A school laptop is shared by several teachers.
Describe the purpose of giving each teacher their own user account on the laptop.
Mark scheme
Award up to two marks for a linked description such as:
- Each teacher can keep their own files/desktop separate (1) so other teachers cannot see or change their work (1)
- Each teacher's work is saved under their own account (1) so they can find their files easily when they log in (1)
- The operating system knows which teacher is logged in (1) so it can apply the right access rights to that person (1)
- Each teacher can set up their own desktop/settings (1) so the laptop is set up the way they like to work (1)
Do not accept responses about the laptop running faster or having more storage because it has more accounts.
Do not accept 'so they can log in' without saying why having separate accounts helps.
Example answers and how they were marked
Each teacher's files are stored separately, so other teachers cannot open or change their work.
Why: Separate files for each account (1) and other teachers kept out of that work (1).
So that each teacher has their own files.
Why: First point of separate files per account (1), but no development of what this achieves (0).
So the laptop runs faster because each teacher has their own account.
Why: Gives speed as a purpose of user accounts, which is not correct for user management; no creditworthy point.