[Year 12 IPM] The Exam

[Sam Denniston]

Jeez sorry bout that, didn't realise!

On 08/11/2005, at 4:50 PM, Christophersen, Paula P wrote:

> Dear colleagues
>
> Would you please refrain from discussing the paper until midday
> tomorrow, as some students are sitting the exam tomorrow morning,  
> due to
> timetable clashes.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Paula Christophersen
> ICT Curriculum Manager
> VCAA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of samdenniston at iprimus.com.au
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2005 4:27 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'
> Mailing List
> Subject: [Year 12 IPM] The Exam
>
> Hi everyone:
>
> Very early exam post-mortem:
>
> Question 1 a) "List two features that improve password security."
>
> Now is this two features that relate to the cartoon or two general
> METHODS
> or TECHNIQUES for improving password security?! A feature is a
> distinctive
> attribute or aspect of something. I am thinking that students will  
> look
> at
> the word features and ask themselves "features of what?!" Like for
> Question
> 4 b) the noun features refers to the screen-based output. Argh!
>
> Question 11 e) You can write user documentation concurrently with  
> other
> tasks!!!!
> Argh!
>
> Question 12 d) Where is the router/switch?
>
> I am very surprised that there is no specific Gantt/PERT chart  
> question.
> This is such a large chunk of Unit 4 and no doubt some of my students
> will
> be relieved but others will be annoyed that we spent so much time on
> them!
>
>
> Apart from the above I think it is a pretty good exam!
>
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