1. Backing up By Betsy Weaver 8H

2. What is backup, and why should you do it? w So that you don’t lose all your files if you are attacked by a virus or hackers, you need to back them up. w You don’t want to lose you music or homework, so you need to have an extra copy, or backup, just incase.

3. What can your files be backed up to? w An external hard drive, like a memory stick. w Send them to another computer w Copy them onto a CD or disk and keep them. This is especially good if you need to backup music. Make sure that you get the disk - you don’t want to get one that won’t store your data

4. Where can you keep backups? w You have your backed up data - now where do you put it? w In a safe / fire proof box, incase it gets burnt in your home w Putting multiple copies in different buildings, like your school w Uploading them to another computer

5. How can you keep backups secure w Make sure that don’t backup any viruses with your data! w Don’t backup all your data on your computer every time you backup - just backup the things you have changed or added

6. Backing up to a memory stick w Step 1 - This what is in my memory stick. Plug in your memory stick

7. Backing up to a memory stick w Step 2 - Save the file to your memory stick. Go on save as... And save it onto it

8. Backing up to a memory stick Step 3 - Now look at the files on your memory stick - the file should be on there

9. Bibliography w Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm w Date: 15/03/11 w Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing) w Date: 15/03/11 w Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit w Date: 15/03/11 w Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware w Date: 15/03/11 w Date:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus w Date: 15/03/11 w Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivirus_software w Date: 15/03/11 w Source: http://www.xatrix.org/article/10-simple-ways-to-stop-hackers-or-at-least-slow-them-down/2318/ w Date: 22/03/11 w Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(computer_security) w Date: 22/03/11 w Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mitnick w Date: 22/03/11 w Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_McKinnon w Date: 22/03/11