DIT

Question 1

what is an ad-hoc network?

Answer 1

a temporary network

Question 2

what is an example of an ad-hoc network?

Answer 2

a smart phone and a smart watch connected

Question 3

what is the problem with using an open network?

Answer 3

data is not encrypted

Question 4

why do rural areas / countryside not have broadband but cities do?

Answer 4

too expensive for broadband companies to install

Question 5

what does synchronization mean?

Answer 5

having the same data in 2 or more locations

Question 6

list 2 features of cloud computing

Answer 6

online application software apps and online storage and emails

Question 7

state 2 impacts of modern technologies on infrastructure

Answer 7

buying hardware and regular back up

Question 8

state 1 impact of modern technologies for those working from home

Answer 8

can work around family

Question 9

state 1 positive impact of modern technologies for working practices

Answer 9

can use collaboration tools like live online meetings and chat apps

Question 10

state 1 negative impact of modern technologies for working practices

Answer 10

can waste time on chat apps and broadband could be poor

Question 11

state 2 collaboration tools

Answer 11

shared calendar, shared notice board and chat apps

Question 12

state 2 ways to make an interface accessible for others

Answer 12

zoom in and out, audio, text to speech

Question 13

state 2 reasons why people attack networks

Answer 13

fun, challenge and financial gain

Question 14

state 6 examples of malware

Answer 14

virus, trojan, worm, rootlet, spyware and ransomware

Question 15

state 4 examples of social engineering

Answer 15

phishing, pharming, blogging and shouldering

Question 16

how does the ‘man in the middle’ attack work?

Answer 16

intercepting data packets that are sent between devices

Question 17

state 5 methods of device hardening

Answer 17

firewall, anti-virus, encryption, security patches and updates

Question 18

what is 2 factor authentication?

Answer 18

where you need to provide 2 pieces of evidence to log in to a network

Question 19

what does a firewall do?

Answer 19

stops unwanted data packets entering a network

Question 20

what is a drawback of a firewall?

Answer 20

it can reject authentic data packets

Question 21

what is the purpose of penetration testing?

Answer 21

to identify vulnerabilities within a network

Question 22

what does a black hat hacker do?

Answer 22

illegally hacks into networks

Question 23

what does a white hat hacker do?

Answer 23

is paid by the organization to try and hack into a network, to find vulnerabilities

Question 24

what does a grey hat hacker do?

Answer 24

illegally hacks into a network without the knowledge of the organization however they inform them and provide information about how they hacked in

Question 25

what are 2 internal threats?

Answer 25

accidentally losing data snd giving data away on purpose

Question 26

what are 4 impacts on the business of a data breach?

Answer 26

downtime, loss of data, loss of money and loss of reputation

Question 27

what does traditional computing involve?

Answer 27

using software on a device and saving the work on that device rather than online / on the cloud

Question 28

what does cloud computing involve?

Answer 28

saving work online and using online apps