6.9. Computers in the retail industry
A subsection of Information and Communication Technology, 0417, through 6. ICT applications
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A school is planning to introduce a contactless card system for pupils to pay for school meals. Each card contains an amount of money which is topped up by parents. Parents transfer amounts of money into the school system and pupils place the card close to a reader to upload the money onto the card. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks, to the pupils, of using a contactless card system rather than paying by cash. 1 10 The terminals in the school use electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS). Describe the computer processing that takes place to pay for a meal at the EFTPOS terminal using the card. [ 1 10
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2021
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A supermarket uses POS terminals at its checkouts. This enables stock levels to be updated automatically. Put the following steps in order using the numbers 2 to 8. Step 1 has already been done for you. The number in stock of the matching record is read Until a match is found with the entered bar code The data file is searched The bar code on the product is read by the bar code reader The new value of number in stock is written back to the file If it is equal to the re-order number then more goods are automatically re-ordered One is subtracted from the number in stock The number in stock is compared with the re-order number
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2010
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A supermarket uses POS terminals at its checkouts. This enables stock levels to be updated automatically. Put the following steps in order using the numbers 2 to 8. Step 1 has already been done for you. The number in stock of the matching record is read Until a match is found with the entered bar code The data file is searched The bar code on the product is read by the bar code reader The new value of number in stock is written back to the file If it is equal to the re-order number then more goods are automatically re-ordered One is subtracted from the number in stock The number in stock is compared with the re-order number
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2010
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The introduction of computers into an organisation’s payroll department has affected employees’ working patterns. Two examples of this are part-time working and job sharing. Describe what is meant by part-time working. Describe what is meant by job sharing. The introduction of these computers has had positive and negative effects on the payroll department’s workers. Describe the benefits to workers of introducing computers into this department. 1 14
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2019
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Point of sale (POS) terminals are used in supermarkets. Tick (✓) which of the following devices used at a POS terminal are only input devices, which are only output devices and which are both. Both (✓) Output (✓) Input (✓) Device Bar code reader Buzzer Touch screen on till Receipt printer Light sensor on the conveyor belt Electronic scales [ 1 13 A stock file contains data about the goods being sold. Describe the steps needed to update the stock file when an item is scanned at the point of sale (POS) terminal. Include in your description how new stock can be ordered automatically. 1 13
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2020
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