In our double-period on Thursday you were asked to visit the howstuffworks.com website to examine how ATMs work.
HowStuffWorks.com - "How ATMs Work"
Be sure to watch the introductory video in this section as Professor Marshall Brain presents an excellent overview of the internal components of this useful device.
Read these tips on common ATM scams to get a better understanding of the types of data that are important to the proper functioning of the system.
Wikipedia has a very good summary of the internal features of ATMs.
Other interesting links:
How ATMs work - another description
Powerpoint presentation on ATMs
Emerging technologies - Cashless ATMs and "Are ATMS growing obsolete?"
What is EFTPOS?Follow the link to an article by R. Kayne that describes Electronic Fund Transfer Point of Sale systems.
In your notes you should outline the Hardware, Software and Data/Information for each of these two systems as well as identifying the components that allow it to function as a communication system.
Explain how each of these systems can be part of a communication system and part of a transaction processing system.
Other EFTPOS related links:
Wikipedia - Point of sale
Wikipedia - Electronic funds transfer
Wikipedia - Electronic payment services
When you add your comment for this section please try to answer the question:
ReplyDelete"Explain how each of these systems can be a part of a communication system and part of a transaction processing system."
Looking forward to reading your contribution - TGO
Oh Yeah i worked it out :),
ReplyDeleteJust letting you know that i think the sites you have given us are realy helpful. Because i had so much trouble trying to find information on the interent and from the school textbooks.