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GCE ICT Assessment – Unit 1 B

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1. A car salesman is considering computerising his business, give 4 advantages of using ICT to process the data involved ?

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2. Give 3 software factors affecting the efficiency of a data processing system

3. Draw lines to match the correct terms to descriptions

Perfective maintenance	changing needs in a company may mean systems need to be adapted – e.g. a single-user system may be adapted to a multi-user system.
•Corrective maintenance	system can be made better in some way without changing its functionality.
•Adaptive maintenance	involves correction of previously undetected errors. e.g. the millennium bug. Many major programs are released with ‘bugs’ that require maintenance releases – ‘patches’ or ‘service packs’ to fix them (most of the Microsoft products)

4. Define GIGO

5. Give 4 method of support available if you buy new software

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6. Give 4 tasks carried out by an operating system

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7. What is bespoke software ?

8. Complete the following table about bespoke software

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9. A business intends to computerise its operations. What factors will the company need to address to ensure the software is deployed effectively ?