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21 Jack’s Baked Products Limited operates from a building in the city centre; it has four operating divisions: administration, production, warehouse and retail sales. The company uses various types of computers in all aspects of its operations to create, store and transmit documents. SO 1-2, 1-5, 1-6
(a)
Suggest which type of computer systems is MOST suitable for EACH of the following tasks:
(i) storing attendance data generated by an electronic timekeeping system ..................................................................................................................................................................
(ii) stocktaking and other inventory control tasks on the warehouse floor ..................................................................................................................................................................
(iii) order-taking at shops and supermarkets ..................................................................................................................................................................
(iv) generating invoices and delivery slips
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Recommend the MOST SUITABLE storage solution for the data generated during the following activities:
(i) stocktaking and other inventory control tasks on the warehouse floor ..................................................................................................................................................................
(ii) order-taking at shops and supermarkets
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Suggest how the bakery could utilize each of the following devices in their operations:
(b)
(c)
(i) (ii) (iii)
bar code reader .................................................................................................................................................................. sensors .................................................................................................................................................................. inkjet printer ..................................................................................................................................................................
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