Sending fake messages to trick people into revealing personal information

Trying every possible password combination

Flooding a server with traffic so it stops responding

Secretly recording the keys a user presses

Pearson BTEC Tech Award in Digital Information Technology

Component 3: Effective Digital Working Practices: revision quiz and key terms

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Question 1 · Multiple choice

What does PaaS stand for?

Question 2 · True or false?

A disaster recovery policy outlines the steps an organisation will take to restore systems after a major incident.

Question 3 · Multiple choice

What is phishing?

Question 4 · True or false?

Under the Data Protection Act 2018, organisations may keep personal data for as long as they like.

Question 5 · Multiple choice

Which law makes it illegal to access a computer system without permission?

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Key terms for Component 3: Effective Digital Working Practices

Brute force attack: Attempts to guess a password by trying every possible combination.
Cyberbullying: Using digital technology to deliberately harass or intimidate another person.
Disaster recovery policy: Outlines steps to restore systems and data after a major incident.
IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service; provides virtualised computing resources such as servers and storage.
Netiquette: The accepted rules of polite and respectful behaviour when communicating online.
Phishing: Fraudulent emails or messages that trick people into revealing personal details such as passwords.
Two-factor authentication: Requires two different forms of identification before access is granted.
Unauthorised access with intent: Getting into a computer system without permission in order to commit a further crime, such as fraud; an offence under the Computer Misuse Act.

What Component 3: Effective Digital Working Practices covers

In RADevo this topic has a full topic test and a focused quiz for each part:

C3A: Impact of Modern Technology
C3A: Modern Technology
C3B: Prevention and Management
C3B: Security Policy
C3B: Threats to Data
C3C: Legal and Ethical Issues
C3C: Responsible Use of Technology
C3D: Formulae and Notation

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