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O Level Computer Science 2210 · The internet and its uses. 1 Describe the processes involved in, and the aim of carrying out, a range of cyber security threats Including: – brute-force attack – data interception – distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack – hacking – malware (virus, worm, Trojan horse, spyware, adware, ransomware) – pharming – phishing – social engineering 2 Explain how a range of solutions are used to help keep data safe from security threats Including: – access levels – anti-malware, including anti-virus and anti-spyware – authentication (username and password, biometrics, two-step verification) – automating software updates – checking the spelling and tone of communications – checking the URL attached to a link – firewalls – privacy settings – proxy-servers – secure socket layer (SSL) security protocol 6 Automated and emerging technologies

It came up in 21 of 34 papers, for about 9 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with The internet and the world wide web, Encryption, Data storage and compression.

32 questions, newest first

  1. 2210/12/O/N/25 Question 6 part (b) · 3 marks
  2. 2210/13/O/N/25 Question 4 parts (a) (b) · 9 marks
  3. 2210/11/M/J/25 Question 9 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 5 marks
  4. 2210/12/M/J/25 Question 5 part (c(ii)) · 6 marks
  5. 2210/12/O/N/24 Question 7 part (e) · 5 marks
  6. 2210/11/M/J/24 Question 9 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 7 marks
  7. 2210/12/M/J/24 Question 8 · 6 marks
  8. 2210/12/O/N/23 Question 1 · 3 marks
  9. 2210/12/O/N/23 Question 8 part (a) · 4 marks
  10. 2210/13/O/N/23 Question 4 part (d) · 1 mark
  11. 2210/11/M/J/23 Question 8 · 10 marks
  12. 2210/11/M/J/23 Question 10 parts (a) (b) · 5 marks
  13. 2210/12/M/J/23 Question 7 · 10 marks
  14. 2210/12/O/N/22 Question 6 parts (a) (b) (c) (d(i)) (d(ii)) · 14 marks
  15. 2210/13/O/N/22 Question 10 part (b) · 3 marks
  16. 2210/11/M/J/22 Question 7 parts (a) (b) (c) · 6 marks
  17. 2210/11/M/J/22 Question 12 · 6 marks
  18. 2210/12/M/J/22 Question 3 parts (b) (c) · 5 marks
  19. 2210/12/M/J/22 Question 6 parts (a) (b) · 8 marks
  20. 2210/12/O/N/21 Question 5 part (a) · 3 marks
  21. 2210/12/O/N/21 Question 10 parts (a) (c) · 4 marks
  22. 2210/11/M/J/21 Question 3 · 9 marks
  23. 2210/11/M/J/21 Question 4 · 6 marks
  24. 2210/11/M/J/21 Question 7 part (c) · 2 marks
  25. 2210/12/M/J/21 Question 4 parts (a) (b) · 9 marks
  26. 2210/13/O/N/20 Question 4 part (b) · 3 marks
  27. 2210/13/O/N/20 Question 13 · 3 marks
  28. 2210/11/M/J/20 Question 1 parts (e(i)) (e(ii)) · 4 marks
  29. 2210/11/M/J/20 Question 7 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b(ii)) · 9 marks
  30. 2210/12/M/J/20 Question 3 part (b) · 3 marks
  31. 2210/12/M/J/20 Question 5 part (b(iii)) · 1 mark
  32. 2210/12/M/J/20 Question 10 · 10 marks

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