Digital Devices
A mouse, keyboard, webcam and microphone are all what type of peripheral devices?
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Name one type of mobile phone connectivity used to access the internet
3G, 4G, 5G
The S in https stands for
Secure
Give two benefits for people to increased goods and services being available online
Time, reviews, options, delivery to door etc
When the function of many devices are put into one device it is called
Convergence
GPS can be used without internet connection because...
It uses satellites, not internet connection
Name two types of malware
Virus, spyware, adware, worm, trojan etc
Give two types of data that would be collected when undertaking an online transaction
Time and date of the transaction
IP addresses
The referring website
The products or services or the categories of products and services that a user has previously viewed or bought.
Items added to the user’s online shopping basket
Buttons pressed by the user
Data entered into web forms, such as name, address and credit card information.
Two health and safety risks of using GPS whilst driving are
Distraction, gps being wrong and taking you off course, incorrect positioning causing blind spots
The unique identifier used for every device that can connect to a network
MAC address
Give two benefits to companies of employees teleworking
No physical office needed, can recruit from all over the world, can be working 24/7 with different timezones, other valid responses.
What is the cloud?
GUI stands for..
Graphical User Interface
The school uses what server network type?
Client
Give three reasons why people may not be able to telework
lack of infrastructure, training, cost of hardware other valid answers
Give two benefits and two drawbacks of using cookies.
Benefits: Convenient (auto login), faster website loading, relevant adverts, personalised webpages
Drawbacks: Security risks, privacy, storage space on the device taken up.
Describe how an inkjet printer works
An inkjet printer uses four different coloured cartridges of ink. They spray the ink in small dots onto the paper making an image.
A VPN works by (Key words are required for this)
Creating an encrypted tunnel over a network to a different geographical location to that of the users IP address
What does NFC stand for and what is it most commonly used for?
Near Field Communication - contactless card payments
What is the difference between hosted and local applications?
Hosted applications are accessed on a different device/server than the device itself, local applications are installed directly onto the device.