Questions

What is testing?
Why is it important?
Give 2 possible consequences to a company of not testing.
Give 2 reasons why it is important to have a test plan.

Testing webpages

1.Student loans not tested properly.
2.Inland revenue website down.
3.Payments system down
4. Problems with UCas website


Answer the following questions on your blog.

- Describe the problem.
- What were the consequences to the company and the customers due to this problem?
- How could testing have prevented this?

Marks for security work.

Natasha 9/10- Good. Phishing is where people send emails pretending to be a bank to get customer details, check your description. You say to use a computer to prevent human error - what about when a computer cannot be used? Training can also be used to prevent human error. Preventing theft not just up to a burglar alarm, what about CCTV, laptop locks, security locks on doors etc? Who are you writing this to? The tone changes throughout the article.

Emily 7/10- More needed about hardware failure. Repair people stealing data isn't the only risk, what about if a hard drive breaks and all data is lost? More needed about firewalls. Explain what they are in your own words and why they are needed. If more detail is added to all sections it will improve your grade.

Steph 9/10 - Good. Need to create a pdf. How is spyware a problem for your website?

Marks and comments for PDFs

Emily - Purpose of site - more needed about what advertising techniques are used. What is the advantage of having user accounts? You need to go into far more detail about how the site is structured. Your analysis of it is good, but you need to describe the structure in more detail, remember the examiner doesn't know what your site looks like. Good use of screen shots to show how to order a product. What is the process if you already have an account with them? You need to proof read your work as it does contain some errors. You should also mention more about the use of user accounts, loyalty cards and advertising. You say you can refer a friend, does the site send out email advertising? On the whole a good start. 7/10

Abby - Purpose of site - good use of BBC article. Structure - good description, however, you should include screen shots here to help you explain. Good description of E-commerce. You don't mention advertising in much detail, or setting up a user account. You should include screen shots showing how to make a purchase, and then how to make one with an account. Good information on the use of the blog, do any other websites use blogs? Good work, will be much easier to read once you have put it into the correct order! 8/10

Alex - you still need to convert this into a PDF. You need to remove your draft and planning work from you final PDF. You need to include more detail about what ecommerce is, and you need to use more simplistic language to explain what you mean. Purpose - what other means can be used? You must be specific. Much more detail is needed in the sections that you have completed, and you have not finished this work. 4/10

Marks for blogs so far 5/12/07

Natasha
9/10 - Good blog, with detailed notes on what you need to include in your coursework. Have you chosen your website yet? You now need to start analysing it.

Alex
7/10 - You have started to analyse the Dell website, but you need to make sure that you have planned out what you need to cover before you start this. Use the chapter headings in the textbook and write down what you will need to cover for each, just in bullet points.

Abby
8/10 - You have started to plan out what you will include in your coursework, and chosen a website which is good. Your planning could be a little bit more detailed, then you need to start analysing your website.

Emily
8/10 - A good start. Have you chosen your website yet? The planning could be a little bit more detailed, but its generally good.

Liam
7/10 - You have started to look at amazon as your website, and have made a good start. However, you must make sure that your work is planned out before you do this. Use the textbook headings and make bullet points notes showing what you will include in each section.

Sam
9/10 - A good plan for your coursework, that links the textbook to your chosen website. Now you need to start your analysis.

Steph
8/10 - A good plan, although it could be more detailed. I am pleased to see that you have started to analyse your chosen website, it looks good so far.

Transactional Website notes

Use chapter 2.3 in your textbooks to make notes on transactional websites. Pay attention to the chapter headings that it gives you as you will be needed to use these in your coursework. Look at the case studies that it gives and write down your thoughts on the websites given. Do not simply copy what it says in the book, research around the topic from other sources, websites, or textbooks and add to what it says.

Looking at shopping websites

First task for the Digital Economy unit is to choose an online shop. Firstly, describe the features of the shop, how does it work? How do you purchase items?
Then analyse it. What is good about the site? What could be improved? How does it get customers? How does it advertise? What is its target audience? How does it differ from a traditional shop? How is it the same? Does it use special offers? Does it use promotional codes? Does it also have a traditional outlet on the highstreet or is it only online? Does this make any difference? Any other interesting points about it?

Once you have completed your post, go to other peoples blogs and comment on their findings. Do you agree? How does their shop differ from yours? What do you find interesting about their post?