OCR Nationals in ICT

Unit 8: Technological innovation and e-commerce

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Task 2 (AO2): Describe an innovation in ICT

Assessment Objective 2

Digi-Teen Magazine wants to run a feature on a specific innovation in ICT. You and the other journalists have been asked to prepare a presentation on a chosen innovation to deliver to the editorial group next week. This will allow them to decide which one to cover in the next edition of the magazine.

To achieve Pass or Merit levels you only need to complete part A .

 

Part A Identify a relatively new innovation in ICT and investigate it. Describe its purpose, how it works and its benefits and limitations.

To achieve Pass level you need to describe briefly its purpose, how it works and at least one benefit and one limitation.

To achieve Merit level you must describe its purpose, how it works and a range of benefits and limitations, using the correct terminology most of the time.

To achieve Distinction level you must give detailed descriptions of its purpose, how it works and a range of benefits and limitations, using the correct terminology throughout.

(This could be evidenced by creating a slide presentation or a word-processed document.)

 

Part B Give a detailed description of the extent to which the innovation achieves its purpose.

(This could be evidenced by creating a slide presentation or a word-processed document.)