Flashcards
IT topic 3 : Operating Online
Flashcards do conjunto (11)
- 1ISPInternet Service Provider
- 2how to choose the right ispCost
Bandwidth
Download limits
Security
Reliability
Support - 3internet use
- 4security measures- Passwords are used on the Internet as a security measure to protect personal details.
- Security questions help further protect personal information and can be used if a user forgets their password.
- To prove you are human, a captcha is sometimes used joining some websites - 54 ways to keep your online personal spaceDon’t post anything online that you would not want made public.
Minimise details that identify you or your whereabouts.
Keep usernames, account numbers and passwords a secret.
Don’t share things with people you do not know. - 6ways in which information is stolen- Covert data collection (Trojans)
- overt data collection (online forms)
- identity theft - 7ways to prevent secure your online trail- control your cookies
- look out for phishing
- prevent spyware (firewall) - 8The Data Protection Act 1998this law ensures companies that hold data are required to keep it secure, not keep it longer than needed, keep the data up to date and not use the data for any other purpose without our consent.
- 9The Computer Misuse Act 1990 ---------------------------------- this law makes it a criminal offence to:- Log into another person’s computer without permission
-Steal someone’s documents or programs
Destroy or corrupt another user’s files or create viruses
-Gain access to financial or administrative documents and using this information to commit further crime (like fraud) - 10CopyrightCopyright protects people’s original work from being used without their permission.
- 11What Original work does the copyright law protect?Literature (writing)
Music
Art
Images
Software
Drama
Sound recordings
Films