This AS level unit is mandatory and is internally assessed.
The World Wide Web allows individuals to access information on almost any topic imaginable. This access to information has had a fundamental effect on society and the way individuals live their lives.

This unit is assessed through your portfolio work. The mark on that assessment will be your mark for the unit.

You will produce a presentation of the results of an investigation, including the use of a spreadsheet to analyse numeric data, along with a report on the sources and methods used to find information, to include:

• Task A: the selection and efficient use of research engines to find information required; [10]
• Task B: an explanation of the impact of the availability of electronic information on individuals and society; [7]
• Task C: information accessed from large websites; [5]
• Task D: the use of databases to find required information; [5]
• Task E: the use of spreadsheet software to analyse numeric data and present results; [10]
• Task F: different types of data combined to present the results of the investigation; [5]
• Task G: an evaluation of the methods used to find information and present the results. [8]