CGS SS Prelim 2021 mark scheme

CRESCENT GIRLS’ SCHOOL SECONDARY FOUR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 COMBINED HUMANITIES 2272/1 2273/1 2274/1 Social Studies 24 August 2021 Marking Scheme This mark scheme consists of 16 printed pages.

2 1 Study Source A. Why did the university IT support department publish this on their web page? Explain your answer using details of the source. [5] L1 Describes the source / repeats provenance [1] L2 Identifies sub-message, unsupported Award 2m for identifying any sub-message, unsupported [2] L3 Sub-message, supported OR Main message, unsupported Award 3m for sub-message, supported Award 3m for main message, unsupported E.g. This poster was published to show the dangers of not securing their home networks. [3] L4 Explains Message, supported Award 4m for explaining Message, supported Message only: E.g. This poster was published to warn the public not to be complacent about securing their home network . The cartoon shows a character saying “It is if that someone uses your account for malicious activities, such as sending emails…” followed up by a panel where police are approaching the other character for investigations of an email bomb threat. This shows that by not securing her network, the character has allowed someone to tap onto her wireless network illegally to send an e-mail threat that had been traced back to her location, even though she was not the actual culprit. The cartoonist is suggesting that this can happen to the public too, if they are not careful. [4] L5 Infers Purpose, based on Message, fully explained, supported Award 5m for explanation of purpose, supported Message and purpose: E.g. The poster was published to remind the u niversity students and staff of the consequences of not securing their home networks, so that they take the necessary precautions and protect their home networks with a password and prevent illegal use. The cartoon shows a character saying “It is if that someone uses your account for malicious activities, such as sending emails…” followed up by a panel where police are approaching the other character for investigations of an email bomb threat. This shows [5]

3 that by being complacent and not securing her network , the character has allowed someone to tap onto her wireless network illegally to send an e -mail threat that had been traced back to her location, even though she was not the actual culprit. The cartoonist is suggesting that this can happen to the public too, if they are not careful. 2 Study Sources B and C. How similar are the two sources? Explain your answer. [7] L1 Identifies agreement/disagreement in provenance/topic/source type [1] L2 Identifies agreement/disagreement in content, unsupported False Matching Award 2m for identifying similarity AND/OR difference, unsupported False matching: Source B shows that SMEs are victims of cybercrime, while Source C does not. [2] L3 Similar OR different in content, supported Award 3m for explaining 1 point of similarity OR difference, supported but no common criteria Award 4m for explaining 1 point of similarity OR difference, supported with clear common criteria [3-4] L4 Similar AND different in content, supported Award 5m for similarity and difference, supported but no common criteria Award 6m for similarity and difference, supported with clear common criteria Similarity: The sources are similar in saying that more can be done to ensure that Singaporeans/ individuals are aware of and vigilant against cybercriminal activity. Source B says that “Almost half also recognise that there should be clearer communication from the management to the employees about the importance of cyber security”. This shows that there are many incidents of cybersecurity lapses that could have been prevented through proper education of employees by the respective SMEs. Source C says that “There are still many ways to improve and ensure that Singaporeans are aware of such cyber-scams” which shows that more can be done to ensure [5-6]

4 that Singaporeans are better educated and have a better awareness of cybercrime. Difference: The sources are different in whether Singaporeans are ready to protect themselves against cybercrime. Source B says that “Just over half of the cyber incidents that SMEs suffered in the past 12 months were caused by employees – either through administrative errors or through the loss or theft of a company device such as a laptop or USB drive”. This shows that many individuals are still not careful enough and this leads to cyber incidents, showing that Singapore is still not necessarily ready to protect itself against cybercrime. On the other hand, Source C states, “43 percent of Singapore respondents chose not to interact with scammers – the fourth highest in the world”. This shows that Singaporean consumers are amongst the most careful in the world about online scams, showing that Singapore is ready to protect itself against cyber crime. L5 Different in Purpose, explained Award 6m for Purpose, supported only. Award 7m for L3 + Purpose The sources are different in purpose. Source B was published to share the trends in the readiness of SMEs for cybersecurity, and convince SMEs of the importance of being more vigila nt, so that they would be more prepared for cybercrime, and perhaps even consider using Chubb’s insurance services in the face of such uncertainty. This is seen in “ This is worrying, as complacency invites malicious attacks, future breaches and inadequate incident response.”, which shows that Chubbs is trying to convey the importance of taking cybersecurity seriously to its audience , the SME leaders reading the report. On the other hand, Source C was published to share the trends in the readiness of Singaporean consumers and remind them to continue being prepared and alert to online scams. This is seen in “Even so, there is also a small percentage of young adults and males in Singapore that have fallen prey t o such technical support scams. There are still many ways to improve and ensure that Singaporeans are aware of such cyber-scams.” This shows that despite Singaporeans being amongst the most vigilant in the world , some are still falling prey to these scams, and more can be done to minimise cyber-crime. (accept similarity in purpose if students interpret audience of Source B to be Singaporeans, rather than Singaporean SMEs, with the intended impact of convincing its aud ience to be more [6-7]

5 vigilant/careful) – However, students cannot choose both as it would be contradictory. 3 Study Sources D and E. How far does Source E prove that the views expressed in Source D are justified? Explain your answer. [7] L1 Explain provenance, no use of source content, description of source, general comments [1] L2 Prove/Does not prove justified based on similarity/difference in content, unsupported [2] L3 Proves OR does not prove justified, based on agreement/disagreement in content, supported OR Proves OR does not prove justified, based on CR of E alone without comparison between D and E (CR Premise must be common between both sources) Award 4 marks for well-explained answers [3-4] L4 Proves AND Does not prove justified, based on agreement/disagreement in content, supported Award 5 marks for well-explained and supported answers on both sides Source E proves that the views expressed in Source D are justified as they both agree that there is a need for Singaporeans to be better educated in cybersecurity. Source D states “I think the government needs to increase their efforts to educate the people on the importance of cyber-security in today’s time.” This shows that Source D believes that governments need to ensure that the citizens are sufficientl