ICT at key stage 3    (Year 8)

• that data about us can be easily collected through data capture forms

• that bar codes are used to identify products, ie the bar code holds a number sequence which is unique to the product, and is read by a bar code reader or scanner

• that bar codes are used to identify products, ie the bar code holds a number sequence which is unique to the product, and is read by a bar code reader or scanner

• that EPOS and EFTPOS are used alongside bar coding to give supermarkets and customers more accurate, faster and convenient till service

• that EPOS and EFTPOS allow information to be gathered about how well shops are doing and about the shops' customers

• that private information can be used in different ways

• that individuals and organisations are protected, by law, from information about them being misused or used at all

• that information, such as that gathered by supermarkets, is also at risk from physical loss, hacking and damage from viruses, and that there are simple precautions to protect the data

• to apply the facts learnt from this scenario to a different situation