Applications Of IT Unit 3

Question 1

What is EFT?

Answer 1

Electronic Funds Transfer
When customers pay for goods in shops/online using credit or debit cards. Money is transferred electronically from customers account to retailers account.

Question 2

What is EFTPOS?

Answer 2

Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale

Computer with a barcode scanner and a chip and pin terminal

Question 3

What does a barcode consist of?

What can it be read with?

Answer 3

Digits encoded as a series of light and dark vertical bars of varying width.
Hand held scanner or laser scanner that uses a laser beam to read and enter code details automatically

Question 4

What information is on a bar code? (4)

Answer 4

Country Code
Manufacturer Code
Product Code
Check Digit

Question 5

What happens whenever a barcode is scanned on an EFTPOS terminal?

Answer 5

Barcode scanner reads barcode
Barcode sent to server (computer)
Computer uses barcode to search stock for product
When product found, price and description are sent to EFTPOS
Branch computer updates stock level for product
Pride & description displayed on EFTPOS and receipt