Transportation: reservation systems, luggage processing, navigation, scheduling and distribution, traffic simulation, smart roads and cars, fuel efficiency and traffic safety systems
Employment: electronic employee monitoring, telecommuting, ergonomics and health, job oblolesence and retraining, online job search, employee surveillance
Banking and finance: EFT, ATMs, Internet banking and brokerage, electronic cash, insurance
International commerce: management of transnational corporations, business concentration
E-commerce: [...]
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1.1 Reliability
Reliability refers to the operation of hardware, the design of software, the accuracy of data or the correspondence of data with the real world. Data may be unreliable if it is entered incorrectly or if it becomes outdated. For example, a medical record that becomes dissociated from the patient it refers to becomes unreliable. [...]
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Criterion G
Identifying the problem within a social context
3 marks
Criterion H
Analysis and feasibility study
4 marks
Criterion I
Planning and developing the chosen IT solution
10 marks
Criterion J
Testing and evaluating the solution
6 marks
Criterion K
Assessing the social significance of the product
3 marks
Criterion L
The product
6 marks
Criterion M
The log book
3 marks
Total
35 marks
G Identifying the problem within a social context
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The notes below indicate how the three different strands, shown below, of the subject are interrelated.
The Three Strands
Social and ethical issues
Technical knowledge
Areas of impact
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The assessment objectives of ITGS are detailed below:
Assessment Objective 1 (AO1): knowledge and understanding of specified content
Demonstrate technical knowledge of ITGS terminology and concepts
Demonstrate technical knowledge of IT systems
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specific ITGS research topics
Assessment Objective 2 (AO2): application and interpretation
Explain the effects of IT applications and developments on specific areas of impact
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