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1
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Once added to a blockchain, records….

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cannot be changed

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2
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Packet trailer contains

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Error checking

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3
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Convert 0111 to denary

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7

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Name 4 facts about the binary number system

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  • 0 or 1 (2 digits)- Base 2- Used by computers- Uses more digits for the same number
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5
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URL

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uniform resource locator

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What are robots?

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A robot is a mechanical device that performs an action

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What are some examples of real-world robots?

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Drones and manufacturing robots

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Cryptocurrency payments over the internet are secure because

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they are encrypted

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9
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Blockchains are accessible by…

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every connected computer

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10
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Advantages of packets/packet switching

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Easier to control than a stream of data, packets can go different routes in case route is busy/broken and allows high transmission of data

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11
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Bank of England and Bank of Korea are examples of

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central banks

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12
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Convert 1011 to denary

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11

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13
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What’s a text address used to access websites?

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URL

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14
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Name 4 facts about the denary number system

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  • 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, (10 digits)- Base 10- Used by humans- Uses less digits for the same number
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15
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All websites and webpages are known as

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the world wide web (www)

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16
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Payments can be sent digitally over the internet using…

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Credit cards, Paypal, Apple Pay, Kakaopay and more!

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17
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How are robots controlled?

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They can be controlled by a person, automated or a mixture

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18
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Payments are made for cryptocurrencies using…

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blockchain

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19
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The central authority for currencies are

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banks

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20
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The world wide web the name for

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all websites and webpages

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21
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Packet headers contain

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sender IP address, receiver IP address, size in bytes

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22
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Computers store everything as __________

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binary

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23
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Blockchains record…

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All payments with time and date stamps

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24
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A collection of webpages is called

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a website

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25
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What is a USB port?

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A socket in a device/computer that allows you to plug in a cable

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What number system do these facts describe?- 0 or 1 (2 digits)- Base 2- Used by computers- Uses more digits for the same number

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Binary

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27
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CPUs are made of billions of _______

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switches

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28
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A blockchain is like a

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digital ledger or list of all records of payment

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29
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Name 5 types of data

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sound, video, images, text, numbers, facts

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30
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Banks are the ________ _________ for currencies

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central authority

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31
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URLs are made up of 3 things….

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protocol, domain, webpage

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32
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Packets are made up of

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Header / Payload (Data) / Trailer

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33
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_______ -> process -> information

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data -> process -> information

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34
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What are sound, video, images, text, numbers, facts known as?

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types of data

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35
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Convert 1101 to denary

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13

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36
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What are advantages of USBs?

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simple interface - cable only works one way so less chance of errors // relatively high speed data transfer // universal - lots of devices use USB // can be used for power // automatically detected by computer to transfer

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37
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What are disadvantages of USBs?

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Cables are limited to 5m usually // not as fast as other cables e.g. network cables

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38
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Packet payload contains

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The actual data (around 64kb)

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39
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Packets are used to….

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Send data from one device to another over a network

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40
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What are some other areas where you might find robots?

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Medicine, agriculture, transport, industry, entertainment and domestic

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41
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An infrastructure is a way of describing

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the internet

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42
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No central authority is also called

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Decentralised

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43
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Inside every computer is a ______

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CPU

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44
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data -> process -> _________

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data -> process -> information

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45
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What are the features of a robot?

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Sensors, mechanical structure, actuators and microprocessor

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46
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Examples of cryptocurrencies are

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bitcoin, dogecoin, ethereum, cardano

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47
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Convert 1001 to denary

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9

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48
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How does packet switching work?

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Each packet broken down at sender, sent independently, route decided by routers, receiver reassembles

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49
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What kinds of USB are there?

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USB ports, USB cables, USB connections, USB devices

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50
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bitcoin, dogecoin, ethereum, cardano are examples of

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cryptocurrencies

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51
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What has no central authority for payments?

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cryptocurrencies

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52
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Blockchain is how _________ payments are made

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Cryptocurrency

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53
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What are some advantages of robots?

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strength, repetition, work in dangerous or extreme places, consistent, can work 24/7

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54
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analogue data is experienced by _________

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humans

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55
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What’s a USB connection?

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Anything that uses a USB cable plugged into a port

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56
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In robots what is the microprocessor for?

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To take the reading from the sensor and then decide what to do

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57
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What can you do on the internet?

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send/receive emails, chatting (video, text, audio), share files

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58
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USB

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Universal Serial Bus

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59
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Packets are sent along different ________

60
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Protocol, domain and webpage are part of….

61
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In robots, what are actuators?

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Actuators make it move - its arms, wheels or attachments

62
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The internet uses transmission _________ and internet ___________

63
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The internet can be described as….

A

an infrastructure

64
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Every website and webpage has a

65
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What’s a USB device?

A

Anything that plugs into a USB port

66
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data -> ________ -> information

A

data -> process -> information

67
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In robots, what is the mechanical structure?

68
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Websites are a collection of

69
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What are some disadvantages of robots?

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Expensive to buy, expensive to maintain, require a lot of power, take human jobs, limited by their programming

70
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What’s a USB cable?

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Type of cable that transmits data OR provides power

71
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Digital payments over the internet are secure because they are

72
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Decentralised

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means no central authority

73
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In robots, what do sensors do?

A

Record its environment

74
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Data is sent from one device to another over a network using ___________

75
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An example of a central bank is….

A

Bank of England, Bank of Korea

76
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Cryptocurrency has no ________ _________

A

central authority

77
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Computers convert ________ data to ________ data

A

Computers convert analogue data to digital data

78
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humans experience _________ data in the real world

79
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All parts connected in a huge network is called an

A

infrastructure

80
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An infrastructure means all…

A

parts are connected in a huge network

81
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What number system do these facts describe?- 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, (10 digits)- Base 10- Used by humans- Uses less digits for the same number

82
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What does text have to be converted to to be processed by a computer?

83
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What do computers process all data as?

84
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What does a computer use to convert text to binary?

A

a character set

85
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What do computers use character sets for?

A

To convert text to binary

86
Q

What are the two main types of character sets?

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ASCII and UNICODE

87
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What are ASCII and UNICODE

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Two main types of character sets to convert text to binary

88
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What is ASCII used for?

A

Represents characters using 8-bit binary numbers

89
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What’s a disadvantage of ASCII?

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Its limited to 256 characters

90
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UNICODE can represent characters using …..

A

8, 16 or 32-bit binary numbers

91
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Why do we use UNICODE?

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To allow more characters, alphabets and symbols like emojis

92
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How do we allow more characters, alphabets and symbols like emojis?

93
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Sound is a____________

94
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Sound waves need to be __________ to be stored in a computer

95
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Sampling happens at

A

regular time intervals

96
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Sampling rate =

A

number of samples per second (in hertz, Hz)

97
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Higher sampling rate or larger resolution =

A

better quality sound, larger file size

98
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Name 3 drawbacks of larger sampling resolution when recording sound

A

larger file size, takes longer to transmit/download data, requires greater processing power

99
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Name 3 benefits of larger sampling resolution when recording sound

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larger dynamic range, better sound quality, less sound distortion

100
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bits per sample =

A

sampling resolution / bit depth

101
Q

Pixels are represented in

102
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Black and white images only require ______ per pixel

103
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Number of bits used to represent each colour is called

A

colour depth

104
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Image resolution means

A

pixels high vs pixels wide

105
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Lower image resolution means

A

Less image detail

106
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Whats the main drawback of using high resolution images?

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Increase in file size

107
Q

Colours are created using different amounts of

A

Red Green and Blue (RGB)

108
Q

What does encryption mean?

A

Encryption alters the data into a form that is unreadable by strangers

109
Q

Scrambles data for secure transmission

A

encryption

110
Q

What does encryption mean?

A

Encryption alters the data into a form that is unreadable by strangers

111
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Scrambles data for secure transmission

A

encryption

112
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Why is encryption effective?

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If the data is stolen it’s meaningless

113
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What is the purpose of encryption?

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There’s always a risk of interception when transmitting data over a public network, encryption reduces the risk

114
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What’s plaintext?

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the original data being sent

115
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What’s ciphertext?

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Plaintext after it goes through encryption algorithm

116
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Plaintext is

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Not secure

117
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Ciphertext is

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Much more secure

118
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Plaintext can be read by ________

119
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Ciphertext means

A

Text is scrambled using a secret formula

120
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Turning plain text to cipher text is called

A

Encryption

121
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Turning cipher text back to plain text is called

A

Decryption

122
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What are the two main types of encryption?

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Symmetric and asymmetric

123
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What is symmetric encryption?

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Same key used for encrypting and decrypting

124
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Why use symmetric encryption?

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For encrypting on your own computer

125
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Why isn’t symmetric encryption used over networks?

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Easy for a hacker to intercept cipher and key

126
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What is asymmetric encryption?

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Public and private keys are used, more secure over networks

127
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How does asymmetric encryption work?

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Plain text encrypted via public key, transmitted, decrypted using private key

128
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What are real world examples of encryption?

A

HTTPS in browsers, bank transactions

129
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How do you make an encryption key more secure?

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Increase the number of bits used in the key (e.g. 64 - > 128 bit)

130
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Same key used for encrypting and decrypting

A

Symmetric encryption

131
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Public and private keys are used, more secure over networks

A

Asymmetric encryption

132
Q

What are cookies?

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Small files or code stored on a user’s computer

133
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What are small files or code sent from a webserver and stored on a users computer

134
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Everytime a user visits a website, the site checks if it has set _______ on their ________ before

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Everytime a user visits a website, the site checks if it has set cookies on their browser before

135
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What are the two types of cookies?

A

Session and persistent

136
Q

What are session and persistent types of ?

137
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Which cookie is temporary and don’t collect or store user information?

A

Session cookies

138
Q

Name two facts about session cookies

A

Temporary, don’t store/collect user info

139
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Which cookies cease to exist when a browser is closed?

A

Session cookies

140
Q

Session cookies _____ to ______ when a browser is closed

A

cease to exist

141
Q

What are session cookies used for?

A

Temporary shopping baskets

142
Q

Which cookies are used for temporary shopping baskets?

A

Session cookies

143
Q

____ cookies are stored on the hard drive of a users computer

A

persistent cookies

144
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Which cookies have an expiry date or stay until deleted?

A

persistent cookies

145
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Which cookies remain even after the browser is closed?

A

persistent cookies

146
Q

What are persistant cookies used for?

A

Allow website to remember usernames, passwords, emails, baskets, preferences

147
Q

What kind of user preferences do cookies hold?

A

language, currency, login

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