Sample Matura task: Smart homes Mündliche Reife- und Diplomprüfung aus ENGLISCH Thema 2 Smart homes Prüfungsfrage 2.01 Prüfungsdatum: Situation: You are working as an assistant to the manager of SmartNuHome.com, an aspiring1 provider of smart solutions for apartment buildings. Individual Long Turn (4–5 minutes): Today, a group of international students is visiting your company. Your boss has asked you to give them a short introduction to your field of business and company interests. In your presentation to the students, you ■■ explain the concept of the Internet of Things ■■ give examples of the benefits of home automation ■■ comment on potential customers’ privacy concerns. Interaction (8–10 minutes): A journalist from a community radio station is organising a series of programmes focusing on digitisation. The series includes a roundtable discussion on current and future technological developments. Your company has been invited to take part in the discussion, and you have been chosen by your boss to represent the company. One of the other participants in the discussion is a member of Privacy International, a UK-based registered charity2 that, in their own words, “defends and promotes the right to privacy across the world”. In your discussion with this person, you ■■ justify your conviction that the advantages of smart homes outweigh the risks ■■ discuss the vulnerabilities of IoT devices available on the market (see attachment) ■■ assess the value of smart technologies for senior citizens. Attachment Share of Internet of Things (IoT) devices displaying vulnerabilities to cyber attacks Sources: Economist Intelligence Unit; HPE © Statista 2022 Additional information: HPE (Security Research); 2015; All devices used mobile connections, and majority were connected to a cloud service. 80% 80% 70% 70% 60% Failed to require adequate password protection Enabled hackers to identify user accounts Did not use encryption when downloading software Raised serious privacy concerns 80% 100% 60% 20% 0% 40% Share of devices Vulnerability Did not encrypt data to the internet or local network 2.11 PLEASE NOTE You may have to read or re-read the materials from this chapter before doing this task. Of course, you are more than welcome to do some additional research as well. 1 aspiring: aufstrebend, ambitioniert, ehrgeizig 2 registered charity: eingetragene Hilfs-, Wohltätigkeitsorganisation 25 Key aspects Strategies Sample task 2 Smart homes, smart lives Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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