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Topic plan · A-Level Computer Science 9618 · Topic 6

Security, privacy and data integrity

Threats to computer systems and data, and the measures that protect them, plus validation and verification to keep data accurate.

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Unit at a glance

3 lessons, 135 minutes of teaching

Lessons
3, each planned for 45 minutes
Worksheets
3 with answer keys
Quiz questions
18 multiple-choice, assignable in the app
Lab
Internet and cyber security lab
Scheme of work

The lessons in order

RefLesson packStructureWorksheetQuizLab tab
6.1Security, privacy and integrity of data
Security, privacy and integrity are often used as if they meant the same thing, but examiners treat them as three separate ideas.
Anticipation / Reaction Guide6 Q, 19 marks6 MCQtab 6
6.1Threats to computer systems and how to protect them
Connecting a computer to a network or the internet opens it up to malware, hackers and tricks such as phishing and pharming.
Cooperative Concept Mapping6 Q, 19 marks6 MCQtab 5
6.2Validation and verification
Most damage to data integrity is not an attack at all: it is a mistyped value or a bit flipped by interference.
Think-Pair-Share6 Q, 20 marks6 MCQtab 3, tab 4

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