1. GCE Applied ICT G041: Lesson 13 Examination Preparation
Mr C Johnston

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

3. Exam Date and Time Friday 26th January 2017 in the morning (09.00)
Your completed pre-release will be on your table waiting for you when you enter.

4. 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.

5. Past Boundaries

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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,

9. 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

10. Exam Hints and Tips Question 4/5 - Inputs & Outputs
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.
product code entered (1st) (1) by touching icon on the touch screen (1)
receipt (1st)(1) printed out by till printer (1)

11. 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

12. Exam Hints and Tips Question 5
Marked out of 10 – need to give an item and expansion for each of:
Hardware,
Software,
Input,
Output,
Process
The question will give the area within the case study to focus on

13. 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.

14. Activity 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