Topic 30 - Uses and implications of IT systems

Question 1

How have IT systems been developed?

Answer 1

IT systems have been developed for use in many different ways by different types of organisation and business.

Their impact is far-reaching in all areas of work

Question 2

How do the below examples give uses of IT systems?
(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 2

Below gives examples of uses of IT systems in organisations and some using items?

Question 3

What are the 7 IT systems?
(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 3

• Stock control
• Data logging and analysis
• General office tasks
• Creative tasks
• Online advertising
• Manufacturing
• Security

Question 4

What are the 2 Advantages and Features and implication of Stock control?
(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 4

• Automatic stock reordering
• Accurate stock levels recorded

Question 5

What is the 1 Disadvantages and Features and implication of Stock control?
(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 5

• Can be expensive and may require staff training

Question 6

What are the 2 Advantages and Features and implication of Data logging and analysis?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 6

• Highly accurate recordings
• Doesn’t require humans to log data

Question 7

What is the 2 Disadvantages and Features and implication of Data logging and analysis?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 7

• Automatic processing of data and output in different formats
• Requires persistent data connectivity to provide real time telemetry

Question 8

What are Data logging systems used in?

Answer 8

• Data logging systems can be used in hazardous conditions or places humans cannot access, for example geolocators to path of migrating birds

Question 9

What are the 1 Advantages and Features and implication of General office tasks?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 9

• Improves efficiency and quality, e.g. in reports

Question 10

What is the 2 Disadvantages and Features and implication of General office tasks?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 10

• May require training of staff
• IT support teams needed to correct issues and maintain software

Question 11

What are the 2 Advantages and Features and implication of Creative tasks?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 11

• Makes it easier to edit film, music, and artwork
• Many ways of sharing creative work, e.g. video and image sharing website

Question 12

What is the 2 Disadvantages and Features and implication of Creative tasks?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 12

• Files from creative tasks, such as film editing, require large storage compacities
• Piracy concerns

Question 13

What are the 2 Advantages and Features and implication of Online advertising?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 13

• Allows very specific targeted marketing based on users’ browsing habits
• Very cost-effective with a variety of payment methods, such as cost-per-click, cost-per-impression and cost-per-lead

Question 14

What is the 2 Disadvantages and Features and implication of Online advertising?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 14

• Difficult to choose the best site for your adverts from the huge choice

Question 15

What are the 2 Advantages and Features and implication of Manufacturing?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 15

• Improve efficiency - robots don’t take breaks or make mistakes
• Hazardous tasks can be performed by machinery

Question 16

What is the 2 Disadvantages and Features and implication of Manufacturing?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 16

• Loss of jobs in manufacturing, and can be very expensive to implement
• Cannot deal with exceptions easily

Question 17

What are the 2 Advantages and Features and implication of Security?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 17

• Includes technologies such as swipe cards and biometrics
• CCTV monitoring and video technologies require fewer staff patrolling

Question 18

What is the 2 Disadvantages and Features and implication of Security?

(Organisational uses and implications of IT systems)

Answer 18

• Often expensive to implement these security systems due to the use of specialist hardware and often bespoke software solutions
• Privacy concerns