Effects and Applications of ICT - IGCSE ICT

Choose THREE examples of jobs created by technology in the retail industry.

• Web developer
• Application developer
• Reporter
• UX designer

What is EFTPOS?

• Electric Funds Transfer Point of Sale

• Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale

• Online payment channel

• Electronic Fee Transponder Point of Sales

These are the advantages of internet shopping to a customer EXCEPT:

• customization options

• Time saving

• security concerns

• convenience

Choose TWO disadvantages of internet shopping

• Delivery delays and fees
• Time saving
• Global shopping experience
• Limited physical interaction

What is the EFTPOS system used for?

• To share marketing information between businesses
• To update stock level of goods wherever they are sold and to automatically reorder goods that have low stock levels
• To allow online payment using QR code
• To update the database remotely

Choose two jobs that have been made obsolete due to the technology in the retail industry.

• factory workers
• Cashiers
• Accountants
• Managers

How is a VR system different from AR?

• AR uses sensors while VR is not
• AR is more expensive than VR
• VR is the newer version of AR
• AR uses a real-world setting while VR is completely virtual.

What does AR stand for?

• Artificial robustness

• Anomaly reality

• Augmented reality

• Anonymous repository

VR stands for…

• Virtual reality
• Vivid reality
• Virtual RPG
• Very rusty

What could be TWO negative impacts of AR and VR in the medical field?

• Losing the real world experience

• risk of technical failure
• Worldwide medical advice
• Sharing patients' data