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15 Cards in this Set
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What does the abbreviation CAD stand for?
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Computer-aided design
Use of computers systems in kitchen design, architecture, engineering, design or products |
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Identify 2 features you would find in a CAD package.
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• Able to change from 2D drawings to 3D surface models
• Walk-through • Produce a list of costings • Layering • Rotate 3D design so that it can be seen from different angles • Zoom in or out • Add shading (hatching) |
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What does the abbreviation CAM stand for?
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Computer-aided manufacturing
The use of computers to control the manufacturing process in some way e.g. robots, drills, lathes |
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Identify 2 features you would find in a CAM package
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• Uses a computer, CAM software and device to produce items. Products are therefore made automatically
• Can take input from CAD package and produce a set of instructions to give to machinery to manufacture the item • Used to program and control equipment e.g. robots, drills, cutters • CAM equipment can be re-programmed to make new products |
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What does the abbreviation EPOS stand for?
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Electronic point of sale
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Identify two input devices used with a POS terminal.
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touch screen display
keyboard magnetic strip reader bar code reader |
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Describe two advantages of bar code input
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faster - can read bar codes at different angles
more accurate than typing in codes manually low printing costs |
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Describe two disadvantages of bar code input
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can only be used to input numbers
laser scanners in supermarkets are expensive (hand-held are cheaper) |
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What does the abbreviation EFT stand for and briefly explain what it is.
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Electronic funds transfer
payment of goods - where payment is made from one account to another |
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What are two methods of EFT payments?
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credit and debit card
payments using an intermediary e.g. PayPal using an electronic purse - credit money to a card before use payments made between bank accounts using on-line banking |
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What are two disadvantages (from a customer's point of view) of electronic payments?
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encourages impulse buying which they might later regret, because payments are easy
may spend too much on credit cards possibility of card details being used fraudulently not everyone has a computer or internet access worry about companies holding your personal data and shopping habits |
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What are two disadvantages to stores of accepting electronic payments?
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they have to pay commission to cc/debit card company
stolen cards used to buy goods need to try and ensure security for customers entering their card details expense of setting up payment system |
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Identify 3 of the main parts of an e-commerce system?
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catalogue of products that includes search facility
shopping basket (can add/remove items) checkout where customers enter details and pay for goods payment - payment either accepted or declined and confirmation email sent to customer |
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Briefly describe the 'just in time' stock control system used by many suspermarkets?
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goods are delivered to stores as fast as they are being sold. Deliveries arrive 4 or 5 times a day rather than one large delivery in the morning.
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Identify two costs associated with keeping stock.
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cost of buying the stock
cost of premises to store the stock staffing costs can be high - needed to move and find stock wastage due to damage or goods going past their sell-by-date |
