AS / A Level Computer Science
AS CS 6 - Security, privacy and data integrity
AS CS 6.1 Data Security
Candidates should be able to:
Describe how data validation and data verification help protect the integrity of data
Describe and use methods of data validation
Describe and use methods of data verification during data entry and data transfer
Notes and guidance
Including range check, format check, length check, presence check, existence check, limit check, check digit
During data entry including visual check, double entry
During data transfer including parity check (byte and block), checksum