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| Software installed on a computer to carry out a specific purpose. Application -> Operating System -> hardware. |
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| Processing/computerisation of- plans, drawings, bill of materials, employee/contractor records, Quotes/Estimates, electrical drawings, architectural drawings |
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| Payroll, accounts, stocks and shares, personel finance, profit & loss. |
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| Doctor/Patient records, Health monitoring Software - heart/blood pressure/ remote tele. medicine. |
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| Manufacturing Application |
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| Computer Adied Manufacture e.g software to operate robotics/machnies. Automation of processes. |
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| Computer Aided Design - AutoCAD, produce electronic drawings of products/ideas/plans |
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| Computer Aided Manufacture - automation of processes. |
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| Applications send instructions to robots to carry out repeative processes and in some caes in dangerous situations. |
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| Point of Sales - checkout. Stock control, payroll, marketing software. |
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| Trained on the use of the system. E.g. regular breaks/proper workstation setup, proper chairs, anti-glare screens. |
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| passwords, authentication, levels of access |
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| Must be more than 8 characters, not a proper word, contain special characters, Upper and lower case, not written down anywhere. |
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| Prove who you are e.g. Username/finger print/eye scann/ swipe card / key fob. Used with password to allow you access to a system. |
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| When Authenticated this the the level fo what the user can do. E.g. guest - browse internet, Admin - see and do everything on the system. |
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| Issues relating to the world around us and relating to compter systems. |
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| Green issues, can the system be easily upgraded? |
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| Keeping personal date safe under the Data Protection Act 1998. (Electronic and paper based). |
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| All original materials / productions automatically have a copyright. Breaking this copyright could invole copying and distributing the product/ making small changes and claimd it to be yours. Selling the product on without paying royalitis to the author. Covers film/music/software/books/ etc. |
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| Software making your company better than a reval company. |
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| Software allows repeative process to be carried out quicker and more accuratly = costing less in time. |
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| Software allows companies to perform better by carrying out tasks quicker and more accurately. |
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