unit 3 business and administration
Unit three: Principles of managing information and producing documents
Assessment
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Please note that this Assessment document has 5 pages and is made up of 4 Sections.
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Section 1 – Understand the purpose of information technology in a business environment
1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with), identify at least two different types of information technology that may be used when completing work tasks.
Bookings/Appointments
Clients details, address, phone number, name
1. Presentation software
2. Databases
2. What are the benefits to businesses (and others) of using information technology for doing work tasks?
Two main important aspects to information exchange using IT are;
Sending and receiving, emails are useful as the sender can attach documents to the email they sent. These can be word documents, spreadsheets, sound files or images. Bearing in mind when sending an email it's important to know the competence of the recipient for that email - there is no point in sending email if the person receiving it can’t understand or doesn't know how to open it!
Using the Internet to find information, it's important to use a search engine to find the information that you need on the Internet. Search engines look for websites based on the criteria a person enters into the search box. The best-known search engine is Google, other popular search engines include Yahoo! search, Bing and
Assessment
You should use this file to complete your Assessment.
The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document, either onto your computer or a disk
Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly
When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference
Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number.
Please note that this Assessment document has 5 pages and is made up of 4 Sections.
Name:
Section 1 – Understand the purpose of information technology in a business environment
1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with), identify at least two different types of information technology that may be used when completing work tasks.
Bookings/Appointments
Clients details, address, phone number, name
1. Presentation software
2. Databases
2. What are the benefits to businesses (and others) of using information technology for doing work tasks?
Two main important aspects to information exchange using IT are;
Sending and receiving, emails are useful as the sender can attach documents to the email they sent. These can be word documents, spreadsheets, sound files or images. Bearing in mind when sending an email it's important to know the competence of the recipient for that email - there is no point in sending email if the person receiving it can’t understand or doesn't know how to open it!
Using the Internet to find information, it's important to use a search engine to find the information that you need on the Internet. Search engines look for websites based on the criteria a person enters into the search box. The best-known search engine is Google, other popular search engines include Yahoo! search, Bing and