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Social engineering

A range of techniques used by cyber criminals to deceive users into giving away sensitive information

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Modular testing

Testing individual units or components of the software

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Give two ways that computer scientists demonstrate professionalism

Adhering to ethical standards and staying up to date with changes in the field.

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System spftware

Runs operations of a computer

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Application software

Allows users to run tasks

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How media is transferred in a wired network

Packets travel over copper cables

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How media travels in a wireless network

Packets travel over the air

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Ethernet

A protocol used in wired networks

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Why is cache used in a computer

Cache is high speed memory which acts as a buffer between a high and low speed device

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Two Advantages of cloud storage

Data can be accessed anywhere and data is at a reduced risk of system failure

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Two disadvantages of cloud storage

Requires internet and it’s difficult to migrate data to another cloud provider

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