Grade 12 Theory II — Distributed Processing, Cloud & the Dark Web

Question 1

What is centralised processing?

Question 2

Which client type relies mostly on the server for processing and storage, common in call centres/kiosks?

Question 3

Which client type does most/all processing locally, working well offline but harder to manage/update centrally?

Question 4

Which client type balances local processing/caching with server connectivity for shared data and updates?

Question 5

What is peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing?

Question 6

What does a VPN provide for a remote worker?

Question 7

What is a risk of using remote access software like TeamViewer?

Question 8

What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Question 9

What is the difference between the deep web and the dark web?

Question 10

What is the surface web?

Question 11

How does an onion router (e.g. Tor) provide anonymity?

Question 12

What legitimate use does the dark web have, despite its risks?

Question 13

In public/private key encryption, what does the private key do?

Question 14

What does a digital certificate verify?

Question 15

Why does decentralisation matter in blockchain technology?

Question 16

What is SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)?

Question 17

What is the FIRST step when identifying risk and proposing a security solution for a scenario?

Question 18 — Match the columns

Match each client type in Column A to its typical use case in Column B.

Question 19 — Match the columns

Match each web layer in Column A to its description in Column B.

Question 20

What is a key data-ownership concern specific to cloud storage?