Description Of ICT Systems

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Description Of ICT Systems Introduction ============ In this report I will be investigating how two contrasting organisations use ICT. The two organisations I have chosen to compare are a high school, in this case Buile Hill High School, and a motorcar company, this being Ford. I will be looking at how ICT helps these organisations operate. I will be analysing the advantages and disadvantages of the systems these organisations use and the impact of these ICT systems within these organisations, referring to implications such as cost, working practices, and security matters such as data protection. ICT Systems in Buile Hill High School ------------------------------------- Buile Hill High School is a secondary school with approximately 1200 pupils. In this school pupils are now registered using the Bromcom system. This computerised system has replaced he existing registers that followed a manual way of working of pen and paper. With the Bromcom system teachers use a personal digital assistant (PDA) connected to a wireless network, which enables marks to be transferred to a computer in the school office. This computer automatically dials the contact number of those pupils who are not in school. In addition the Bromcom system provides reports about pupil attendance and punctuality, working out pupils attendance and lates as a percentage and also informs teachers about pupils who are not in school for reasons such as being on holiday or for having doctors appointments for example. The Bromcom system holds many advantages such as that like a normal register it is taken every lesson and so staff and teachers can keep a close track of pupils whereabouts and determine whether pupils may be skipping lessons or otherwise. Furthermore, it also allows imputed data to be changed easily, such as changing a pupil's mark from an absence mark to a present mark. Also, as mentioned above it provides the advantage of convenience such as that data can be sent electronically so the register does not have to be taken to the office by person, this also saves time.

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