6.1 Communication & 6.2 Modelling Applications
What is Email?
Sending electronic messages over the internet.
A device that measures physical quantities like temperature or light.
Sensor
The process of reserving seats for flights, trains, or cinemas via the internet.
Online Booking
What are Electronic Health Records (EHR) / Patient Records Systems?
A computer system designed to store and manage patient medical histories digitally.
The technology using lines of varying thickness read by a laser, commonly found on products.
Barcode
What is VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)?
Making phone calls over the internet.
A device that performs a physical action, like opening a valve or turning on a heater.
Actuator
What is Real-Time Database Updating?
The key feature of online booking systems that prevents the same resource (like a seat) being sold twice
A type of computer system that mimics the decision-making ability of a human specialist in a specific field.
Expert System
The system used at shop checkouts, involving a till, scanner, and payment processing.
POS
Seeing and hearing people remotely for meetings using computers.
Video Conferencing
A key function of a School Management System used to track student presence.
Attendance Tracking / Electronic Registration
An extra security step in online banking, often involving a code sent to your phone.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
What is Medical Image Analysis?
How computers aid doctors by analysing scans like MRIs or CTs.
A system using signals from orbiting satellites to determine your precise location on Earth.
GPS
Using computer software to imitate real-world processes or systems.
Computer Modelling
What is a Computer-Controlled Heating System (or Greenhouse Environment Control)?
An automated system using sensors and actuators to maintain a desired temperature in a building or greenhouse.
The service allowing you to check your account balance and transfer money using a website or app.
Online Banking
The component of an expert system containing the facts and rules (often IF-THEN) about the domain.
Knowledge Base
Recognition technology using unique human physical traits like fingerprints or faces.
Biometrics
A modelling application used to train pilots without real risk.
Flight Simulator
Two methods a School Management System might use to automatically identify students for attendance.
Biometrics (e.g., fingerprint) and ID Card Swiping/Contactless Cards
A major disadvantage when many users try to access a popular online booking or banking service simultaneously.
System Crash/Slowdown due to High Traffic
The component of an expert system that uses the rules to draw conclusions from the user's input.
Inference Engine
Using three satelite to pinpoint location is called?
Trilateration