TOPIC 3: COMPUTERS

Robust software

HOMEWORK FOR Y10-05-P29

Name ____________________________________________ Date __________________

Question 1
Read this short article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52986629?
intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c0ele42740rt/data-
breaches&link_location=live-reporting-story
a Give a short description of the problem it describes.
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b State what caused the problem.

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c State which government agency had to be informed because of this data breach.
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Question 2
Read this short article: https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/nearly-all-google-chrome-
security-bugs-involve-memory-flaws
a State the area where the vast majority of security bugs are found in Google Chrome.
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b State the two programming languages used in the code for Chrome and Microsoft
products.
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c Give the name of a programming language that is one of the safest for building secure
applications. Give the name of the company that developed this language.
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