THIS IS A NEW SPECIFICATION Tuesday 17 January 2012 Morning GCSE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY B063/02 ICT in Context *B030290112* Candidates answer on the Question Paper. OCR supplied materials: Pre-release material (inserted) Other materials required: None Duration: 1 hour * B 0 6 3 0 2 * INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES The Insert will be found in the centre of this document. Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes above. Please write clearly and in capital letters. Use black ink. HB pencil may be used for graphs and diagrams only. Answer all the questions. Read each question carefully. Make sure you know what you have to do before starting your answer. Write your answer to each question in the space provided. Additional paper may be used if necessary but you must clearly show your candidate number, centre number and question number(s). Do not write in the bar codes. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 60. Your Quality of Written Communication is assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*). This document consists of 8 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [A/600/2780] DC (SM) 45925/2 OCR is an exempt Charity Turn over
1 The staff at FrontLine18 use specialised hardware in its high street store. Draw a line from each item of hardware to its purpose. 2 Hardware Chip and PIN reader Keypad LCD monitor Printer Security tag Purpose to enter data without clothing tag to prevent shoplifting to produce customers receipts to read data from a bank card to view product details [5]
2 FrontLine18 also sells its clothing online. 3 (a) Describe three different features of e-commerce that FrontLine18 could use in its online store. 2... 3...... [6] (b) Describe three benefits to FrontLine18 of using e-commerce. 2... 3...... [6] Turn over
4 3 The managers at FrontLine18 want to use social networking to improve sales. Describe three ways that FrontLine18 could use social networking to improve sales. 1... 2... 3..... [6] 4 FrontLine18 uses a range of technologies including WiFi. Explain one reason why FrontLine18 might use WiFi during a stock check... [2] 5 FrontLine18 has a website. Tick one box in each row of the table below to show whether the statement is true or false. True False FrontLine18 s website checkout needs to be secure FrontLine18 s website will have a URL Hyperlinks in FrontLine18 s website contain product details Images of clothing on FrontLine18 s web pages need to be accurate [4]
5 6 FrontLine18 uses a range of Line of Business applications, for example, bar-code reading software. (a) Give three other specialist software applications that could be used by FrontLine18. 2... 3... [3] (b)* The manager of FrontLine18 s high street store wants to display the clothes in the most effective position within the store. Explain how ICT could be used by the manager when deciding where to position goods in the store. The quality of written communication will be assessed in your answer to this question.... [6] Turn over
6 7* FrontLine18 sells some of its clothes at a lower price online than in its high street store. Discuss how the digital divide affects shopping in today s society. The quality of written communication will be assessed in your answer to this question... [6] 8 FrontLine18 is in close contact with its clothing suppliers which are located in different countries. Describe three ways FrontLine18 can use ICT to communicate with its suppliers. 1... 2... 3..... [6]
9 FrontLine18 uses interactive multimedia kiosks to promote its clothes in its high street store. (a) Give two items of hardware that would be included in a multimedia kiosk. 7 2... [2] (b) Explain two benefits to FrontLine18 of providing an interactive multimedia kiosk for customers to use in its high street store. 2...... [4] 10 FrontLine18 has introduced its own customer loyalty card scheme. Describe two benefits of this scheme to the company. 1... 2..... [4] Paper Total [60]
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