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Data Security

This document contains a syllabus for a data security course. It includes several tasks and examples related to preventing computer disasters and limiting data loss. Task 1 discusses examples like opening an infected email attachment or having a hard disk crash. Task 2 shows security measures for hardware and software and asks students to match them to ways of preventing the disasters from Task 1. It also defines several security-related terms. Later tasks discuss topics like smart card security, linking events related to anti-virus software and firewalls, and completing grammar exercises involving verbs, nouns, and rewriting sentences. The document provides material for students to learn about data security concepts and terminology.

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Data Security

This document contains a syllabus for a data security course. It includes several tasks and examples related to preventing computer disasters and limiting data loss. Task 1 discusses examples like opening an infected email attachment or having a hard disk crash. Task 2 shows security measures for hardware and software and asks students to match them to ways of preventing the disasters from Task 1. It also defines several security-related terms. Later tasks discuss topics like smart card security, linking events related to anti-virus software and firewalls, and completing grammar exercises involving verbs, nouns, and rewriting sentences. The document provides material for students to learn about data security concepts and terminology.

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DATA SECURITY

Task 1

Consider these examples of computer disasters. How could you


prevent them or limit their effects?

1. You open an e-mail attachment which contains a very destructive virus.


2. Someone guesses your password (the type of car you drive plus the day and
month of your birth) and copies sensitive data.
3. Your hard disk crashes and much of your data is lost permanently.
4. Someone walks into your computer lab and steals the memory chips from all the
PCs.
5. Your backup tapes fail to restore properly.

Task 2

Study the following picture showing security measures to protect


hardware and software. Which measures would prevent or limit the
effects of the disasters in Task 1?
After that, find words or phrases which mean:

1. copies of changes to files made to reduce the risk of loss of data


2. software available for a short time on a free trial basis; if adopted a fee is payable
to the author
3. can not be disrupted or cut
4. put at risk
5. deciphered, worked out
6. protect data by putting it in a form only authorized users can understand
7. a combination of hardware and software to protect networks from unauthorized
users
8. observe and record systematically
9. measuring physical characteristics such as distance between the eyes
10. at regular intervals

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Language work: Cause and effect links using allow and prevent
What is the relationship between these events?
1. The scanner finds a match for your fingerprint.
2. The keyboard is unlocked.
3. You can use the PC.
1 and 2 are cause and effect. We can link them using an if-sentence. Note that the
tenses for both cause and effect are the same. For example:
If the scanner finds a match for your fingerprint, the keyboard is unlocked.
2 allows 3 to happen. We can link 2 and 3 using allow and permit.
The keyboard is unlocked, allowing/permitting you to use the PC.
What is the relationship between these events?
4. The scanner does not find a match for your fingerprint.
5. The keyboard remains locked.
6. You can't use the PC.
4 and 5 are cause and effect. We can use therefore to link them:
The scanner does not find a match for your fingerprint, therefore the keyboard remains
locked.
5 prevents 6 from happening. We can link 5 and 6 using prevent or stop.
The keyboard remains locked, preventing you (from) using the PC.
The keyboard remains locked, stopping you (from) using the PC.

Task 3

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form in this description of


how smart card works:

Smart cards prevent unauthorized users .................... (access) systems and permit
authorized users ..................... (have) access to a wide range of facilities. Some
computers have smart card readers ............. (allow) you ............. (buy) things on the
Web easily and safely with digital cash. A smart card can also send data to a reader via
an antenna ............... (coil) inside the card. When the card comes within the range, the
reader's radio signal ............... (create) a slight current in the antenna ..................
(cause)

the

card

..................

(broadcast)

information

to

the

reader

which

........................ (allow) the user, for example, ..................... (withdraw) money from
an ATM or ................ (get) access to a system.

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Decide on the relationship between these events. Then link them.

Anti-virus programs

A user runs anti-virus software.

The software checks files for virus coding.

Coding is matched to a known virus in a virus database.

A message is displayed to the user that a virus has been found.

The user removes the virus or deletes the infected file.

The virus cannot spread or cause further damage.

Face recognition

You approach a high-security network.

Key features of your face are scanned.

The system matches your features to a database record of authorized staff.

Your identity is verified.

You can log on.

You cannot use the system.

Voice recognition

Computers without keyboards will become more common.

These computers are voice-activated.

The user wants to log on.

She speaks to the computer.

It matches her voice to a database of voice patterns.

The user has a cold or sore throat.

She can use the system.

Stress and intonation patterns remain the same.

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Firewalls Study this diagram of a firewalled network system.


Write a description of how it operates. You may need to do some
research on firewalls to supplement the diagram. Your description
should answer these questions:

What is its function?


What does it consist of?
How are the firewalls managed?
How does it control outgoing communications?
How does it prevent external attack?

(taken from: Eric H. Glendinning, John McEwan, Information Technology, Oxford


University Press 2006)

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GRAMMAR WORK
Task 1

Complete the table with the other parts of speech. Two examples
have been given.

Noun

Adjective

Verb

promise
scare
poison
__________
__________
__________

promising
__________
__________
organized
__________
__________

promise
__________
__________
__________
entertain
hate

Task 2

Complete the sentences with a compound noun or adjective formed


from life, house, or home. Make sure you spell the word correctly
(one word, two words, or with a hyphen).

Example I never buy potatoes from a supermarket.


All our vegetables are home-grown.
1. My children hated living abroad. They were __________ the whole time.
2. Since they won the lottery, theyve enjoyed a luxurious __________ .
3. I do my grandmothers shopping as she is __________ .
4. Due to advances in medical science, peoples __________ has increased.
5. Weve finished decorating, so were organizing a__________ party for all our
friends.
6. I was shocked to see the number of __________people sleeping on the streets.
Task 3

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in italics.
One example has been given.

have
1. We have French classes twice a week.
2. Dont call the office at one oclock. We____________________ a meeting.
3. Youre so lucky! You ____________________ three holidays already this year.
work
1. Im a designer, but I ____________________ in the sales department at the
moment.
2. She ____________________ in London when I last saw her.
3. He ____________________ for three different companies since last year.
travel
1. Before she emigrated last year, she ____ never____________________ abroad.
2. People ____________________ to the moon in the 25th century.
3. I ____________________ 5,000 miles by the end of this month.

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in


brackets.

Example I hit my head and I dont know how long


I lay on the floor unconscious and helpless. (conscious, help)
1. My friend told lies about me I was shocked at her__________ and _________.
(kind, loyal)
2. The boys broke into an old, __________ factory and caused __________damage.
(use, measure)
3. The two main qualities I need are _________ and__________. (mature, reliable)
4. Thanks to extra teachers and money, the governments campaign against
__________ has been __________ . (literate, success)
5. I complained to the manager because the staff were__________ and _________.
(polite, help)
Task 5

Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.


Example: She earns 2 an hour. (a lot)
She doesnt earn a lot of money.

1. Ninety per cent of children start school at the age of five. (nearly all)
___________________________________________
2. There arent any chocolates left. (not a single)
___________________________________________
3. Ive spent nearly a thousand pounds this month! (huge amount)
___________________________________________
4. There isnt one of my friends who came. (none)
___________________________________________
5. Less than ten per cent of people walk to work. (hardly any)
___________________________________________
6. One or two of my friends have children. (very few)
___________________________________________
7. We never stop arguing! (the whole)
___________________________________________
8. There are two people in the restaurant. (many)
___________________________________________
9. The children have eaten six bars of chocolate. (far too much)
___________________________________________
10. Weve got three chairs in the dining room and four
guests. (enough)
___________________________________________

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KEY TO GRAMMAR EXERCISES


Task 1
Noun

Adjective

Verb

promise
scare
poison
organization
entertainment
hatred

promising
scary
poisonous
organized
entertaining
hateful

promise
scare
poison
organize
entertain
hate

Task 2
1. My children hated living abroad. They were homesick the whole time.
2. Since they won the lottery, theyve enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle.
3. I do my grandmothers shopping as she is housebound.
4. Due to advances in medical science, peoples life expectancy has increased.
5. Weve finished decorating, so were organizing a house-warming party for all our
friends.
6. I was shocked to see the number of homeless people sleeping on the streets.
Task 3
1. We have French classes twice a week.
2. Dont call the office at one oclock. We are having a meeting.
3. Youre so lucky! You have had three holidays already this year.
4. Im a designer, but I am working in the sales department at the moment.
5. She was working in London when I last saw her.
6. He has worked for three different companies since last year.
7. Before she emigrated last year, she had never travelled abroad.
8. People will travel to the moon in the 25th century.
9. I will travel/will have travelled 5,000 miles by the end of this month.
Task 4
1. My friend told lies about me I was shocked at her unkindness and disloyalty.
2. The boys broke into an old, unused factory and caused immeasurable damage.
3. The two main qualities I need are maturity and reliability.
4. Thanks to extra teachers and money, the governments campaign against
illiteracy has been successful.
5. I complained to the manager because the staff were impolite and unhelpful.

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Task 5
1. Nearly all children start school at the age of five.
2. There isn't a single chocolate left.
3. Ive spent a huge amount of money this month!
4. None of my friends came.
5. Hardly any people walk to work.
6. Very few of my friends have children.
7. We argue the whole time.
8. There arent many people in the restaurant.
9. The children have eaten far too much chocolate.
10. We haven't got enough chairs in the dining room.

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