← Lessons 17-Electronic Data

9. Final Memory Checklist

  • Know the difference between hardware and software.
  • Understand what “real time” means.
  • Know CANbus and its role in modern vehicles.
  • Know the difference between telematics and telemetry.
  • Understand how smartphones can support scheduling, GPS, proof of delivery and daily vehicle checks.
  • Know how electronic data supports predictive/needs-based maintenance decisions.
  • Know how fuel systems can record usage and compare driver performance.
  • Understand GPS vehicle tracking and its use with satellite navigation.
  • Know the types of driver behaviour that can be monitored electronically.
  • Understand the role of digital and smart tachographs described in the source.
  • Know how lone-worker smartphone systems can provide alerts and panic-button functions.
  • Understand computerised load planning, routeing and real-time tracking.
  • Know the uses of bar codes and RFIDs.
  • Know how electronic proof of delivery works.
  • Know the main computer applications in marketing, accounts, maintenance and staff management.
  • Remember the importance of reliable backups for business continuity.
  • Know what the source means by personal data.
  • Know the main data-subject rights listed in the material.
  • Remember the source-stated one-month data-access response period and possible two-month extension.
  • Remember the core data-protection principles: appropriate scope, accuracy, non-excessive collection, security, minimum necessary data and limited retention.
  • Technology should be selected because it produces useful management information economically – not simply because information can be collected.