Past paper questions comp sci

Social engineering

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

Modular testing

Testing individual units or components of the software

Give two ways that computer scientists demonstrate professionalism

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

System spftware

Runs operations of a computer

Application software

Allows users to run tasks

How media is transferred in a wired network

Packets travel over copper cables

How media travels in a wireless network

Packets travel over the air

Ethernet

A protocol used in wired networks

Why is cache used in a computer

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

Two Advantages of cloud storage

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

Two disadvantages of cloud storage

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