for networking devices is to provide access to the internet.
(i) Give two other reasons for connecting devices to networks.
List three electronic data processing modes used in computers
Aeroplanes now use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to determine their location.
Describe how the computer on board the aeroplane uses GPS to find its exact location
Give two benefits of using GPS in this application
Describe how the computer on board the aeroplane uses GPS to find its exact location
– satellites transmit signals to onboard computers
– computers receive/interpret these signals
– system depends on very accurate timing/use of atomic clocks
– each satellite transmits data indicating location and time
– computer in aeroplane calculates location based on at least three satellites
– at least 24 satellites in operation at any one time
– position accurate to within one metre
– can also calculate altitude of aeroplane
– ref to “triangulation”:
Give two benefits of using GPS in this application
– safer as the known location is exact/more accurate
– reduces the possibility of pilot error
– allows accurate estimation of arrival time
– display and guide the pilot to the nearest airport in case of emergency
In reference to word processing, define the following terms
Word wrap
Justification
Drop cap
Word wrap - Is a word processing feature in which a word that does not fit in the current line is automatically moved at the start of the next line
Justification - refers to aligning text on both left and right margins
Drop cap - Make the first character of a paragraph occupy more than one line below it
Which files are backed up in an incremental backup scheme?
Describe the purpose of the control unit (CU) within this computer.
State three factors to consider when selecting an operating system to install in a computer (3 marks)
Data integrity in a database can be divided into three categories: referential integrity, domain integrity and entity integrity.
(a)Outline the meaning of each of the following.
(i) Referential integrity
(ii) Entity integrity
(b) Describe how data integrity can improve the process of database management. (2 marks)
(i) Referential integrity
(ii) Entity integrity
(b) Describe how data integrity can improve the process of database management. (2 marks)
Give a reason why HMTL is not regarded as a programming language
State a circumstance under which dry-run testing is performed when developing a program (2mks)
Lucy wrote: “I should validate the input into my database by typing in the same data twice”.Why was her statement incorrect?
Explain the term website as used in the internet