QCE Digital Solutions Unit 4 Crossword: Digital Methods for Exchanging Data to Prototype Digital Data Exchanges (Modules 127–333)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 1. The transfer of ______ between people, systems or organisations, where a sender and receiver use an agreed format over an agreed channel, such as a bank transfer or sharing records. Word 1 of: ____ ________ (4)
- 5. The agreed point where one system gives data to, or takes data from, another. It sets the format and rules of the exchange, such as a file or an API. Word 2 of: ____ _________ (9)
- 7. Word 3 of the term in 4 Down: _______ and ________ (8)
- 8. Measurable standards used to judge how well a data exchange solution protects data, keeps it secure (CIA) and interacts with other systems and users. Word 3 of: ____ ________ ________ (8)
- 9. Data is consistent when the same thing is recorded in the same form (one spelling, date format and unit) and agrees everywhere it appears, including across different sources. Word 2 of: ____ ___________ (11)
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- 2. Authorised users can reach data and systems when they need them. Attacks like denial of service and hardware failure reduce it. It is one part of the CIA triad. (12)
- 3. Word 2 of the term in 1 Across: ____ ________ (8)
- 4. The front-end sends a ______ (often to a REST API) with JSON or XML data; the back-end processes it and returns a ______ that the front-end displays. Word 1 of: _______ and ________ (7)
- 6. Data stays accurate and unaltered unless an authorised person changes it. It protects data from accidental changes and deliberate tampering. (9)
- 8. Trace by hand: record each function call's argument values, follow its statements to the return, then carry the returned value back into the caller's trace table. Word 2 of: desk _____ (5)
Answer Key
QCE Digital Solutions Unit 4 · Modules 127–333
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1DATA — The transfer of ______ between people, systems or organisations, where a sender and receiver use an agreed format over an agreed channel, such as a bank transfer or sharing records. Word 1 of: ____ ________
5INTERFACE — The agreed point where one system gives data to, or takes data from, another. It sets the format and rules of the exchange, such as a file or an API. Word 2 of: ____ _________
7RESPONSE — Word 3 of the term in 4 Down: _______ and ________
8CRITERIA — Measurable standards used to judge how well a data exchange solution protects data, keeps it secure (CIA) and interacts with other systems and users. Word 3 of: ____ ________ ________
9CONSISTENCY — Data is consistent when the same thing is recorded in the same form (one spelling, date format and unit) and agrees everywhere it appears, including across different sources. Word 2 of: ____ ___________
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2AVAILABILITY — Authorised users can reach data and systems when they need them. Attacks like denial of service and hardware failure reduce it. It is one part of the CIA triad.
3EXCHANGE — Word 2 of the term in 1 Across: ____ ________
4REQUEST — The front-end sends a ______ (often to a REST API) with JSON or XML data; the back-end processes it and returns a ______ that the front-end displays. Word 1 of: _______ and ________
6INTEGRITY — Data stays accurate and unaltered unless an authorised person changes it. It protects data from accidental changes and deliberate tampering.
8CHECK — Trace by hand: record each function call's argument values, follow its statements to the return, then carry the returned value back into the caller's trace table. Word 2 of: desk _____