Unit 3: 3 Content
Topic 3.4: Networks and the internet Questions
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Distinguish between a **web page** and a **web application**.
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An exam board stores candidates' marks in the cloud. Explain **two** advantages for the exam board of using the cloud to store the marks.
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A charity with offices in five countries moves its files to the cloud. Explain **two** advantages for the charity of using the cloud to store its files.
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Explain **one** disadvantage for a hospital of storing patients' scans in the cloud.
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Explain **one** disadvantage for a police force of storing case records with a cloud provider.
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Identify **two** ways a wearable device can share data with an application on a phone.
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At an airport e-gate, a traveller scans a passport and the gate compares the traveller's face with the passport photo. Describe the difference between identification and authentication.
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Members enter a gym by tapping a membership card and then placing a finger on a scanner. Describe the difference between identification and authentication in this process.
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To read school email, a pupil types an email address and then a code from an app. Describe the difference between identification and authentication.
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Explain **one** step an organization could take to manage limited bandwidth.
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A home electricity meter sends readings to the energy company every half hour. Explain **one** way in which the meter is an example of an Internet of Things (IoT) device.
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Identify **two** difficulties of collaborating on work over the internet.
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A café sign reads “Free web for customers”. Distinguish between the **internet** and the **World Wide Web**.
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A smart bike lock can be opened from a phone app and sends an alert if someone tampers with it. Explain **one** way in which the lock is an example of an IoT device.
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A plant pot sensor measures soil moisture and messages the owner when the plant needs water. Explain **one** way in which the sensor is an example of an IoT device.
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Identify **two** reasons a person might use a virtual private network.
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Explain **one** disadvantage for a counselling service of storing clients' notes in the cloud.
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Identify **two** reasons why the device a person uses affects what they can do online.
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Explain **one** reason why a network is more than the machines connected to it.
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With reference to Source A, analyse the writer's distinction between the network and what runs on it.
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