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Question 1

E-commerce

Answer 1

Buying and selling goods electronically, usually over the internet.

Question 2

Electronic waste (e-waste)

Answer 2

Rubbish comprising of digital materials e.g. old computers.

Question 3

Encryption

Answer 3

For security, data is translated into a secret code according to a set of rules in a special ‘key’. To convert the data back into plaintext, the reciever must also have the key.

Question 4

Ergonomics

Answer 4

The design of equipment to increase the efficiency of the way it is used by the human body, to promote the health of users.

Question 5

Etiquette

Answer 5

A set of rules that people try to abide by out of respect for other people around them.