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Designing input and output formats for a sales system

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Input and Output Formats

A sales system uses a data capture form for input and produces reports as output. The form includes fields for Product Code, Quantity, and Price. The report layout summarizes sales data for management review.

  1. a

    Identify Identify two input formats used in data capture.

    Aim for approximately 2 distinct marking points.

    [2]
  2. b

    Describe Describe two output formats that could be used to present sales data.

    Aim for approximately 3 distinct marking points.

    [3]

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A student database includes fields such as Student ID, Name, Gender, and Age. The Gender field uses coding conventions where 'M' represents male and 'F' represents female.

Field NameData TypeField LengthCoding Convention
Student IDNumeric6None
NameText30None
GenderText1M/F
AgeNumeric2None
  1. a

    Define Define what is meant by a 'coding convention' in the context of the Gender field.

    Aim for approximately 2 distinct marking points.

    [2]
  2. b

    Explain Explain two validation checks that could be used for the Age field.

    Aim for approximately 4 distinct marking points.

    [4]