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 ICT applications IGCSE ICT Past Papers Topic Questions

Following topics are included:

6.1 Communication  Communication media Characteristics and uses including newsletters, posters, websites, multimedia presentations, audio, video, media streaming and ePublications Mobile communication The use of mobile devices for communication including: SMS messaging, phone calls, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), video calls, accessing the internet

6.2 Modelling applications  Computer modellingIncluding: personal finance, bridge and building design, flood water management, traffic management, weather forecasting Advantages and disadvantages of using computer modelling rather than humans

6.3 Computer controlled systems: Computer controlled systems  Including: robotics in manufacture, production line control, autonomous vehicles Advantages and disadvantages of using computer controlled systems rather than humans

6.4 School management systems :School management systems  Systems are used to manage learner registration and attendance Systems are used to record learner performance including computer aided learning 6.5 Booking systems : Online booking systems Notes and Guidance Characteristics, uses, advantages and disadvantages of online booking systems including travel industry, concerts, cinemas, sporting events

6.6 Banking applications Banking applications Characteristics, uses, advantages and disadvantages of Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) including: withdrawing cash, depositing cash or cheques, checking account balance, mini statements, bill paying, money transfers Characteristics, uses, advantages and disadvantages of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), credit/debit card transactions, cheques, internet banking

6.7 Computers in medicine:  Information systems in medicine  Characteristics and uses of patient records, pharmacy records 3D printers Including printing of prosthetics, tissue engineering, artificial blood vessels, customised medicines 

6.8 Expert systems  Expert systems  Characteristics, uses and purpose of expert systems including mineral prospecting, car engine fault diagnosis, medical diagnosis, chess games, financial planning, route scheduling for delivery vehicles, plant and animal identification Components of an expert system: user interface, inference engine, knowledge base, rules base, explanation system How an expert system is used to produce possible solutions for different scenarios

6.9 Computers in the retail industry :Computers in the retail industry  Characteristics and uses of computers in the retail industry including point of sale (POS) terminals and electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) terminals Point of sale (POS) terminals including updating stock files automatically and ordering new stock automatically Electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) terminals including checking of the validity of cards, the use of chip and PIN, the use of contactless cards, the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) payment, the communication between the supermarket computer and the bank computer Internet shopping Characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of internet shopping

6.10 Recognition systems Recognition systems  Characteristics, uses, advantages and disadvantages of: Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) including school registers, multiple-choice examination papers, barcode, QR code Optical Character Recognition (OCR) including automated number plate recognition (ANPR) systems Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) including tracking stock, passports, automobiles, contactless payment Near Field Communication (NFC) including payment using a smartphone Biometric recognition including face, iris, retina, finger, thumb, hand, voice 

6.11 Satellite systems  Satellite systems : Characteristics, uses, advantages and disadvantages of satellite systems including Global Positioning Systems (GPS), satellite navigation, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), media communication systems (satellite television, satellite phone)