G041: Lecture 13

Examination Preparation

Mr C JohnstonICT Teacher

www.computechedu.co.uk

Session Objectives

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

Exam Date and Time

Monday 16th 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 100 30 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 BoundariesG041 (Unit 02) Past Boundaries

           

  A B C D E

Jan-06 73 65 57 49 42

Jun-06 74 66 58 50 43

Jan-07 74 66 58 50 43

Jun-07 71 63 55 48 41

Jan-08 62 55 48 41 35

Jun-08 72 64 56 49 42

Jan-09 72 64 57 50 43

Jun-09 77 70 63 56 49

Jan-10 75 67 60 53 46

Jun-10 75 67 60 53 46

           

Mean 71 63 55 48 41

Max 74 66 58 50 43

Min 62 55 48 41 35

SD 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.0

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 (1st) (1) by touching icon on the touch screen (1)

receipt (1st)(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.