Applied ICT - Edexcel - The Digital Economy (** = CD version only)

2.1

Information Needs of Organisations
Data Capture
Data Processing 
Presentation of Information
Exchange of Information
Conducting Transactions
Marketing Goods and Services
Distribution of Goods
Managing Customer Relations
'Just In Time' Purchasing

2.2

From 'brick' to 'click'
Transactional websites

2.3

Transactional Website Study
The website Assessment evidence
 (a)
Capture of customer information
Techniques used to entice customers

2.4

Back-office processes
Virtual shopping basket
Identification and authentication**
Real-time tracking of customers' actions**
Payment processing**
Stock control**
Despatch and delivery**
Flowcharts and Data Flow diagrams** Assessment evidence
 (b)

2.5

E-customers
Purchase histories and Sales information**
Loyalty schemes**
Surveys**
Competitions**
Cookies**
Spyware**
Use of e-Customer profiles**

2.6

E-consumer awareness
What information is held?**
How is information protected?**
How is the information used?**
Identity Theft and Fraud**
Legislation**

2.7

Security
Risk assessment**
Physical security**
User ID and access rights**
Encryption**
Secure Electronic Transactions**
Firewalls**
Virus protection**

2.8

The database
Data types
Validation
Relationships
Importing data
Sorts
Searches
Reports
(Tasks marked ** are only available on the CD version)