Physical safety

Question 1

Electrucution from spilling drinks solution

Answer 1

*Use a residual circuit breaker
*Check insulation of wire regulary
*Ensure drinks or liquids are far from computer
*Check computer equipment regurlary

Question 2

Tripping over wires solutions

Answer 2

*Use cable duct
*Cover wires or tuck them away
*Use wireless connections

Question 3

Overload of sockets and overheating of aplliance

Answer 3

*Ensure the is always a C02 fire extinguisher nearby
*Dont cover computer vents
*Avoid connecting many appliances on one socket
*Make sure hardware is fully maintained

Question 4

Equipement falling off solution

Answer 4

*Use strong desks to ensure hardware does not fall off and is supported
*Use large desks so equipment does not fall of edges

Question 5

Principles of data protection act include;

Answer 5

*Accountability
*data minimisation
*Storage limitation
*Accuracy

Question 6

why does data need to be kept confidential

Answer 6

The need for data to be kept confidential and protected to avoid inappropriate disclosure

Question 7

Safety on the internet

Answer 7

*Not give unknown people (on the internet) personal information or send pictures of oneself to them.
*Maintain privacy settings to control which cookies are on their computer
*Use learner friendly search engines and websites recommended by your educational institution, e.g. znotes.org
*The website being accessed is from a trusted source, or has a padlock symbol/ https protocol (s for secure):

Question 8

Safety on email

Answer 8

*Open emails from known sources
*do not click on emails with hyperlinks without confirming with the sender of the email. *Think before opening an email from an unknown person, never send any other sensitive information (picture in school uniform, credit card PIN, etc.)
*Ask their ISP to enable email filtering to classify spam mails as spam.
*Only email people you know
*Unsubscribe from any suspicious mailing lists

Question 9

safety on social media

Answer 9

Block and report users who seem suspicious or use inappropriate language
Never use your real name, only use a nickname
Use appropriate language
Do not enter private chat rooms, as users can lure you into giving personal information by seeming too nice.
Do not meet anyone off the internet for the first time on your own, or at least speak to a trusted adult first.
Do not misuse images (of someone to blackmail them, for e.g.)
Respect the confidentiality of other users
Never arrange to meet anyone you met online in person

Question 10

safety on video game

Answer 10

Keeping their webcams off (other potentially dangerous players have direct access to your image)
Predators may use voice masking technology to lure a user to reveal their age, sex etc.
Cyber-attacks involving viruses, ransomware, etc.