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Applications of ICT
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KS4 ICT Mind Map on Applications of ICT, created by Matthew Stentiford on 28/04/2017.
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Applications of ICT
Banking systems and money
Customers can: add new accounts
add/withdraw money to any of the accounts
pay bills by cheque
Ask for a bank statement
buy items online/in store using debit cards
Customer data stored on banks large database
send confirmation emails to customers after transaction
Main task is to keep data secure and make sure no fraud is performed
cheques
used by older people as they cannot remeber PINs
Banks threaten to stop using cheques as it is expensive for them
cheques has details such as
The date
Person/business being paid
the amount in words
amount in numbers
signature
Magnetic ink character recognition
3 items encoded at bottom of every cheque
cheque no.
branch sort code
customer account number
ink is magnetized,read and inputted into the computer very quickly
advantages
large amount read quickly
doesnt matter if they are crumpled or dirty
characters are difficult to forge
disadvantages
expensive equipment
very limited no. characters can be used
Electronic funds transfer
credit card
money transferred from credit card company's account to shops account. customer than arranges payment with the credit card company
Debit card
money directly taken from cutomers bank account to shops account
Home banking
can carry out basic banking tasks from home such as:
view a statement of the account
transfer money between accounts
Bills can be paid
set up/alter direct debits
apply for loans/morgages
disadvantages
worried of security breaches
lack of personal touch
some banking services are not availble online
Cashless society
Less people carry money with them, instead they carry credit/debit cards
drugs no longer sold on the streets
no money theft
no bank robberies/shop keeper attacks
E-commerce
Buying good electronically
Large variety of goods available ready to be delivered to your door
Avoid tine/expense of travelling to stores
Businesses that work online don't need to pay for overheads
Businesses can expand their market easily
long delivery times
cannot physically inspect goods
worried about personal data security
Payroll
input database/timesheets containing employees details
calculated amount of money needed to pay the employee by the amount of hours they have worked (plus overtime)
outputs printed payslips or email the employee their payslip
updates amount of payments this year + total tax paid this year
Data sent to BACS system so money can be transferred to employees bank account
Reports are outputs summarising the companies pay for the period and update accounting system
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