Cambridge Nationals R001 Potential Exam Areas June 14
Portable Devices
Smartphone
Synchronisation
Remotely updating files/calendars/schedules that
more than one person has access to, when a
change is made all users documents update with
the most recent file
Everyone has up to
date information
Privacy issues
If a mistake is made
everyone has it
Lack of signal means no update
Good organisation
Know where everyone is
Ways of contact
Email
Phone
Text
AUP says they cannot
download apps
Apps
Updates
Manually or automatic
updates, give you push
notifications
Take up bandwidth and space
May go over data limits
Improved features
Features
Drawbacks
May be used for more than work
Downloading Apps
Easy to lose/damage
Loss of signal
Training needed
Size of screen for
typing
Benefits
Portable
Small and lightweight
More than just a phone
Apps
Cheaper to buy than laptops
Easy to contact to people
Easy to synchronise
Build in wi-fi
Legislation
Acceptable Use Policy
Employee needs to
sign it
List of rules you need to follow
Could get fired or
suspended if it is
broken
Cable Ties Ltd
Not using for illegal
purposes -
viruses/hacking
Not looking at inappropriate material
Not download apps
Not to gain financially -
business and gambling
apps
Space on the phone
Might download viruses
Waste time on
games/social media apps
Might charge business account
Not downloading movies/games etc.
Security - not sharing
accounts/password
Not used for gambling or advertising
Respect equipment
Covers the business,
particularly the Computer
Misuse Act
Monitoring Employees
Tracking employees (GPS)
Three or more satellites, send data to and
from phone, the speed of transfer works out
distance, where all points converge is where
the phone is (triangulation)
Marcus, time taken
Pressure to complete jobs quickly
Stress
Job completed poorly
Text message
Signal
Cost
Accessing where he is
Legal
Unfair use of data
What is data use for, monitoring or comparing?
Data Protection Act
Are they allowed to collect the data?
Does not take into
account other
issues
Data Protection Act
8 principles
Data needs to be secure
Do not transfer outside of EU
Accurate
Used within the law
Person needs to concent and used as
they have agreed to
Cannot sell or give away
Not more data than needed
Up to date
Data Usage
Priority Users
Data Collection
Paper Feedback Form
Benefits
Can fill in whilst
technician is there so will
get done
Can ask technician
about questions
Drawbacks
Costs to copy
Needs manual input into database
Input errors
May not be honest
if technician is
warching
Electronic Feedback Form
Benefits
Cheap
Easy to import data into database
Many different features
Can validate
response so less
erroneous data
More honest if technician is not there
Drawbacks
Need internet connect
May not complete as need to go
on after technician has left
May not understand how it works
Cannot ask technician questions if confused
Data security when sent over internet
Features
Text box
Radio button
Text area
List/Menu
Check box
Radio button
Link feedback to users
Primary key/unique id
Storage on portable devices
Data Protection
Password to open
Password to modify
Encryption
Data is changed, on
sender and receive have
key to place it back to
original
Backing up and archiving data
Back up
Placing data onto another
area in case the original is
lost
Archive
Moving or backing
up data not regular
use but may be
useful
Methods
Cloud
Tape
Son-Father-Grandfather
Hard Disk
Internal
External
Solid State Disk
Costs more
No moving parts
Memory Stick
Optical Disc
DVD
CD
Blu-Ray
Data Storage (mobile device)
Cloud
Internet storage
Store large amounts
Need Internet connection
Relatively cheap
Can share
Automatically backed up
Examples
AppleID
Dropbox
Sky Drive
Google Docs
Can Synchronise
Internal memory
Save data on the phone
Limited space
Access offline
How do you back up?
Limited sharing
Quick to access
Card (SIM, SD)
Move between devices
Limited space
Quick to acces
Software
Scheduling software
Data Transfer using Mobiles
Wired
Faster
Wire easy to break
Limited ports/types of connection
compare to desktop and laptop
Specific wires, cost more
for different connections