Unit 3 – Lesson 4 – “Networks Abound”
2 Days
This lesson explores society’s use and reliance on computers and networks and the challenges of securing information within those systems. Data changes fast; it is not tangible; it can be duplicated very fast; we can lose it without even knowing it. Data stored on hardware can corrode, software can be corrupted, and data transmitted in networks can be lost completely. We do not have control over our electronic data (i.e., social media posts) like we do our physical data (i.e., your personal diary). This last lesson of Unit 3 is intended to be a bridge to the first lesson of Unit 4, which begins with defining data and explaining why it is important to protect data.