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Preliminary Examination 2019 Secondary Four Express/ Five Normal (Academic) Combined Humanities Paper 1 Social Studies (2272/01, 2273/01, 2274/01) Date of Examination: 27 August 2019 Duration: 1 hour 45 min Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Name: ______________________( ) Class: _______________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your answers on the writing paper provided. Write in dark blue or black pen Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer both parts of Question 2. Hand in the question paper, Section A and Section B separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Set by: Mdm Sharifah Beevi and Ms Josephine Yee Vetted by: Ms Ibaidah binte Ibrahim Cleared by: Mrs Shaima Anshad This paper consists of 6 printed pages, including the cover page.

2 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) [35m] Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1 Being Part of a Globalised World Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help answer the questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the topic to help interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. Why do you think this cartoon was published? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. How useful is this source as evidence about the effort to manage cyberattacks in Singapore? Explain your answer. [7] (c) Study Source C. Are you surprised by the source? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources D and E. Can Source D prove Source E wrong? Explain your answer. [7] (e) “The government is responsible for keeping Singapore safe against cyberattacks.” Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

3 How safe is Singapore against cyberattacks? BACKGROUND INFORMATION In recent years, cybersecurity threats have become a growing concern, as cybercriminals exploit the speed, convenience and anonymity of the Internet to commit crimes that transcend borders. Attacks on Singapore’s cyber infrastructure such as the hacking of local government websites and the stealing of personal data have raised concerns among Singaporeans about the safety of Singapore’s cyber infrastructure. In response to such threat