| Date | November 2018 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 18N.1.SL.TZ0.5 |
| Level | SL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | no time zone |
| Command term | Outline | 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.
Outline how a virtual private network (VPN) will allow employees who are in Europe to communicate with the Head Office in Asia.
Outline one social issue associated with this process.
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;
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;
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;
