13.4.2 Information and Data (Effective Presentation)
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Effective Presentation is concerned with
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Resources - Information and Data (Effective Presentation)
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PowerPoint presentation | |
Word file | |
Acrobat file |
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Internet resource | Video |
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| Designing Effective Presentations |
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n/a | Professional advice |
| Effective Presentations |
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21Kb | One page handout. |
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Reading - Information and
Data (Effective Presentation)
Texts other than Heathcote can be found in the ICT section of the Library
Resource Centre.
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Heathcote - Core Text | |
Internet resource |  |
Other book |
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Handout/worksheet |
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| Information |
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n/a | Heathcote Ch.42 Pages 232 - 237 |
Practice questions/homework - Information and Data (All)<
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Past exam question |  |
Heathcote question |
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Other question |
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FatMax assignment |  |
Smokin' Dog assignment | |||
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| 1. Summer 2002 ICT4 Question 6 |
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n/a |
A company keeps records of its sales and uses
a Management Information System to produce reports for its sales personnel
and for its shareholders. (a). Describe two differences between the information needed by sales personnel in their day-to-day work, and by shareholders reading the annual report. (4) (b). Describe, with the aid of an example,
one characteristic of good quality information that might be produced
by this system. (3) |
| 2. January 2002 ICT4 Question 8 |
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n/a |
A large chain of supermarkets makes use of
data processing systems and information systems. (a). With the use of suitable examples, identify the difference between a data processing system and an information system. (4) (b). Describe, with an example of each, the role of an information system in decision making for the following levels of supermarket management:
(c). Give an example of how a data
processing operation in a supermarket might provide data for a company-wide
information system. (2) |
| 3. Summer 2001 IT04 Question 9 |
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n/a |
The management of a company claims that the
MIS continually fails to produce the appropriate information at the right
time. The person responsible for the MIS responds by blaming the "the
inadequate data and information flow" within the company and requests a
review of "data and information flows".
(a) State six factors which influence the flow of information and data within an organisation. (6) (b) With the aid of examples, describe
three techniques which could be used to review the current information
flows. (6) |
| 4. NEAB IT04 Sample Paper Question 2 |
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n/a | Many retail organisations have
developed large databases of customer information by buying data from each
other.
(a) Describe two possible uses these organisations could make of the data they purchase. (4) (b) Some customers may object to data held
on them by one organisation being sold to another organisation. Describe
some of the arguments which either of these retail organisations may use to
justify this practice. (4) |
| 5. Homework question from David Yates. |
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n/a | A college collects data
from incoming students which includes the students' subjects and grades at
GCSE level. These grades are used to predict an expected grade at A level.
It is found that some of the grades given by students are less than
accurate. Describe methods of data capture and entry which would minimise
this problem. |
| 6. Homework question from David Yates. |
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n/a | In a particular computerised
payroll system data is keyed in from timesheets. In the context of this
application distinguish between data verification and data validation. (4 marks) |
| 7. Summer 2001 IT04 Question 4 |
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n/a | With the aid of appropriate
examples, explain the difference between formal and informal information
flows. (6 marks) |
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