User interface language: English | Español

Date November 2018 Marks available 2 Reference code 18N.1.SL.TZ0.5
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone no time zone
Command term Identify Question number 5 Adapted from N/A

Question

An international company is in the process of moving its Head Office from Europe to Asia.

Identify two possible compatibility issues as a part of data migration.

[2]
a.

Outline how a virtual private network (VPN) will allow employees who are in Europe to communicate with the Head Office in Asia.

[2]
b.

Outline one social issue associated with this process.

[2]
c.

Markscheme

Award [1] for each possible compatibility issue identified up to [2 max].

Language differences/different character set;
Different conventions of representing various data/currencies, dates, etc.;
Incompatible software/incompatible hardware;

a.

Award [1] for identifying how VPN will allow employees to communicate and [1]for a development up to [2 max].

VPN allows secure communication with the Head Office in Asia;
A VPN is the company’s private network that uses a public network (in this situation the Internet) to connect remote sites/employees together;
Privacy is protected using VPN tunneling;
VPN uses encrypted connections routed through the Internet from the company's private network (Europe)to the remote site in Asia (or employee);
Hiding IP addresses to prevent unwanted exposure and data leaks;
Data security is ensured by encryption – anyone intercepting the encrypted data cannot read it;

b.

Award [1] for identifying an issue and [1] for an expansion up to [2 max].

Employees who will not be willing to move to Asia;
Lost jobs / finding new job / income decreased;

Employees who will move to Asia;
Personal or family issues during the period of moving or in a new environment / finances and cost of living / services such as schools, hospitals, transport / language problems;

c.

Examiners report

[N/A]
a.
[N/A]
b.
[N/A]
c.

Syllabus sections

Topic 1: System fundamentals » 1.1 Systems in organizations
Show 28 related questions
Topic 1: System fundamentals

View options