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Sunday, 20 March 2011

THREAT TO FILES..

1. Unauthorised Access-
Unauthorized Access is when a person who does not have permission to connect to or use a system gains entry in a manner unintended by the system owner. position and passwords. The popular term for this is “hacking”.

2. Internet & Email-
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide.what sites you click onto. E-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages.attachments, you must know who it is from.
3. Viruses, Trojans & Spyware-

Viruses, Trojans & spyware is where you have a unauthorized access to your files.virus damage machine.courseing harm to the system so you cant operate machine.trojan- hidden file.

4. Power Failure -
A power failure is a short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area.can currupt file lose un-saved files damage machine.

5. Natural Disaster -
A natural disaster can possibly be lead to a power failure, which could lead to unauthorized access to your files.keep files on high ground, always have back-up.

6. Data Corruption-
Data corruption refers to errors in computer data that occur during transmission, retrieval, or processing, introducing unintended changes to the original data.

7. Peer to Peer Access.-
When a group of computers are connected to the same hard drive. eg: Kings College.when downloading folders from files and opening site to viruses and hackers.

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