data security
Click here to link to the OCR text book - Read pages 59 to 62 then complete the tasks below
10. Why is encrypted data of no use to people without an encryption key?
11. What does https stand for and why is used?
Practice these Exam-type questions
1 What is the reason for having a username (user ID) when logging
into a computer system? [1 mark]
2 Give four ‘rules’ that should be followed when creating passwords. [4 marks]
3 Describe three ways that a salesperson in a small business, such as an estate agent, can make sure
that data about a new customer is kept secure while it is being entered. [4 marks]
4 A staff member in a leisure centre has a badge that she is required to wear all the time she is working at
the centre. Why? [4 marks]
5 What is meant by an encryption key? [1 mark]
6 What is the reason for encrypting data in a backup? [2 marks]
10. Why is encrypted data of no use to people without an encryption key?
11. What does https stand for and why is used?
Practice these Exam-type questions
1 What is the reason for having a username (user ID) when logging
into a computer system? [1 mark]
2 Give four ‘rules’ that should be followed when creating passwords. [4 marks]
3 Describe three ways that a salesperson in a small business, such as an estate agent, can make sure
that data about a new customer is kept secure while it is being entered. [4 marks]
4 A staff member in a leisure centre has a badge that she is required to wear all the time she is working at
the centre. Why? [4 marks]
5 What is meant by an encryption key? [1 mark]
6 What is the reason for encrypting data in a backup? [2 marks]