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GENERIC COMPUTING
Manage and protect data in a personal
computer system
level:
2
credit:
3
final date for comment:
December 2006
expiry date:
December 2007
sub-field:
Computing
replacement information: This unit standard replaced unit standard 205.
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to
demonstrate: file management; the importance of data
protection and application of appropriate data protection
techniques; and knowledge of the principles and practice of
ethics in the storage and transfer of data.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by NZQA.
special notes:
1
In July 2002 this unit standard and unit standard 2780 were
reviewed and now contain aspects of expired unit standard
2782.
2
Definitions
Organisational practice refers to the systems used by
the workplace, school or training provider.
Appropriate data protection techniques refer to
procedures that do not conflict with organisational
practice.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to the: Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992, Copyright Act 1994, Fair Trading Act 1986,
Official Information Act 1982, Privacy Act 1993, and
their subsequent amendments.
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Demonstration of knowledge can be oral, written,
practical, or a combination, as appropriate to the
assessment situation.
5
An assessment resource to support computing unit
standards (levels 1 to 4) can be found on the NZQA
website at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/forproviders/resources/index.html.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Demonstrate file management on a personal computer system.
performance criteria
1.1
The demonstration includes searching for and locating files on the personal
computer system.
Range:
methods may include but are not limited to - browsing through
directory/tree, using a search mechanism.
1.2
The demonstration identifies conventions for the logical structuring of files and
folders in a personal computer system, the use of descriptive file names, and
shows how to store files in a folder.
1.3
The demonstration shows how files are managed in a computer system in terms
of opening (if applicable), copying, renaming, moving, and deleting.
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element 2
Identify common threats to data stored on a personal computer system, and apply
appropriate data protection measures, and/or identify data protection measures currently
in place.
performance criteria
2.1
Common threats to data stored in a personal computer system are identified.
Range:
2.2
Measures are applied to ensure the integrity of data held in a personal
computer system.
Range:
2.3
measures may include but are not limited to - back-up techniques,
frequency of saving, virus protection facility, UPS or surge
protector.
Evidence of three measures is required.
Measures are applied to secure the system from unauthorised access and/or
current measures are identified.
Range:
2.4
threats may include but are not limited to - unauthorised access,
internet and email risks, virus/trojan attack, spyware, power
failure, natural disaster, data corruption.
Evidence of three threats is required.
security measures may include but are not limited to - passwords,
logoff, shutdown, physical security (locked room, keyboards,
and/or workstations), anti-virus/trojan software, and hardware/
software firewalls.
Evidence of three measures is required.
Backup copies are made and data recovered.
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element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of ethics in relation to the management of data held in computer
systems.
Range:
may include but is not limited to - copyright, piracy, individual privacy, and
organisation confidentiality.
performance criteria
3.1
Ethical issues and principles related to managing information in the form of
computer data are identified.
3.2
Two examples of good ethical practice are described.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0226 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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