Transcript Session 02x

B063 – OCER Theatre
01 – ICT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
Theatre Computer Network
Theatre Computer Network
Point of Sale
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Electronic point of sale (EPOS)
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Help retailers automate transactions
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Will probably have one or more systems
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Connected to the theatre’s databse
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Will have
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Barcode scanner
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Chip-and-pin card readers
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Customer displays
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Keyboards or touch screens for data entry
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Printers for customer receipts
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An EPOS Processor unit.
Kiosks
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Kiosk systems ae custom built for the business that
utilised then; the system in use at the theatre will
consist of a cabinet containing the following items
of hardware:
Kiosks
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Possible set up for a Kiosk – why do you think there
are multiple ones?
Ticket Scanners
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Staff need to be able to scan certain types of
ticket
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Theatre printed ticket
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Customer Print-at-home ticket
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Smartphone QR Ticket
Questions
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OCER wants to make their network instead of cabled – What
are the advantages and disadvantages of this.
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What is the difference between a Router, A Hub and a
Switch?
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What is a Peer-Peer network?
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What is a client-server network?
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Investigate the following network topologies – Bus, Star and
ring? Ask the questions:
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What are they?
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Advantages and disadvantages of each
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Where are they commonly used?