What is meant by a check digit?

A check digit is a form of redundancy check used for error

detection on identification numbers, such as bank account
numbers, which are used in an application where they will at
least sometimes be input manually.

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Give two different examples where check
digits are used.
- Error detection in bank numbers
- To confirm integrity of a barcode

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Here are some dates of birth that are to be
entered into an ICT system:
a 12/01/3010
b 01/13/2000
c 30/02/1999
Assume that all the dates are in the British
format dd/mm/yyyy.For each one,explain why
it cannot be a valid date of birth.
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Answer
- 3010 is a future year so the person would not have
been born yet
- 13 is not a valid month
- February does not have 30 days, it only has 28 or
29 depending on if the year is a leap year or not

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When an employee joins a company, they are
given an employee code.
Here is an example of an employee code:
LLLNNNNNN,where L is a letter of the alphabet and N is a
number.

Describe one type of validation that could

be used with this field.

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Answer
Length check

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When an employee joins a company they are
given an employee code.
Employees are given an annual salary.

Describe one type of validation that could

be used with this field.

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Answer
Presence check

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An online form for ordering DVDs uses a
presence check for some of the fields.
Describe what a presence check is and why
some fields have them while others don't.
A presence check checks if data is present in a field or if it has
been left out.
Some data need to be exactly determined while others don’t
have to be.

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An online form for ordering DVDs uses a
presence check for some of the fields. Give one
field that might have a presence check and one
field that would not need a presence check.
Field that requires presence check: the ‘price’ field
Field that does not require presence check: the ‘amount
bought’ field

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During the development of a new system it is
important to find out how the existing system
works (if there is one).The usual way to do this
is to carry out a fact search/fact find. Name and
describe three different ways of collecting facts
about an existing system.

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 Answer
- Questionnaires
Questionnaires that contain questions designed to extract
useful information about the current system.are given to
system users to be completed
- Interviews
Face-to-face interviews are done with interviewees to
extract information about the system. They usually involve
more detailed questions than questionnaires.
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 Answer
- Observation
A systems analyst watches someone using the current
system and takes note of different facts about the system.

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