My .02 cents.
First of all the Prof's pc is probably left unattended to allow windows of
opportunity. Although the prof may lock his PC this won't prevent someone from
being able to gather the data.
One way a student can do this is if the classroom is on a network and the
Prof's pc is not hardened the network will allow access to his pc and he would
probably never know a student sitting in his classroom is looking through his
pc.
Another way would be for a student to set up a script that would copy the
entire contents of any usb device pluged into the system. If the Prof's
routine is to come to the classroom, plugin his usb drive, open his notes, etc
etc. You get the point.
Afterwards the students access the unattended machine and gather their loot.
If it's an unattended box chances are very low that you'd ever be able to catch
the person who set it up.
By unattended box I mean one that isn't secure. No password protection, no
screen saver, etc.
If the box wasn't an unattended box, then you have some pretty smart students
and probaby should consider changing their majors.
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