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Flashcards by Lewis Leverett, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lewis Leverett
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Project Planning Software Purpose? | Software for planning, scheduling, allocating resources and tracking projects. |
| Project Planning Software Features? | Can be accessed by multiple people. File sharing Calendar Contact List |
| Project Planning Software Benefits? | Task can be organised - manageable Progress can be easily monitored Costs can be easily tracked Highlights any potential problems before they happen. |
| Project Planning Software Drawbacks? | Software can be expensive. Staff may require expensive training to use software. Software can be complicated to use. Time can be wasted on the software rather than the project. |
| Examples of Project Planning Software? | Microsoft Project Trello Rational Plan |
| Image Manipulation Software Features? | Crop Layers Clone Tool Special Effects e.g. colour adjustments |
| Image Manipulation Software Benefits? | Can removed "red eye" Enhanced quality of picture Manipulate images to what you want e.g. to make your products look better |
| Image Manipulation Software Drawbacks? | Photoshop is relatively expensive Can fake photos e.g. fake news websites can make celebrities look like they're doing things they aren't. It takes time and it also takes a large amount of room on your laptop or computer. |
| Diary Management Software Purpose? | It is used to keep track of appointments and events, allows e-mails to be received, keeps contact lists organised and allows you to create reminders. |
| Diary Management Software Benefits? | Workers schedule can be tracked by managers. Stop any clashing of meetings. Can synchronise with mobile technology. Efficient planning. It is available 24/7. |
| Diary Management Software Drawbacks? | The only record of the schedules is on the computer, so it could be lost. Staff may require training. Software is expensive. Time wasted using software. |
| Blog Definition? | A type of website that allows people or businesses to provide comments on a particular subject. |
| Blog Purpose? | Businesses use it as a marketing or advertising tool / a way of directly communicating with their customers. |
| Blog Benefits? | Can share info easily with customers. Blogs are relatively cheap to run. Businesses can find out what their customers really want. |
| Blog Drawbacks? | Can take a lot of time to constantly update. Customers can leave negative comments. An expert is needed to set up a professional-looking blog, which can be expensive. |
| Wiki Definition? | Wikis are another type of website that allow the public to add to or change it's content. |
| Wiki Purpose in Business? | Teamwork on a project. |
| Wiki Benefits? | Saves a business time when creating a project as a team. Lots of people can work on one project. |
| Wiki Drawbacks? | People can edit other people's work so it can be difficult to control content because of this (work can be deleted or edited to be incorrect) |
| Email Systems Definition? | Email systems allow electronic means of communication from one computer to another or multiple recipients via a network. |
| Email Systems Purpose in a Business? | Allows communication between departments within a business. |
| Email Systems Features? | Reply to messages. Auto-forward and redirection of messages. Can send copies of a message. Addresses can be stored in address book. Notification if a message cannot be delivered. Signatures can be attached. Emails can be accessed on mobile. |
| Email Systems Benefits? | Emails are delivered extremely fast. Can be sent 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Cheap - when using broadband each email is sent effectively for free. |
| Email Systems Drawbacks? | Recipients need to have access to their account in order to view their messages. If a user has access to their own private email address at work they can forward copies of messages out of the organisation. |
| Web Creation Software Definition? | A software that enables you to create a website. |
| Web Creation Software Features? | Master slides Templates of layouts Pictures Text Menus with rollover buttons (navigation bar) Video Hyperlinks Banners |
| Web Creations Software Benefits? | The business will look more professional. Potentially, people all over the world can access information about the business and purchase products. Website is available 24/7. It is easier and quicker to update a website through the software than sending out new catalogues etc. Costs business less money to use the software to make a website than to use physical forms of information e.g. brochures. Software is easy to use. |
| Web Creation Software Drawbacks? | Designing and maintaining a website can be costly e.g. training staff to use the software. Expert staff are needed to design and maintain a website. Technical difficulties can lead to problems. Security concerns can be a problem especially when dealing with people’s personal details and credit card information due to hackers. Web creation software costs money to purchase. |
| Web Browser Software Definition? | A software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing (travelling through) information resources on the World Wide Web. |
| Web Browser Software Features? | Navigation buttons. (refresh, back, forward, home) Web browser address bar Tabs |
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