Year 10 - Computing
Big data and data protection
Online safety
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will evaluate the online world and their own internet activity for safety concerns in order to equip themselves with tools for protecting their online identities. They key takeaway of this unit is a repository of practical, risk-reducing steps that pupils can implement online.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what the term 'big data' means and how data can be valuable to both legitimate organisations and for malicious purposes.
Key Notes
- Our online reputations are valuable to organisations.
- Organisations collect data to streamline services and target advertisements.
- Data can even be used to change the content that is shown to us online.
- A key tool for harnessing the value of this information is big data.
- Big data is the term used to describe large data sets that are analysed in order to identify patterns and trends.
Vocabulary To Learn
- big data: data that is too large and complex to be dealt with by traditional processing methods and systems
- ethical: morally right
- analytics: the analysis of data or statistics
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Big data is only for big companies or organisations.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Our online reputations are valuable to organisations. Organisations collect data to streamline services and target advertisements.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'big data'
data that is too large and complex to be dealt with by traditional processing methods and systems. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: Big data is only for big companies or organisations. Correction: Businesses of all sizes can benefit from data analytics if they understand their goals and data needs.
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