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Describe two reasons why patches may be required for an operating system.
Describe two methods that may be used to obtain patches.
A medical centre uses a computer system to manage both patients’ data and appointments. This system, which is used by the doctors, nurses and secretaries, has two unordered files: a patients’ file and an appointments’ file, both of which can only be accessed sequentially.
Every evening the following processing takes place:
Outline the logical steps that the processing must follow when the system sends out the text reminders.
Describe two different methods that the medical centre could use that would allow data to be restored should it be lost for any reason.
The medical centre is concerned about the privacy of the data it is storing and has to make decisions concerning:
Discuss the issues that should be considered before making these decisions.
An international company is in the process of moving its Head Office from Europe to Asia.
Identify two possible compatibility issues as a part of data migration.
Outline how a virtual private network (VPN) will allow employees who are in Europe to communicate with the Head Office in Asia.
Outline one social issue associated with this process.
The chief executives of the pharmaceutical company, Western Heights, decided to follow the lead of many major enterprises in embracing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy with its workforce.
This decision was taken after lengthy meetings with its security officers, many of whom expressed doubts about the wisdom of such a policy.
By including reference to the rationale behind this decision, discuss both the security concerns that would have been expressed by the security officers and the measures that should now be taken in order to ensure the safety of the company's data taking into account this new policy.
An international bank continues to use a mainframe computer from the 1980s for its core transactions.
Outline two problems that the bank may face by continuing to use this legacy system.