G041: Lecture 13 Examination Preparation Mr C Johnston ICT Teacher

Session Objectives Know exactly what to expect in the examination and topics which may occur.

Exam Date and Time Monday 16 th January 2012 in the afternoon (13.30) Your completed pre-release will be on your table waiting for you when you enter.

Exam Format Marked out of marks will have been completed – task 2/3 of pre release 50 marks are for section A of the exam – questions based upon the case study task 1 of pre release will help 20 marks are for section B of the exam – 2 questions from any part of the specification.

Past Boundaries G041 (Unit 02) Past Boundaries ABCDE Jan Jun Jan Jun Jan Jun Jan Jun Jan Jun Mean Max Min SD

Topics To Revise Types of Organisations Functions within Organisations Information and its Use ICT Systems The Impact of ICT on Working Practices The Impact of ICT on Production Methods Legislation

Where to Revise From? My notes along with your additional annotations, Doyle and Heinemann (electronic avce books) unit 2 chapters, Applied GCE (electronic book) unit 2 chapters.

Exam Hints and Tips Question 1/2 Ensure you know the difference between a job function (department) and job role (actual person / position) Read the questions carefully so you describe the expected function / role – sometimes the question can mislead e.g. Finance is one job function at head office name another and describe 4 tasks the function carries out. Copy the answers from the pre-release don’t be clever and make stuff up,

Exam Hints and Tips Question 3 A variety of questions been asked for this typically it could be: Relationships with stakeholders Describing the structure of the company or part of company

Exam Hints and Tips Question 4/5 - Inputs & Outputs product code entered (1 st ) (1) by touching icon on the touch screen (1) receipt (1 st )(1) printed out by till printer (1) Care is needed when copying from the case study for question 4 and 5 – they ask for the inputs and outputs in a system / procedure make sure these are written down first. A touch screen is used in the café to enter the code of each product required by touching the correct icon. A keypad is then used to enter the quantity. When the transaction is complete the printer at the till prints a receipt which is given to the customer as proof of purchase.

Exam Hints and Tips Question 4/5 Common Error Here is an example question 5 and answers from last years mock exam… QUESTION 5: ICT is used within a warehouse. Describe an example of each. Hardware, Software, Input, Process, Output. INPUT DATA The barcode reader is used to enter the product code Product code entered using barcode reader Barcode is read by barcode reader to input product code Product code input from barcode being read by the barcode reader OUTPUT DATA Warehouse manager prints out the re-order log twice a week Re-order log is printed twice a week by the warehouse manager

Exam Hints and Tips Question 5 Marked out of 10 – must have at least one point for each of: Hardware, Software, Input, Output, Process. Other 5 marks can come from any of them so if you: Have 6 correct hardware devices and 1 correct from the other categories its full marks Have 4 correct hardware devices, 3 correct software applications and 1 correct for the other categories its full marks

Exam Hints and Tips Question 6 This is the A grade question, Needs you to evaluate part of the system and suggest improvements, You can normally spot potential questions by reading through the case study and spotting weaknesses, The typical structure for the question is: Strength Weakness Improvement Potential problem with improvement. Requires knowledge of up to date hardware devices and ICT working practices.

Topic Tasks Check to ensure you have notes for all 12 topics, Ensure you have saved copies of all three text books, Log onto the website using the provided username and password to access the past papers for this unit – have a detailed look at these so you know exactly what to expect. REVISE ALL topics in preparation – next lesson we will discuss answers to questions you are stuck with.