A3 - Data Processing

Question 1

Data Processing

Answer 1

To process data

Question 2

Retail
Financial
Farming
Manufacturing
Engineering
Science & Medicine

Answer 2

Retail) e.g epos tills connect to the main server that holds all the information

• check out scanners
• loyalty cards
• stock take
• vouchers

Financial)

• access to accounts
• online banking
• calculation of loans, mortgage repayments
• research & development for advert

Farming)

• automated barns
• tractors use sat nav
• sensors = detects temperature/rainfall
• database

Manufacturing) e.g car manufacturing
- machine carries out processes

Engineering) e.g dental engineering
- CAD, CAM, 3D Printer

Question 3

Hardware (Data Collection)

Answer 3

1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Graphics tablet
4. Touchscreen
5. Sensors
6. Card reader
7. Swipe cards

Question 4

Software (Data Collection)

Answer 4

MS Access - Stores the data

MS Excel - Run calculations on data

Question 5

(Functions) Data Processing

Answer 5

Aggregation
Analysis
Conversion
Reporting
Sorting 
Validation

Question 6

Backup and Data Recovery Procedures

Answer 6

Full backup
Incremental backup
Local backup
External backup