[Year 12 SofDev] SD U3O2 KK05- formatting and structural characteristics of efficient and effective input and output

[Mark KELLY]

Hi all.  As the term rattles to a wobbly stop at the station and year 12
passengers reach for their suitcases, I'm working on material for the new
study design.  U3O2 Key knowledge 05 has me wondering though: "formatting
and structural characteristics of efficient and effective input and output."

I'm pondering what sorts of things would be relevant - here's what I've got
so far.  Any other ideas?

*Structure of input* -

   - CSV (unformatted textual data in field order)
   - XML
   - Binary fixed-length records
   - Proprietary formats (e.g. Excel's XLS, Filemaker's FP7, GIF, saved game
   files)
   - Open formats (PDF, JPG, MP3, MPEG4, AVI, ZIP)
   - source code

*Format of input* -

   - RTF (marked-up text)
   - HTML (" ")
   - Plain, unformatted text
   - Proprietary formats (e.g. Word's DOC)

*Structure of output* -

   - Compressed?
   - Ordered (sorted)
   - Indexed?
   - Same items as in 'structure of input'
   - p-code
   - compiled code


*Format of output* -

   - Tabular
   - Graphical (e.g. charts)
   - Aural (sound)
   - Encrypted?

Cheers
Mark

Happy holidays everyone!

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Mark Kelly
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