Computers & ICT: Post your doubts here!

[faisal al-awamleh]

Anyone done with ict As thoery?

 

[suha]

please please help me can you please give me tips on the theory ict exam inbox or reply whatever you like anyhelp is highly appreciated

 

[00mfr]

please please help me can you please give me tips on the theory ict exam inbox or reply whatever you like anyhelp is highly appreciated

study all the chapters well
Practice as many papers as u can (minimum 4) and u shall feel ICT smart

 

[durr]

Could someone please try to answer the questions below? :d

1- How time management softwares help in organising tasks like development of a website

2- Details about public and private encryption keys

3-Features of software used to control call centre operations

4- Data flow diagrams, and system flowcharts, how do they help with the analysis of the current system

5- Factors influencing input and output layouts

6- Describe the process of evaluation

7- Different items a system analyst will include at the design stage, and explain the factors that will influence the choice of each item (from m/j 2008, question 3a)

8- Role of computer in plate making and typesetting

9- Social and ethical implications of bank workers being able to access customer's personal information

10- Advantages and disadvantages of advertising on somebody else's website, rather than creating your own

11- Details of system and program documentation

12- Describe the outputs of payroll system


and if you have any helpful notes/websites for AS AICT, please post them too.
Thanks in advance.

PS: exam is tomorrow.

 

[BlackPearl178]

To who ever took the exam! can you please give us some tips, tell us if anything hard came or what are the things we should focus on! Please my exam is tomorrow!

 

[faisal al-awamleh]

Is there any chapters thar are usually concentrated on?

 

[Khadija Nagib]

can anyone explain question 6(b)?
http://www.xtremepapers.com/papers/...nication Technology (9713)/9713_s10_qp_11.pdf

 

[BlackPearl178]

Is there any chapters thar are usually concentrated on?

in the past papers they always bring questions on system analysis, online things, microprocessors, security issues, and call centers! so focus on these

 

[Student12]

Could someone please try to answer the questions below? :d

1- How time management softwares help in organising tasks like development of a website

2- Details about public and private encryption keys

3-Features of software used to control call centre operations

4- Data flow diagrams, and system flowcharts, how do they help with the analysis of the current system

5- Factors influencing input and output layouts

6- Describe the process of evaluation

7- Different items a system analyst will include at the design stage, and explain the factors that will influence the choice of each item (from m/j 2008, question 3a)

8- Role of computer in plate making and typesetting

9- Social and ethical implications of bank workers being able to access customer's personal information

10- Advantages and disadvantages of advertising on somebody else's website, rather than creating your own

11- Details of system and program documentation

12- Describe the outputs of payroll system


and if you have any helpful notes/websites for AS AICT, please post them too.
Thanks in advance.

PS: exam is tomorrow.

Alright, i'm going to give a try
1 - This was a Question from 2009 o/n Q3 (a) For the development of the wesite Calander function can be used which enables the users to keep track of the meeting time or when to do which task. There can be a public calender which helps the designer or who so ever to prevent from having any clashes to talk about the requirments on the website or any example. With the help or Arranging workload he can keep track of his weekly and daily planning. It also reminds as to how long the user has been working on a task. It can also act as a predictor. The designer can also graphically represent the data using Gantt Charts which will help the designer to arrang his timing skills. With the help of Gant charts there are two features : Prallel & Sequential. Parallel activities depend on each other and Sequential activities cannot happen unless the others are done. Also with the critical path analysis he's able to organise his work in a better way.

2- Public key is used to encrypt data that is sent over the internet probably for some banking purpose. It is a key the person can tell to everyone where as a private key only the person himself know. when paying using the internet the user does not have to worry as the browser manages it self by asking the remote server for its public key.

3- There is a CTI (computer telephoney integral s/w) which combines the data and voice input to the system and it can re-dial, fast dial etc. There is an IVR response ( interactive voice response) which is an automated service. The customer will also have to wait while the calls can also be Queued. There is a screen which displays the callers no. and details. Any user in the call centre can operatre the calls and the calls can be directed to the person with those specific experties.

4 & 5 not sure

6 - There can be 4 to 5 steps in evaluation.
Firstly, using the test results to evaluate these test results are obtained from the testing stage. Example the is a table which has the test data where the actual data is compared to the expected data if the data does not match the changes can be made. Obtaining feedback fro mthe users- The analyst can observe or record a video of the staff or anyone depending on scenario and see how much time are they taking to do the task or how easy is it for them to handle multiple tasks. Interviewing can be another method asking about the new system for any further changes they want depends again. Lastly can be Questionairs can be sent to the workforce abut the new system. Setting limitaions as to how the staff or people feel about they new system, any changes need to be made, how happy or how successful the new system is. Lastly, think about if changes actually have to be made does it really compensate the new points.

7- don't know.

8- Role of computer in plate making - Images are transfered to the printing plates. UV light is passed through the negatives to the printing plate from the negatives. When the plates are exposed to light a chemical reaction occurs which allows the light sensitive coating on the aluminum plate to develop the image. In typesetting its mainly editing and formatting- such as kerning, leading, adjusting font size type etc.


You can add more things like its not limited.
& keep going through the past papers.

Remember me in ur prayers.

 

[Student12]

in the past papers they always bring questions on system analysis, online things, microprocessors, security issues, and call centers! so focus on these

You never know how CIE people are ;P

 

[faisal al-awamleh]

in the past papers they always bring questions on system analysis, online things, microprocessors, security issues, and call centers! so focus on these

thx

 

[00mfr]

can anyone explain question 6(b)?
http://www.xtremepapers.com/papers/CIE/Cambridge International A and AS Level/Applied Information and Communication Technology (9713)/9713_s10_qp_11.pdf

for this particular question the answer is best given in the marking scheme becuz in the book the information is scattered over a few pages.

 

[durr]

Thanks a lot, student12.

 

[A.ELWY 7]

wish that whoever finishes the AS theroy directly post how was the exam !!!

 

[A.ELWY 7]

Could someone please try to answer the questions below? :d

1- How time management softwares help in organising tasks like development of a website

2- Details about public and private encryption keys

3-Features of software used to control call centre operations

4- Data flow diagrams, and system flowcharts, how do they help with the analysis of the current system

5- Factors influencing input and output layouts

6- Describe the process of evaluation

7- Different items a system analyst will include at the design stage, and explain the factors that will influence the choice of each item (from m/j 2008, question 3a)

8- Role of computer in plate making and typesetting

9- Social and ethical implications of bank workers being able to access customer's personal information

10- Advantages and disadvantages of advertising on somebody else's website, rather than creating your own

11- Details of system and program documentation

12- Describe the outputs of payroll system


and if you have any helpful notes/websites for AS AICT, please post them too.
Thanks in advance.

PS: exam is tomorrow.

i can give a little help for the questions that STUDENT 12

 

[Student12]

Thanks a lot, student12.

Welcome

 

[Student12]

i can give a little help for the questions that STUDENT 12

The thing is theres too much info and everything cannot be typed & Everythings there in the text book.

 

[iFuz]

Computing students? HOW WAS PAPER 1 ?

 

[A.ELWY 7]

sry pressed enter by mistake...anyway thanx student 12 , i dont mean to underestimate u..but i may help in the other questions
Q4. data flow diagrams can be used to identify the hardware and the software requirments such as..the terminators and the flow arrows can be used to see the volume of the input data where this can help identify a suitable input device..the system analyst can seehow the whole process is occuring from the data flow diagrams so he can identify the size and spped of the processor..the stores in the DFD can help to know what is the amount of data to be stored and so to identify the size and numberof storage devices..and finally the terminators and the flow arrows can help to identify the quantity and format of the output and as for the system flow cahrts they are also used to show the input proces and output but using particular or special input, output, processes and storage diagrams or symbols.
Q5.here lets say the the factors the can influneve the input layouts is that it must be easy to use..have a good contrast of colours, looks appealing and not over-elabourated and no overlapping elements. as for the output most of the input factors influence the output layouts too, and the user requirments can also influence th layout.
Q7.the answer is very clear in the mark scheme you can memorize them and when giving and example it must be related to the scenario such as using special printers for printing the reports of a payroll system or naming a field and an appropriate validation check when designing the validation routines.

 

[A.ELWY 7]

The thing is theres too much info and everything cannot be typed & Everythings there in the text book.

don't get me wrong i didnt mean to underestimate u it is just the guy looks nerveous before the exam and he may need some motivatoin