R001 January 2016 Exam
ICT R001 Revision Checklist
To prepare for the exam, you should research the use of information systems in a doctors’ practice
including systems which support doctors who have to visit patients’ homes.
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Methods by which details of out-of-hours emergency visits can be passed to the doctor
on call
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3G and 4G
Email
File sharing
Smart Phone
Pager
Methods by which data may be collected from patients and the benefits and drawbacks
of these
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Data Capture methods – paper
Data Capture methods - online
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Data capture design (Drop down menus, tick boxes, data validation, input masks, large writing, easy to fill in boxes,
screen enlarger, language options, verification points, support and tips, use of examples, etc)
 Data Protection Act (1998)
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The use of a database including forms, queries and reports
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Database definition
Forms
Queries
Reports
Possible risks to data of providing doctors with laptop computers with access to
patients’ records
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Computer virus
Worm
Trojan Horse
Phishing
Adware
Hacking
Denial of Service Attack
Physical Threats
R001 January 2016 Exam
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Methods by which laptop computers can be protected from unauthorised access
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Log in and password
USB security key
Access rights and permissions
Timed screen saver locks
WEP and WPA
Internet and Network logs
Key logging
Encryption
The hardware and software used by administrative staff
 Diary Management Software
 Desktop computers
 Laptops
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Possible impacts of providing access to Wi-Fi within an organisation that holds sensitive
data
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The use of the defragmentation tool, and other system tools, to perform routine
maintenance tasks on computers
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Internet usage
Hacking
Illegal activity
Intranet
Utility programs: Defragmentation tool
Utility programs: System restore
Utility programs: Scandisk
Backups
The range of devices and media for storing data and the benefits and drawbacks of
each.
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Optical disks (e.g. CD and DVD for data storage)
Magnetic media (e.g. internal and external hard disk drives (HDD), tape)
Solid State Drives (SSD)
Memory cards, i.e. flash memory devices
Cloud storage