ICT 4.1.5

Speed of processing

Fast repetitive processing

ICT 4.1.5

High speed of processing is essential is essential in application such as:

• Weather forecasting.
• Systems which give stock market information.
• Production of utility bills (e.g., gas, electricity).

Many taskes are repetitive and need to be completed quickly. Examples include:

• Production of utility bills.
• Performing a mail merge.
• Sending the same e-mail to a large group of people.
• Setting up a style sheet so all documents produced by an organisation look similar.

Data storage capacity

Storage space.

• May new applications have been developed to look for patterns in stored data.
• Companies can understand customer buying habits better the more information they hold about them.
• Organisations are not restricted by storage space or time taken to search for matching records.