Preparation for May Examination

It is important that the investigate research activities posted in this blog for the three units are revisited in readiness for the examination.

The following are some of the Examination Areas to be tested

Business Quest Unit

• Review of some business Information technologies tools in use
• Examine how the technologies work/function in particular sectors of business 
• The impact of using  information technologies in business
• Issues resulting from using the information technologies in business and solutions to some related problems

Sport Technology Unit

• IT technologies used for Sports
• How the technologies work or the way they have been used by stakeholders in past
• The impact of using those technologies
•  Concerns and issues resulting from using the technologies

Going Green Unit

• Review of some of the information technologies used to protect environment.
• Examine how the different technologies function as used in the different situation.
• The impact of using different information technologies in management of environment.
• Issues resulting from using the information technologies and solutions to some of the related problems

  N/B
-There will be three sections in the exam. You will answer only one question from each of three sections
-The Technology exam will be 1 hr 30 mins
-The following command terms will be used in each of the questions
            a) Identify
            b) Describe
            c) Explain
            d) Evaluate

Critical Thinking
When answering question from the different command terms, learn to use the trigger words in Describe,Explain and Evaluate which often signal critical thinking. 
The bold words are the key terms in the various criteria.
Identify / Define- Requires a brief response or just a list.
Describe- shows a technical process step by step, using an example is recommended  
Explanation - Because, as a result of, due to, therefore, consequently, for example
Evaluation - My opinion, overall, although, despite, on balance, on weighing up

May Examination Revision Excercises

Business Quest Unit.

1.  a)    Define the term Domain Name?

     b)    What makes up an URL address?

2   a)  Define the term MySQL?

    b)  Describe FOUR payments methods that shoppers can use to make payments online.

3. (a)  Define the term CAPTCHA.

   (b)  Describe two uses for CAPTCHA in any online business.

     (c)  Why might CAPTCHA become unpopular among users on a website?

4. (a)  Define Pay-Per-Click Advertising.

    (b)  Name other methods of used in advertising products online

     (c)  What some of the problems/risks that customers may face when doing transactions online.

5.  (a) What is a shopping cart service? 

     (b) State three reasons a shopping cart service is vital for an online business? 

     (c) Describe other business that can benefit from using an online shopping cart.

Sport Technology

     1.    Describe the sports technology/ software in the article in the link below. http://www.topendsports.com/resources/technology.htm

     2.    What is digital scouting? And why is scouting digital more advantageous http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb/news/20131009/mlb-digital-scouting/

       3.    What are these technologies that have affected sports http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/05/12/how-technology-is-affecting-sports/

    4.    Describe some specific areas of future developments in sports based on the article in the link below. http://blog.ted.com/2014/03/07/what-will-sports-look-like-in-the-future-three-ted-experts-discuss/

Green Technology

      1.    Define the term e-waste?

      2.    Explain two reasons why sending e-waste to Africa in an advantage?

      3.    Discuss what the disadvantages there are to the people sending the computers if they   

                   could not send them anymore.

      4.    Read and discuss some of the issues raised in the article below;