CAPE Computer Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)(ii)
Explain why firewall software needs to be frequently updated.
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- 5(a)Briefly describe two advantages of a client/server network over a peer-to-peer network.[4 marks]
- 5(b)(i)Explain what is meant by the term 'firewall'.[2 marks]
- 5(c)State two differences between FDDI and Ethernet network architectures.[2 marks]
- 5(d)Briefly explain the role of the network and transport layers in the OSI network model.[4 marks]
- 5(e)Outline three reasons why many users prefer wireless routers over wired routers.[3 marks]
- 5(f)(i)Explain the purpose of GPRS.[2 marks]
- 5(f)(ii)Name and describe two applications that use GPRS.[6 marks]
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