1.4 Security

Question 1

What is malicious damage to data?

Answer 1

Deliberate unauthorised actions intended to cause damage to data

Question 2

Name 3 examples of malicious damage to data

Answer 2

Unauthorised viewing
Copying data
Corrupting data

Question 3

Name 3 examples of accidental damage to data

Answer 3

Software crashing
Hardware failure
Human error (deleting/overwriting, dropping/spilling liquids)

Question 4

Explain why data is valuable

Answer 4

It can be for personal or business use
Could be a personal or private diary or email
Could be company finances or plans

Question 5

What does accidental damage to data mean?

Answer 5

Harm was not intended
Could be a software fault or hardware crash
Could be something like a power cut or earthquake

Question 6

What are examples of biometric security?

Answer 6

finger or thumb print
palm print
facial features (e.g. distance between your eyes)
Iris pattern

Question 7

What does biometric mean?

Answer 7

A record of physical characteristics used to confirm identity

Question 8

What is a record of physical characteristics used to confirm identity?

Answer 8

Biometric security

Question 9

Why is proof of access important to data security?

Answer 9

Controls access to data

Prevents identity theft

Question 10

What makes up a strong password?

Answer 10

UPPER and lowercase letters
Special characters (!#$%#)
At least 8 characters
Numbers

Question 11

Why is data valuable?

Answer 11

Data can be for personal or business use