Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Electronic transfer of information such as email are susceptible to breaches.
Skills
Students should be able to: Give examples of information processing where accuracy, efficiency or security may be an issue.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Cryptography is used in online settings to keep information secure.
- Error-detecting and error-correcting codes can be used to detect and correct errors that may occur when information is read or transmitted electronically.
- Data compression methods are used to transmit large amounts of data efficiently.
Vocabulary
- Cryptography
- Error-detecting codes
- Error-correcting codes
- Data compression
