Home and Personal Communication Systems

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Mind Map on Home and Personal Communication Systems, created by Tamsin Draper on 10/15/2014.
Tamsin Draper
Mind Map by Tamsin Draper, updated more than 1 year ago
Tamsin Draper
Created by Tamsin Draper over 10 years ago
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Home and Personal Communication Systems
  1. Online Shopping
    1. Advantages- • The range of goods available is very large • Saves time and expense of travelling to shops • Goods are delivered directly to your home saving you having to carry large heavy items • Price comparison websites • Benefits those who live far away from
      1. Disadvantages- • May have to wait some time before an item arrives • Can only see item, cannot touch, smell or examine it. Out of date etc. • Need to have a debit or credit card. Excludes young people and people with poor credit rating • May have to pay high postage.
      2. Online Booking
        1. Disadvantages-• Not everyone has the facilities to book online • You must have a credit or debit card to use pay pal etc.
          1. Advantages-• There should be no double booking • There is a fast response or even instant response to inquires • It’s often cheaper to book online • A booking can be made any time anywhere in the world
          2. E-Commerce
            1. This is any transaction made online (buying or selling goods/services online
            2. Online Shopping Process
              1.  Use the internet to browse websites that have the items you want to buy.  Search a website for your items  Add the items you want to buy on a ‘shopping basket’  Proceed to ‘checkout’  Choose a method of payment  Enter the details of a credit or debit card  Enter the address information of where the goods are to be delivered
              2. Online Accounts
                1. When booking online you usually have to set up an account which contains a username, password and email address. Verification checks (relating back to topic 1) are used make sure you have entered information correctly.
                2. Online Booking Process
                  1.  Use the internet to find the website that provides what you want(e.g. ‘Cheap holidays in Spain 2012)  Search a website for your specific requirements (e.g. Self catering, near beach)  Choose the date, number of people, number of rooms and so on  Proceed to ‘check out’  Choose a method of payment  Enter the details of a credit or debit card  Enter the address information of where the tickets are to be delivered
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