February 2025

Division of labour and mass production

By |2025-02-12T09:18:23+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Division of labour on an assembly line production. Image credit youtube.com Division of labour on an assembly line production. Image credit youtube.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Division of Labour and Mass production

DIVISION OF LABOUR
Production activites can be classified according to two basic principles:

Division of Labour
this refers to the breakdown […]

Read More
Comments Off on Division of labour and mass production

Advantages and Disadvantages of cheques

By |2025-02-12T09:13:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit thevoicesproject.org Image credit thevoicesproject.org ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Money and Banking: Advantages and Disadvantages of cheques

  • Making payments by cheque has several advantages and disadvantages

Advantages of making payments by cheque

  • It is more convenient than carrying cash around.
  • Payments can be stopped if necessary.
  • Cheques are safer if crossed.
  • One does not […]
Read More
Comments Off on Advantages and Disadvantages of cheques

E-commerce

By |2025-02-12T09:30:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

E commerce. Image credit techniasia.com E commerce. Image credit techniasia.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Retail Trade: E-commerce

  • It is a system of buying and selling goods and services electronically.
  • The system operates through a computer connected to the internet or a television which has satellite connections. The products sold should […]
Read More
Comments Off on E-commerce

Informative advertising

By |2025-02-12T08:57:17+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Informative advert. Image credit econet.co.zw Informative advert. Image credit econet.co.zw ZIMSEC Commerce O Level Notes: Advertising: Informative advertising

  • This is a form of advertising that provides precise detail of goods and services.
  • It is especially used when launching new products, changes in prices and to tell where and how to buy the company’s […]
Read More
Comments Off on Informative advertising

Streambank cultivation,gold panning and other human activities

By |2025-02-12T09:10:51+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes, River Processes|

Bananas growing near a stream. Image credit MediaWiki. Bananas growing near a stream. Image credit MediaWiki. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: River Processes: Stream bank cultivation

  • Stream bank cultivation refers to the practice of growing or cultivation of crops near a wetland, stream or river.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa has faced political, socio-economic problems […]
Read More
Comments Off on Streambank cultivation,gold panning and other human activities

Telex and Videoconferencing

By |2025-02-12T09:42:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Video conference room. Image credit color-tone.com Video conference room. Image credit colortone-av.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Communication: Telex and Teleconferencing

Telex

  • Uses a teleprinter and a telephone.
  • Messages can be received even if the office is closed.
  • Can operate unattended.
  • Provides a written record.
  • Has a telex number
  • The message can be corrected before sending it.

Video […]

Read More
Comments Off on Telex and Videoconferencing

Marine Insurance

By |2025-02-12T09:08:02+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit nauticalexpo.com Image credit nauticalexpo.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Insurance: Marine Insurance

Marine insurance

  • Covers against losses occurring at sea.

Cargo insurance

  • Covers against loss of goods transported by sea or goods transported by ships at sea.
  • Covers against damages or loss of goods during transportation.
  • Can be voyage policy ie. Cargo is insured […]
Read More
Comments Off on Marine Insurance

Differences between Home and International trade

By |2025-02-12T09:19:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

image credit iccwbo.org image credit iccwbo.org ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Differences between Home and International trade

  • Home trade is buying is the buying and selling of goods and services between people within a country’s borders ( Zimbabwe).
  • International trade involves the buying and selling of goods between people in one […]
Read More
Comments Off on Differences between Home and International trade
Toggle Sliding Bar Area
Go to Top