eSecurity: past paper questions
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- 9626/11 · October/November 2025 · Q3b[2]
Identify two ways of preventing login details from being obtained by vishing.
See it on the paper → - 9626/12 · October/November 2025 · Q6a[2]
Identify two other uses for malware.
See it on the paper → - 9626/12 · October/November 2025 · Q6b[6]
Identify and explain three disadvantages of using anti-virus software to protect your computer from malware.
See it on the paper → - 9626/12 · October/November 2025 · Q7a[4]
Describe the process of organising face-to-face interviews.
See it on the paper → - 9626/12 · October/November 2025 · Q9[6]
Justify the uses of encryption for data that is stored on a pen drive.
See it on the paper → - 9626/13 · October/November 2025 · Q3a[2]
Describe how vishing can be used to obtain these login details.
See it on the paper → - 9626/13 · October/November 2025 · Q3b[2]
Identify two ways of preventing login details from being obtained by vishing.
See it on the paper → - 9626/11 · May/June 2025 · Q8[6]
A customer pays for their shopping at a checkout by using their bank debit card. Funds are transferred electronically. Describe the process of electronic transfer of funds.
See it on the paper → - 9626/12 · May/June 2025 · Q6[6]
Computer systems can be affected by malware. A network manager has already installed malware prevention software. Describe additional methods the network manager can use to help prevent malware from entering the computer systems.
See it on the paper → - 9626/12 · May/June 2025 · Q13[8]
Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using encryption when transferring data between web browsers and web servers.
See it on the paper → - 9626/13 · May/June 2025 · Q2[5]
Describe the use of TLS/SSL.
See it on the paper → - 9626/13 · May/June 2025 · Q4[3]
Describe what is meant by the malware term trojan.
See it on the paper → - 9626/13 · May/June 2025 · Q10a[3]
Describe the benefits of defragmentation.
See it on the paper → - 9626/13 · May/June 2025 · Q10b[3]
Describe the drawbacks of defragmentation.
See it on the paper → - 9626/31 · May/June 2025 · Q9b[4]
Describe how the IoT can be used in healthcare.
See it on the paper → - 9626/12 · February/March 2025 · Q3a[6]
adware
See it on the paper → - 9626/12 · February/March 2025 · Q3b[4]
ransomware.
See it on the paper → - 9626/11 · October/November 2024 · Q2b[3]
security
See it on the paper → - 9626/11 · October/November 2024 · Q3[6]
Describe how a company can use management information system (MIS) software to help run its business.
See it on the paper → - 9626/12 · October/November 2024 · Q7[4]
Explain why personal information should be kept confidential. Your answer must include examples of how personal information can be used if it is not kept confidential.
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What examiners said
This question was a technical question that focussed on how HTTPS websites provide security of data. Where marks were achieved, this tended to be for either identifying that SSL or TSL encryption was used or for a general statement that encryption is used. Very few, if any, marks were achieved for anything more technical than these two introductory comments.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9626/11 Q4 (Cambridge)
Most candidates could describe identity theft as pretending to be another person by using their personal information but few went on to expand on this to gain the second mark. Details such as, e.g. the use is unauthorised, there is personal gain by the thief, or theft causes harm to the victim would have scored the second mark.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9626/33 Q8(a) (Cambridge)
Most candidates gave good answers to this question. To gain the marks the descriptions had to be in some detail, e.g. victims find it difficult to correct false information held by credit institutions given by the thieves who stole their identity, so can be financially liable for the debts of the thieves.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9626/33 Q8(b) (Cambridge)
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