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"AS Level Computing Homework......."

OK... Its not that im lazy, just the fact that Ive got about 13 pieces of homework in by tommorrow and I havent started any of them yet! :-D

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks

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What is the difference between primary and secondary storage?

What is the difference between a CD - ROM and a WORM disk?

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Computers, Crime and the Law

1) Describe each of the following problems

a) Hacking

b) Data theft

c) Viruses

d) Logic bombs

2) What three types of offence does the Computer Misuse Act define?

3) What three types of offence does the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act define?

4) How can computers be used to combat crime?

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Thanks :-D

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Thanks!!!

Thanks AliBoy...... Homework number 6 next week! :-D

Oh yeah, and thanks for the help Tilt! Some great answers there..... That im sure would get me thrown outta college! :-D

A logic bomb is code that is writen into applications or operating systems (it isn't required to make them run) it causes them to perform destruction to some areas of the computer (memory, registers) or the security (firewalls etc). It happens when certain conditions are met, ie certain dates, certain instructions or operations are performed. think the sircom worm was one of these. It lies dormant until something triggers it.

Well Im off to bed, hope this helped in some way.

How can computers be used to combat crime?

Who gave you this question? Isn't that good. Could be used in thousands of ways. Like keeping criminal records on, with photographic id all on a network so that police could have access to it very quickly. Things like tracing criminals who abuse the computer misuse act or data protection act by finding evidence on their pc's (could mention gary glitter) even things liketracking people on-line and aquiring details like their unique ISP number to find more about them. There are loads more too but in my opinion not a very good question. I think it needs to have more info in it as to what exactly its asking you.

The questions on the law are pretty much easy to write about, simply do a search on the misuse act to find out the awnsers, I would tell you but hell this is your homework :-P

Oh and you can tell me what a logic bomb is seeing as I don't know myself :-)

YES! AliBoy is here! Someone who knows what theyre talking about!

Yes please.....

What is the difference between
primary and secondary storage?

Primary is the main interanl memory stuff. RAM and ROM, DRAM, etc. Secondary is stuff like floppys, magnetic tape, used for backup. Expand and waffle for extra marks.

What is the difference between a CD - ROM and
> a WORM disk?
WORM is write once read many. Some CD-ROMs can be erased and re-written so that different data can be stored on them, with worm you can only put stuff on it at the point you burn the cd and after that you can't add anything else.
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Do the rest yourself! : )

Do you really want help??

Im here!

I could awnser most of that because I did the same course but....

1. It's me, i'm idle :-)

2. It would mean trying to remember some of the laws in the computer misuse act and data protection act

3. I would have to look some stuff up, iv'e never even heard of some of those things..

4. Basically I can't be bothered, do your own homework, god knows I had to! :-P

Oh yeah, you should also do it on pure teenager fashion..

Wake up early to do it but end up watching trashy morning television, then end up doing it at college then minutes before the lesson ask your mates for some of the more difficult questions..

:-)