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Bitter clerk left barcode chaos in store
1 a) What is a barcode?
b) Why do retailers use barcodes?
c) How do barcodes benefit customers?
2 a) Why do you think the changes to the stock and sales records were
not noticed?
b) What disadvantages of computerised systems are demonstrated by
these events?
3 a) What are the main advantages of computerised systems?
b) Do these outweigh the disadvantages?
4 Explain the following terms:
a) information technology
b) the Internet
c) computer barcodes
d) white collar workers.
5 How can new technologies help to:
a) improve production line manufacturing
b) improve quality control
c) improve customer care
d) improve stock control
e) improve management systems?